Evaluation:
Published: 01.12.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Just Talks about Using Substances to Enhance Performance in College Athletics', 1.
  • Essays 'Just Talks about Using Substances to Enhance Performance in College Athletics', 2.
Extract

At a college track meet the biggest race is about to take place, the 100-meter dash. The sound of the gun starts the race and within 11 seconds its all over, the winner's time was thirteen tenths of a second better than the 2nd place finisher. The difference between the two is that the first place sprinter was on steroids to help him improve his performance while the rest of the runners were clean and drug-free. How is that fair to the rest of the athletes who competed in the race without that extra edge? It is not. …

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