Blood Doping - Effects on Athletes

Blood Doping On the last day of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, three cross-country skiers were banned from the Games for blood doping. Larissa Lazutina of Russia and Johann Muehlegg of Spain had their gold medals taken away. Olga Danilova was disqualified from the 30K classical race in which she finished eighth. Blood doping has become an integral part of sports and fair play. It enhances your performance by increasing red blood cell …

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