61. In an appeal submitted to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the Russians maintained the drug which the athletes used is not on the list of banned substances. 62. In February, two French first-division soccer players received six-month suspensions after testing positive for Nandrolene, the steroid most widely used by athletes. 63. In training for the Olympics, some athletes used so-called altitude rooms, which recreate the rarefied atmosphere of the mountains. 64. It is often used by athletes of both Koreas to promote unification of their divided land. 65. It would be foolish for athletes to use performance-enhancing drugs now, because everyone gets tested, Lindstedt said. 66. It is believed to be widely used by athletes in endurance sports, such as cycling, cross-country skiing and long-distance running. 67. Meanwhile, the coach of the Chinese rowing team insisted his athletes have not used EPO, even though seven members failed the test. 68. More recently, it has been found in food supplements that athletes use to build strength. 69. Nandrolone, which builds up muscle tissue and encourages aggressive behavior, is the steroid most widely used by athletes. 70. Researchers measured how much oxygen the athletes were using. |