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In numerous professional sports, there is a rise in the use of prohibited supplements by athletes to make their performance more efficient. The primary cause of this is the stiff competition and inefficient testing system. The viable solution to address these problems includes imposing higher punishment on the violators and to make a reliable testing system.
The main cause of athletes using banned products is the competition. As the competition in different sports have been increasing with the passage of time, professional players tend to enhance their performance. To do that, they often use substances which are banned to be used in a competition. Moreover, the unreliable testing system also encourages the player to take this path. Some players slip through the cracks in the testing system and eventually end up clean in the match even though they cheated. For instance, in 2015, during an interview a sportsman confessed that he used PEDs and still didn’t get caught.
The solution to overcome these problems is to impose strict rules in the tournament or competition. A higher punishment should be imposed on any cheater or violator. This could make the players more aware of not breaking the rule. Furthermore, the testing system should be improved to check any suspicion. It should give reliable and efficient results. The government plays an important role in this matter. The government should apply these regulations to any sports match taking place in the country. For example, in Britain, sports games are sponsored and monitored by British teams and the testing system is maintained to give trustworthy results.
In conclusion, the problems causing growth in the use of illegal products by athletes are hard competition or the race to defeat the rivalry team and testing system with wrong results. However, the causes can be addressed by dedicated work to improve the sports environment by imposing strict rules to follow and to make the system more accurate so no violators slips away from the attention.