Argumentative Essay

USE OF BANNED SUBSTANCE IN SPORTS



In today’s era of highly competitive sports in general and athletics in particular physical fitness and stamina are the key success factors. Sportsmen and sportswomen prepare themselves for mega events like world cup and Olympics etc, well in advance to bring laurels for their respective countries

Unlike pas decades very high standards in sports have evolved due to sponsorship, media coverage and intense competition. Both fame and money are the main motivating factors for professional sportsmen who leave no stone unturned to become a superstar of the world overnight.

Unfortunately this high attractiveness in the world of sports have detracted many athletics and sportsmen who are now indulging themselves towards the use of banned substances like steroid, propranolol and other related substances. During recent past we have seen many established stars in the world of sports losing their medals and status by getting hooked to drugs in their respective field of sports especially in athletics and also provide sense of well being during stressful and intense training sessions and ultimately during the competition.
When we analyze this trend of use of banned substances in our environment, the only reasons seems to be the lack of educational and counseling for a sportsmen making entry into the main stream of any sports. Majority of our sportsmen does not have sufficient educational background to understand the ethics and spirit of a fair play in sports.

What seems to be needed is the promotion of ethical environment in the world of sports at the grass root level thereby educating our sportsmen on do’s and don’ts in the healthy field of sports. These corrective measures will produce breed of educated and cultured sportsmen conscious about outcome of using banned drugs which will not bring fame and laurels for the country but shame and humiliation for the nation. The world is changing so is the universe of sports which has already introduced strict anti doping system to curb the menace of drugs in the healthy field of sports.