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The major medical blunder of the twentieth century

09 July 2008

As one of the consequences of the Cold War from the end of World War II and up to 1989, the competition on the battlefield of sport became fiercer and fiercer, and at some point rumours started circulating in the west about...




Doping fitness and the changing bodies

30 November 2005

Doping is widespread not only in elite sports but also in fitness centers across the world and it is a highly underestimated problem. 

 

In this paper, Alice Riis Bach presents striking research that points out that doping...




Sport as a life saver

30 November 2005

Young people from indigenous cultures - societies which did not until recently have a history and culture of suicide - set alarming records of suicide.

 

These young people could be helped through sport. Millions of...




From word to action: The ambivalence of western anti-doping

01 July 2003

The problem of drug abuse in sports is an old topic. The anabolic steroid abuse the main form of doping for more than 30 years, has been in existence since the late fifties. As a consequence, above all in anabolic steroid abuse...




Into the Circle

01 July 2003

Perceptions of Group Formation and Democracy in the Danish Culture

The formation of groups is essential not only to the more formal side of team sports, but also to the recruitment of members to sports clubs and organisations...




From Tradition to the Olympics: Running Cultures in Mexico and Kenya

11 November 2002

Tarahumaras in Mexico and Kalenjins in Kenya are superb runners. Thanks to British colonialisation, the Kenyans have become integrated in world sport which has resulted - amongst other things - in exploitation of young athletes....