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In Track and Field, everything is quantified and measured. The difference between being number 1 and number 5 is substantial in the appearance fees they can get. A sprinter who runs 98% as fast as Number 1 doesn't receive 98% of number 1's appearance money.
Because of this, the compulsion to take the enhancements is strong, because the rewards are great. And Track is a testing ground for other sports, IMHO. It's very prevalent in many high level sports. Good grief, Arnold Schwarznegger used Steroids to become Mr. Universe and then, irony of ironies, was on the Presidents Council on Physical Fitness. Does anyone think his career path would have been the same had he not used the Steroids?
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