in the 1988 Olympic. Other records remain doubtful, like Florence Griffith’s 100 metres record back in 1988. Did she take drugs? If American athlete Marion Jones hadn’t taken drugs, would she have made it to the Olympics at all?

Doping is not only a problem in athletic, it is part of every sport where athletes seek to achieve beyond their natural limits and are prepared to cheat to do so. In 2006 cycling fans worldwide were shocked when the winner of the annual cycling race, the Tour de France, was caught doping. Floyd Landis made several lame excuses blaming medicine he had been taking for an injury but these were all in vain. He failed two drug tests.

Unfortunately, it is not easy to catch athletes using illegal drugs. It is compulsory for winners to be tested but other participants are only tested at random. New drugs are developed all the time and drug tests for sporting events are often one step behind.

However, doping is not the only thing we need to worry about. Unless we are careful, “gene-therapy” will be the next big threat. For medical purposes, scientists have already found ways to build muscle and increase strength by changing people’s genes. Gene-therapy is very controversial and many people oppose further research into it. If genes-therapy were used