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Articles related to drugs in sport
Feature:
Cobalt Blues
The spring racing carnival commences this month, but behind the glitz and glamour is a bitter legal case as horse trainers appeal bans for allegedly doping their horses. Dave Sammut examines the effects of cobalt and the science underpinning allowable thresholds. |
Feature:
The Doping Age
A new study finds that doping in sport has spread to Australian athletes as young as 12 years of age. |
Feature:
Presumed Guilty
A study of 100 cases of doping in sport has concluded that the system is flawed. |
Online Feature:
Exposing dopers in sport: is it really worth the cost?
If the achievements of confirmed cheaters and other athletes are similar does it mean the drugs don't work or is everyone cheating? |
Online Feature:
Frankenfooty: Essendon's mixed bag of supplements
Essendon's players were exposed to worthless or unproven treatments at best, and rank pseudoscience at worst. |