Five world renowned Jamaican sprinters have tested positive
for banned performance enhancing drugs, the Jamaican Anti-Doping Commission has
revealed. These sprinters included world class runner Asafa Powell, who has
conquered the Olympics as well as the World Championships; but possibly with
the aid of a banned performance enhancing drug. Olympic silver medallist
Sherone Simpson also admitted that she had tested positive to a banned
stimulant.
This will of course have an effect on not only other
athletes but younger teens and athletes who wish to follow in the footsteps of
their idols. It also leads us, the British public, to
question how genuine the sport world can be and whether or not we can trust athletes
today if they believe that the only way that they can win is by performance
enhancing drugs.
Mo Zia
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