Doping in sport

Question 1

Stimulants

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increase alertness, can lead to heart failure, lower fatigue

Question 2

Recently the president of the IAAF

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implemented a zero tolerance policy on doping, introduced an independent anti-doping agency, announced he plans to get rid of drug cheats

Question 3

The famous cyclist Lance Armstrong

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was stripped of all his medals, admitted to doping on national TV, denied doping in his trial

Question 4

Which illegal substances help to overcome fatigue?

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stimulants, narcotic analgetics, cannabinoids

Question 5

Wada, the World Anti-Doping Agency, was established in

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1999

Question 6

Famous doping cases include

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Linford Christie, Dwain Chambers, Marion Jones

Question 7

The biological passport

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reveals the result of all doping tests, can be accessed by every organizer, is to be set up for every professional athlete

Question 8

Masking agents

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help lose weight, hide the use of other drugs, remove fluid from the body

Question 9

Anabolic steroids

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can lead to kidney damage, shorten the recovery phase

Question 10

The most common classes of banned drugs are

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stimulants, hormones

Question 11

Nacotic analgesics and cannabinoids

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numb pain, allow hard training, are addictive

Question 12

Not many athletes use _____________ for doping

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their own blood

Question 13

Wada was established because of

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the Tour de Frances doping scandal in 1999

Question 14

Doping goes back as far as

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ancient Greece

Question 15

EPO

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gives strength and energy, increases bulk, increases the red blood cells

Question 16

Which of the given years do not refer to measures against doping?

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1979

Question 17

Substances are banned if they

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help the athletes to win the competition, violate the spirit of fair play, are dangerous for the athletes' health

Question 18

HGH

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builds muscle

Question 19

The definition of doping is athletes taking illegal substances that

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endanger their health, violate the spirit of sport, enhance their performance

Question 20

Most samples are tested via

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mass spectrometry

Question 21

Wada

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doubled the bans for drug cheats

Question 22

Which of the following substances is not connected with doping?

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blood transfusions

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