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Opinion: It's time to allow doping in sport
Opinion: It's time to allow doping in sport - CNN.com
Should we allow doping in Sport? Or should one rest on their own merits? Should those who refuse to dope in essence be penalized for not wanting to win because of drugs but because of sheer effort?
Were we to treat athletes as mature adults capable of making informed decisions based on scientific information, we could permit the use of performance enhancing substances, monitor the results and make the whole process transparent.
Instead we continue to demonize those found guilty of doping violations, willing ourselves into ignorance.
Ellis Cashmore says the fight against doping in sport is misguided, and that athletes should be allowed to use drugs.
Athletes take unknown substances, procured from unknown sources and with uncertain results. Permitting the use of doping would rescue sport from this clandestine state, creating an environment that would be not only safer, but more congruent with the reality of professional sport in the 21st century.
Opinion: It's time to allow doping in sport - CNN.com
Should we allow doping in Sport? Or should one rest on their own merits? Should those who refuse to dope in essence be penalized for not wanting to win because of drugs but because of sheer effort?