Anti-doping
Unfortunately sport today is constantly threatened by the doping cloud. Doping in sport can be very dangerous to the future of all sports. As an athlete doping is something I feel very strongly about and I feel the need to express how much I am against it. I am fully aware of the benefits of doping and it is obviously a shortcut especially in endurance sports like ours. However I couldn't live with myself knowing that I cheated myself, other athletes, family and friends. I couldn't imagine standing on a podium at a Championship event knowing that I had not really earned the medal the way clean athletes have. Without even mentioning the dangers you put your body through by doping.
I am a big supporter of successful anti-doping policies, at present there is not known to be a big problem with doping in the sport of Triathlon, however it must stay this way for the good of the sport. Therefore there must be an excellent anti-doping policy such as the World Anti Doping Policy (WADA) to keep the sport clean from these cheats.
I hold the opinion that any athlete who is guilty of using banned substances to enhance their performance should be totally banned from all sport. I personally think that doping is cowardly and selfish and I will never have any respect for anyone who has cheated to gain an advantage in sport.
