Originally Posted by
Spurs
In my opinion there is no place for it. I want to see an athlete at his/her physical maximum, not the maximum that PED's offer the athletes. Personally I think it's deceptive and does send out the wrong message that cheating is acceptable and should be tolerated. At the end of the day they're only cheating themselves.
On the other hand, I think (as much as I disagree with it) that as you stated, it should be available to every athlete or none. I know some athletes will still try to find ways around the rules but there has to be stricter dope testing or more severe punishments i.e. lifetime bans from their competitive sports or a sport similar, no exceptions. I just think it's unfair to other athletes who may have legit spent their entire lives training for one race and then lose it to a man/woman who's using drugs to enhance their performance. It devalues the sport and it also cheats the spectators imo.
All in all, I think there's no place for it, but if one athlete can do it, they should all be able to.