Drugs in Sport: It's Complicated!

Drugs in Sport: It's Complicated! Firstly, I would like to dispel a myth that sport is fair. It really isn't! At an elite level the literal playing field you compete on may be level but that is where equality ends. Genetics, technology, finance, nationalistic interest and support systems are just some of the ways that sport is unfair! Being born in a country where your genetic make up gives you a distinct advantage in distance running is not questioned on the grounds of fairness. Growing up in a family who can afford to pay private coaches to accelerate your development is not questioned on the grounds of fairness. Living in a country who at a Governmental level plough millions in to elite sport in the pursuit of medals is not questioned on the grounds of fairness. So why are drugs? Why is it people have such scorn for their place in sport? Perhaps it is the fact that it would enable only certain athletes with the finances and access to gain an upper hand by utilising them. But...