Great changes occurred in some types of sports after the USADA published its dossier on the prominent cyclist Lance Armstrong. The well-known American cyclist was using steroids and other related medicines throughout the whole athletic career but he never tested positive for any prohibited preparation. He applied certain effective methods to remain undetectable. Nevertheless, finally he turned out to be guilty of doping.
Lance Armstrong’s doping case has shown that anti-doping programs failed. So, they must be altered. Otherwise, competitions will not be fair. We’ll never see real sports stars.
These aspects influenced not only on cycling but also on other sports. Certain sports organizations stated that anti-doping policies should be altered in order to catch those that take anabolic steroids and/or other related drugs.
Not only anti-doping agencies but also sportspersons consider that anti-doping programs must be altered. Some sportspeople desire to be sure that their sport is clean. For example, several tennis players consider that more drug testing should be conducted in tennis. It is necessary to mention that such tennis stars, as Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray, think that anti-doping policy is not quite proper in tennis. They affirm that more drug testing is required in order to assure that tennis is free of doping.
Novak Djokovic claimed that he would submit to more drug testing in order to promote cleaning tennis of dopers.
The Swiss tennis player Roger Federer also said that more tests for prohibited drugs should take place in tennis. He noted that earlier he was subjected to more tests. Then the number of tests became lower in tennis.
As for the tennis player Andy Muray, he said that more out-of-competition testing should be conducted. While tennis players are always subjected to drug testing during competitions, they are not tested frequently while being not in competitions.
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