Inside Dope: How Drugs Are the Biggest Threat to Sports, Why You Should Care, and What Can Be Done About...

Inside Dope: How Drugs Are the Biggest Threat to Sports, Why You Should Care, and What Can Be Done About...
ISBN-10
0470157763
ISBN-13
9780470157763
Category
Sports & Recreation
Pages
248
Language
English
Published
2008-09-11
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Author
Richard W. Pound

Description

An IOC insider speaks out on creating a drug-free sports culture With doping charges leveled at athletes in baseball, cycling, and in the Olympics, cheating has, to many onlookers, become the norm in pro sports. With implications far beyond the sports arena, Inside Dope examines the genesis of doping in sports as well as in the world of doctors and trainers; drug testing and the battle to stay ahead of users; drug companies and big business; and the role of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) as watchdog. Written by a former Olympian, an IOC official, and a passionate advocate of fair play in sports, this eye-opening book takes a candid look at testing standards and the future of doping and sports and the larger issue of how doping affects the public perception of athletes.

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