There are vague references of steroid use in sports in the 1936 Berlin Olympics where the German Olympic team is believed to have taken oral testosterone preparations. The World Weightlifting Championships of 1950s are widely known for Soviets weightlifters steroid use in sports of weightlifting. According to reports, the team physician for the United States, Dr. John Ziegler was told by the Soviet teams doctor that their term was getting testosterone jabs, which helped them, perform powerfully.
Dr.Ziegler developed “Methandrostenolone” or Dianabol with the help of Ciba pharmaceutical company; this made the US dominate in the 1962 World Championships. The Dianabol is said to be the first anabolic steroid in sports history. The Dianabol steroid use in sports began rising in the 1960s and 1970s. It became common dietary intake of sports persons. Bodybuilders, weightlifters, football players, and Olympic athletes started the steroid use in sports. It is said that Dr. Zeiglers little blue Dianabol pills helped Arnold Schwarzenegger to win his first of seven Mr. Olympia titles.
The steroid use in sports is pronounced as unethical and illegal. FIFA, Union...