Doping in sport – not a toy!

The current year declared by WADA (world anti-doping Agency), the company Meldonium in Russia and around the world. Still not clear what officials liked this feature, but for some reason they decided to make the prohibited list. It was a complete surprise for many athletes, ranked in the extended list in disqualification. The background is already blurry for the six months history can remember anyone else from the representatives of the sports doping is left aside from his profession.

Any fan of football, even just to learn from more experienced dads about what football have heard the name of Diego Armando Maradona. The legend of world size, the famous inventor of the "hand of God" match against England is all about it. In 1991 the football community learned that Maradona periodically resorted to cocaine, in which the player, as he claimed, was his salvation from the stresses and strains. The arguments of the Argentine anti-doping Committee were not accepted with understanding, and Maradona had a year to retire from professional football. His return was no less loud. During the 1994 world Cup in USA Diego rather rapidly marked their goal against Greece and decided to show everyone your largest plan. It is this joy attack and cost him another doping scandal. Suspecting something was wrong in the sight of Maradona in the same frame, FIFA officials decided to take the player to a blood test. The doping test was passed by the Argentine after the next match with Nigeria. Unfortunately, ephedrine and its derivatives, and is found in erythrocytes and leukocytes Maradona was at that period prohibited in sporting circles. So the Argentine legend travelled to the Tribunal again for 15 months.

Apparently, the sad experience of the player of team "albiceleste" taught people of all types to be extremely accurate. This is evidenced by the fact that following the doping scandal of world level wait 12 years later. At this time, "distinguished" Cycling. Floyd Landis won the race "Tour de France" and necessarily had to pass the doping test. For Landis, it all ended in tears, and after the detection in blood of traces of synthetic testosterone, the cyclist has lost the title of winner of the Tour de France. Even more severe, fate befell his compatriot and colleague in the shop – the famous lance Armstrong, long considered the real hero, beating cancer. As it turned out in 2012, not only morally-strong-willed qualities helped the American to undertake physical activity. The investigation, started by WADA after positive results one of the doping samples of the athletes, he admitted the use of an invalid code substances. And when officials of the International Cycling Union has learned that this happened since 1998, their verdict was harsh and unyielding to deprive Armstrong of his titles, since the above period. The driver was barred for life from participation in competitions.

To complete the story I would like the story of Michael Phelps ' genius from swimming, set every conceivable record for the number of gold medals of the Olympic games and world Championships. In 2009, one of the friendly parties meticulous paparazzi caught the American in a session of drug use. The pictures got to the press was a scandal, but in anything serious, not evolved, despite the fact that there were rumors that Phelps abused quite a while. So here is a man whose life can say that is in the water, dry her well and left.