Many Olympic fans are wondering if Beijing 2008 will also be bombarded by steroids controversy. Obviously, the Sports World has been quite synonymous already to steroids for sometime now. The rumors and bans for the use of performance-enhancing drugs are no longer new when it comes to Olympics; and it seems that Beijing 2008 Olympics will also be quite alike to the past Olympics Games that involves several steroids issues. Olympic history is bombarded with lots of steroid abuse stories. No one would forget the stories of famous Ben Johnson during the 1988 Olympics and the grim fate faced by another popular track and field player who was tested positive for steroid last June 23, 2006, Marion Jones.

Steven Walters, established online writer, discussed his personal concept in the free online articles directory, ArticleCue.com, about the controversies that may possibly be raised in this year Beijing Olympic Games. It has been more than just a month since the Beijing Olympics started but there were already dozens of athletes from different countries who were caught doping and were banned for steroid use, Walter stated in hid featured article. He has also mentioned that several members of the swimming team were investigated for steroid use. Similarly, the Greek weightlifting and track athletes failed to escape the consequence of steroid use when they were found out doping, which is banning. Same consequence was faced by the track teams of Russian and Romanian for committing the same offense during Beijing Olympics.

Walters discussed that there have been numbers of online news featured in the Internet today that one can find lots of results when he searches for steroids in Beijing Olympics. Unfortunately, steroid issues remain alive to many of the athletes despite of Olympics Committee’s effort to vanish them from the Games. It only shows that athletes are capable to do their best and make a way to gain performance enhancing drugs just to advance their competency for the game and bring home the laurel.

This scenario always happens according to Walter, whenever world class athletes are gathered together for competition—steroids will always be in the limelight. Walter also affirmed that most Olympic fans can clearly recall the names of athletes who became controversial due to steroid use—athletes who have been despised for cheating. Walters commented that athletes are naturally competitive; most often, it is only because of their want to bring home the top medal that they reach the point of engaging steroids use just to boost their performance.

Now, the question that is being asked is if steroids will become a label in 2008 Beijing Olympic Games too? Walters answered this by saying that as long as the controversies for steroid use will go on for the duration of the Beijing Olympics, it will never be surprising to see athletes being stripped with medals after winning—labeling the involvement of steroid to this very important sport event. Certainly, if athletes, especially the world class, will always seek to an incredible level of competency, they will always end up resorting to steroids instead of relying on their natural strength.

Walter said as a finale of his article that steroids abuse in Olympics will only be stopped if there will be a way to find out all performance enhancement substances. If not, athlete will be the one to discover the new ways and substances, which they can be used to extensively increase their performance and strength.

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