Collis Bousliman

Research project
11/22/2022

SWA 4
1. Introduction
A. Introductory Statement
Doping is defined by webster dictionary as “the use of a substance (such as an anabolic steroid or
erythropoietin) or technique (such as blood doping) to illegally improve athletic performance”
Doping originated in 776 B.C. in Greece, they believed that hallucinogenic mushrooms and wine
would boost their athletic performance. Throughout history more sophisticated and effective
methods were found to be able to increase an athlete's natural physical abilities. With modern
day science, we have devolved so many ways to enhance human performance. The human
genome has now been mapped, and now with CRISPR/ CAS-9, we can change any genetic
attribute about a person, including their physical talents. As more time passes, human records are
just getting higher and higher. Athletes are getting faster, stronger, bigger. A lot of this increase
can be attributed to dieting, and evolution, but how much can also be attributed to doping. What
future effects will genetic doping have on sports as we know it?

B. Thesis Statement
Historically humans' sports performance has increased consistently increased due to many
factors. One factor often overlooked is doping. The use of modern anabolic steroids has seen
bigger jumps, farther throws, and faster times more and more common. With the emergence of
genetic doping, humans will be able to change their children's, and ever their own genetics one
day. One day we will see a 6’6 250lb female that is faster than any man on earth today.
2. Body
A. First Subtopic
What is doping?
a. supporting evidence
Define doping , and present the different kinds.
B. Second Subtopic
The history of doping timeline
a. supporting evidence
776 BC - 393 BC - Ancient Greeks Use Performance Enhancing Drugs
100 AD - Roman Gladiators Use Stimulants and Hallucinogens to Prevent Fatigue and Injury
Late 19th Century - French Cyclists and Lacrosse Players Drink Wine and Coca Leaves to Fight
Fatigue and Hunger
1904-1920 - Performance Enhancing Drugs Used in the Modern Olympic Games
1928 - First Rule Against Doping in Sports
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1940-1945 - Nazis Test Steroids on Prisoners and Hitler

1950s - Athletes Begin Taking Amphetamines Used by Soldiers in WWII
1958 - FDA Approves First Anabolic Steroid for Sale in US
1960-1989
Aug. 26, 1960 - First Athlete to Die in Olympic Competition Due to Doping
July 13, 1967 - Cyclist on Amphetamines Is First Tour de France Doping Death
1967 - International Olympic Commitee (IOC) Establishes Medical Commission to Fight Doping
Feb. 1968 - First Drug Testing at Olympic Games
Oct. 1968 - First Olympic Athlete Disqualified for Doping Violation
1972 - First Full-Scale Drug Testing of Olympic Athletes for Narcotics and Stimulants
1975 - Anabolic Steroids Added to IOC's Banned Substances List
1976 - Steroid Testing Conducted for the First Time at the Montreal Olympics
1983 - Surprise Drug Testing at Pan Am Games Leads Many Athletes to Withdraw from
Competition
Sep. 27, 1988 - Ben Johnson Stripped of Gold Medal after Positive Drug Test
Nov. 18, 1988 - President Reagan Signs Act Outlawing Non-Medical Steroid Sales
Oct. 5, 1990 - Congress Passes Anabolic Steroids Control Act
June 7, 1991 - Major League Baseball Bans Steroids
Dec. 15, 1994 - First British Female to Test Positive for PEDs Receives Four Year Ban
Nov. 10, 1999 - World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Is Established
Oct. 1, 2000 - US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) Begins Operations
2002 - Anti-Doping Pioneer Identifies First Designer Steroid
May 28, 2002 - Former Baseball Player Says 50% of MLB Players Use Steroids
Aug. 30, 2002 - Steroid Testing Included in MLB Labor Agreement
Oct. 22, 2004 - President Bush Signs the Anabolic Steroid Control Act
2004 - WADA Takes over Control of the Prohibited List
2004 - WADA Removes Caffeine from the List of Banned Substances
Jan. 13, 2005 - Penalties for Positive Drug Tests Implemented by Major League Baseball
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Dec. 29, 2006 - President Bush Signs a Law Banning Gene Doping in Sports
July 23, 2006 - Sep. 20, 2007 - Floyd Landis Wins the Tour de France But Loses Title When He
Tests Positive for Elevated Testosterone Levels
Jan. 24, 2007 - NFL Announces Stricter Anti-Doping Policies"
Nov. 15, 2007 - Barry Bonds Indicted by Grand Jury for Lying about Steroid Use
Jan. 26, 2008 - All Russian Rowing Officials Banned from Competition for One Year
Feb. 12, 2008 - World Series Winning Pitcher Roger Clemens Denies Allegations That He Took
HGH and Testosterone
Apr. 10, 2008 - IOC Rules Teammates of Marion Jones Must Return Olympic Medals
July 31, 2008 - Seven Russians Caught Doping Prior to Beijing Olympics
Mar. 21, 2011 - Barry Bonds Found Guilty on One Count of Obstruction of Justice in Steroids
and HGH Case
Aug. 4, 2011 - NFL to Become First Major American Sports League to Conduct Blood Tests
Aug. 18, 2011 - First Professional Athlete in the US to Test Positive for HGH Is Suspended for
50 Games
Feb. 3, 2012 - Two-Year Doping Investigation of Cyclist Lance Armstrong Ends with No
Charges
Feb. 23, 2012 - Ryan Braun Becomes First Professional Baseball Player to Successfully Appeal a
Positive Drug Test
Aug. 23, 2012 - Lance Armstrong Stripped of His Seven Tour de France Titles After
Aug. 2, 2015 - Leaked Doping Tests Indicate Widespread Doping in Track and Field, Olympics,
and Marathons
Nov. 9, 2015 - Report Alleges Widespread Doping by Russian Track and Field Athletes
July 21, 2016 - 2016 Olympics Ban for Russian Track and Field Athletes Upheld
Mar. 1, 2019 - Top-Ranked Bridge Player Suspended for Doping
Dec. 9, 2019 - WADA Bans Russia from Global Competition
Mar. 10, 2020 - 27 People Indicted in Horse Racing Doping Scandal
Dec. 4, 2020 - Trump Signs Anti-Doping Law
Dec. 17, 2020 - Russia's Doping Ban Cut in Half
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Sep. 14, 2021 - WADA to Review Status of Marijuana as Prohibited Drug

C. Third Subtopic
The speculation of how anabolic steroids were going to affect sports, compared to how they did.
Compared to how it is speculated how gene doping will affect sport. And from my research,
what my findings showed me.
a. supporting evidence
Give statistics from before and after the mainstream usage of anabolic steroids. And what news
and scientists believed about anabolic steroids. They give information on what researchers
believe the effect of gene doping will be on sport. Given the data, I will make conclusions on
what I believe the effects will be.
3. Conclusion
Doping has been prevalent in sports for thousands of years. Humans have always tried to find a
way to get a leg up on their opponents. Many athletes will do whatever it takes to be the best.
Due to the progression of science, many extremely effective steroids have been developed. One
of the side effects of these highly effective doping agents being used more and more widely,
sports achievements increased. Athletes became faster, stronger, bigger. Times got faster, balls
were thrown farther, and hit harder. Records were shattered. A new wave of doping has surfaced,
with gene doping, athletes can now change their genetics. One day, if a parent wants their kid to
be 6’10, but run a 9.5 second 100 meters, oh and also have clue eyes and blonde hair, they will
be able to decide that. With gene doping becoming more prevalent, the whole state of sports will
change. There will be no way to tell if a child's parents picked and chose their attributes or not.
But do we fault the athletes for a decision that their parents made? Gene doping will change
sports as we know it, to a fan or viewer seeing faster times, or longer home runs, is exciting. But
to the athletes that were not fortunate enough to have their genes perfectly chosen, it is a
disadvantage from birth. Sports will change, depending on how each person gets out of sports,
and what their values are, it may be the best thing ever, but for some sports will be ruined.

Abstract:
Doping is defined by webster dictionary as “the use of a substance (such as an anabolic steroid or
erythropoietin) or technique (such as blood doping) to illegally improve athletic performance”
Doping originated in 776 B.C. in Greece, they believed that hallucinogenic mushrooms and wine
would boost their athletic performance. Throughout history more sophisticated and effective
methods were found to be able to increase an athlete's natural physical abilities. With modern
day science, we have developed many ways to enhance human performance. While there are
many kinds of doping, the most effective modern types of doping are Anabolic steroids, and
blood doping, depending on an athlete's needs. Anabolic steroids increase the amount of
testosterone in the body. While blood doping makes it so that you can process oxygen in your
body more effectively. The human genome has now been mapped, and now with CRISPR/ CAS-
9, we can change any genetic attribute about a person, including their physical talents. As more
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time passes, human records are just getting higher and higher. Athletes are getting faster,
stronger, bigger. A lot of this increase can be attributed to dieting, and evolution, but how much
can also be attributed to doping. Records will continue to be broken. If a parent can choose every
single attribute about their child, we will see the rise of “super athletes”. These athletes will be
bigger, faster, and stronger than any athlete on earth today. They will push the physical
limitations of what a human can do. They will break every record we know. Depending on your
values and priorities in sport, it may either be an exciting change, or ruin sports completely.