# Should We Have TWO Classes of Athletics? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [February 22, 2013, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-have-two-classes-of-athletics/651028 "2013-02-22T00:35:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 2
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> [@Simplicio](#): > > Aside from that, I don’t think there’d be much interest in openly doped games. If we just want to see how fast a person can get from point A to point B with the aid of technology, we could just put them in motorcycles. Sure there would. Most fans are aware that every Mr. Olympia competitor got where they are with the aid of illegal performance enhancing drugs yet the fans are still interested. Likewise, I would bet most fans of football, baseball, etc. are aware that many if not most players are on performance enhancing drugs and the interest is still there. > [@casdave](#): > > Doping kills athletes How many professional athletes (not including bodybuilders) can you name that doping has killed? > [@levdrakon](#): > > I don’t think the use of PEDs is illegal. Lance Armstrong was investigated, found to have been doping but not of having broken any laws. If you’re possessing and taking PEDs without a prescription (which is usually the case), laws are being broken. Was Armstrong found to not have broken any laws or was he just not charged with anything? Admitting to illegal drug use is not usually going to land anyone in legal trouble; it’s when you’re caught possessing them that you end up in hot water. He admitted to taking Erythropoietin and hGH. I doubt he obtained both of those compounds legally. > [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Lance Armstrong wasn’t necessarily using PEDs. All we know for sure is that he was doping. See above. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-have-two-classes-of-athletics/651028.md?page=1)