Tag: steroids
Drug testing is expensive, scattered and full of loopholes. Some believe that education is a better preventive measure than testing, but experts question methods frequently used to inform athletes about the health hazards and ethical considerations of doping....
Researchers have found a process that is the first to capture "a reliable detectable concentration" of human growth hormone ("HGH") from urine, something that may have major implications for the sport of bodybuilding....
Former Olympic sprinter Marion Jones was not included on the President's official pardon list, which was released on Monday....
Disgraced track star Marion Jones says she often thinks she would have won gold medals at the 2000 Sydney Olympics even if she hadn't taken performance-enhancing drugs. ...
Miami-Dade County Commissioner Joe Martinez offered a resolution to permanently remove Jose Canseco's name from a street that bears his name....
The International Swimming Federation on Friday banned Brazilian star Rebeca Gusmao for life for failing two drug tests. She underwent a very visible transformation between 2003 and 2007, which can be seen in the attached photos....
In all, fifteen Greek athletes in three disciplines -- weightlifting, swimming and athletics -- have tested positive for methyltrienolone, severely embarrassing Greek authorities which on Monday tabled tougher anti-doping legislation in parliament....
ATLAS is aimed at male student athletes, while ATHENA is targeted at females. Each consists of several 45-minute interactive sessions (10 for ATLAS, eight for ATHENA) using a "squad leader," a student athlete tapped to run each session....
Even though some scientists once predicted that women would eventually close the gender gap in elite performances — it was proposed that all they needed was more experience, better training and stronger coaching — that idea is now largely discredited, at least for Olympic events....
While the International Olympic Committee is busy trying to catch today's performance enhancers, athletes are already looking for the next big boost that will give them the edge in 2012....
