The use of performance enhancing drugs in competitive sports is as old as the feeling of winning at any cost. The nexus of steroid and sports began developing in 1960s and 70s.
In 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics, about a dozen of athletes were found using anabolic steroids. Most of the sports persons detected using anabolic steroids were weightlifters.
Steroid and sports became completely entwined in 1980s & 90s. In 1984 Los Angeles summer Olympics, Nandrolone (anabolic steroid), Methenolone (anabolic steroid), and Testosterone (steroid hormone), were widely used. This time anabolic steroids were used in weightlifting and athletics.
In 1988 Summer Olympics Seoul, the association of steroid and sports was widely revealed. Stanozolol was very popular anabolic steroid during this Olympics. Ben Johnsons (Canada) case was one of the most famous instances of Stanozolol. Stanozolol was detected during 1996 (Atlanta), 2000 (Sydney), and 2004 (Athens) Olympics.
The nexus of steroid and sports is flourishing from the grass root levels to the professional international levels of sports. Steroids are being widely used by teenage sportspersons; both boys and...
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