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May 7, 2009
Athletes have been forbidden from using artificial stimulants since the 1920’s. Since 1970, they have had to give urine samples to show that they are not pumping up their muscles by injecting anabolic steroids – a class of synthetic drugs that promote tissue growth. But it appeared that runners and jumpers in several countries have been using a hitherto unknown steroid, tetrahydrogestrinogine (THG), which is believed to have been designed specifically to evade the doping tests conducted by the sporting authorities. America’s governing body for athletics, the USA Track and Field (USATF) confirmed reports that a few American athletes had tested positive for the drug. They also found that an increasing number of athletes have been found using these drugs. THG was unknown until a sports coach anonymously sent a syringe full of the substance to a testing laboratory. A new test to detect the presence of the substance in the body fluids was hurriedly developed. Then the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is setup after a drugs scandal at the 1998 Tour de France. It said that it had sent details of how to test for THG to all accredited dope-testing laboratories throughout the world. It is where the anti-doping laws gained wide importance to all the nations. See more about this in the next post.
