B.4.5

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//Athletes face enormous pressure to excel in competition. They also know that winning can reap them more than a gold medal. A star athlete can earn a lot of money and a lot of fame, and athletes only have a short time to do their best work. Athletes know that training is the best path to victory, but they also get the message that some drugs and other practices can boost their efforts and give them a shortcut, even as they risk their health and their athletic careers.//

Read the following required articles and post your thoughts on the discussion page according to the criteria handed out in class.

[|Article One] //A Cautionary Tale,// IAAF [|Article Two] //Performance Drugs Outrun the Olympics,// Forbes [|Article Three] //Call for Random Drug Tests in Student Athletes//

Additional Readings //(not required, but you may comment on them)...// [|Article Four] //Higher, Faster, Stronger... Higher!// [|Article Five] //Anabolic Steroids// [|Article Six] //Arnold Schwarzengger//

Still Interested? //Find out who Greg Valentino is.

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