Allowing competitors to use any kind of drugs would take away the customs of sport that have existed since ancient times. The Greeks began competitions that showed the physical abilities of many people hundreds of years ago. Sport achieved a status in the social life of Greece, and many people strived for first place. However, the competitive nature of the competitors eventually led to cheating and corruption. Even in this period people were allegedly willing to consume any substances, which might enhance their performance, including extracts of mushrooms and plant seeds. Sport was originally created for fun and as a way of proving a person's physical talent. By cheating, or taking drugs it contradicts the ethics of sport that have been present for years.

Successful athletes at the highest level are sometimes elevated to positions of heroes and carry the pressures of national honour and pride wi

Many young people look upon their sporting favourites as heroes. At the elite level, athletes are often adopted as role models and will often take the hopes and aspirations of thousands of fans into competition. Athletes may feel pressure to perform to standards expected by the public and consequently they will take drugs to live up to these standards and please their followers. If a sporting hero takes drugs it sets a bad example for those people striving to be them or who admire them. It would be devastating to find out that your sporting hero didn't win by following the rules, but by taking substances to improve their physical skills. Drugs should not be a part of sport and should never be consumed by someone who is serious about being successful.

The Olympic motto is swifter, higher, stronger (Citius, Altius, Fortius). This does not mean that people should make themselves more powerful by taking drugs; it means that people should work hard to achieve their goals, and by using their own abilities they would find it more rewarding. The Games are there to let top athletes shine. If drug use continues then the 'true' spirit of sporting competition will continue to be perverted. The people who take drugs put a negative light on all athletes and that limits the joy of watching sports.

If an athlete is depressed after a bad performance or if too much pressure has been placed upon them and they are disturbed by this then it is possible that they will overdose on dangerous drugs and die. The first recorded death was in 1886 when a cyclist, Linton, died from an overdose of drugs. If a person experiments with drugs and mixes them then it is possible for them to die as they could create a harmful substance. The attitude of 'win at

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