We all know triathletes work hard to achieve success.
Triathletes work day and night to prepare themselves for any upcoming race.
However, despite the hardcore training, healthy eating, and multiple sacrifices to win gold medals,
some triathletes resort to cheating.
In this video, we're going to uncover triathletes
who were caught cheating, along with why it is inappropriate to dope or cheat during triathlon events.
If you're wondering which triathletes cheated for success, be sure to watch up to the end of this video.
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We all know cheating and doping are big "No, no's" in the triathlon and sporting world.
Unfortunately, every year, some triathletes cheat.
Cheating could mean many forms.
For example, it could mean doping, bribing, or drugging your fellow triathletes.
If you have no idea what doping is, well, it's the use of prohibited drugs, substances,
or treatments by individuals to increase athletic performance and stamina.
Doping is not a new thing.
In fact, doping has been practiced for centuries.
However, it has lately gotten more attention due to scandals of high-profile triathletes
publicized in the media.
Despite the obvious boost in performance shown in many athletes and triathletes throughout
the centuries, it was also recognized that those who frequently dope had negative impacts
on health and even died prematurely due to doping procedures.
Doping is the worst form of cheating and is indeed a major controversy.
So yes!
It isn't easy to comprehend that some triathletes, including the most well-known champions, use
performance-enhancing medications to win the crown.
Are you wondering which triathletes have been caught cheating?
Here are some of the most well-known triathletes who have been involved in doping and cheating controversies:
Number 1
Lance Armstrong Lance Armstrong was a former American road
racer who helped popularize cycling throughout the world.
From 1999 to 2005, Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France seven times in a row, and as
a cancer survivor, it made him one of the most recognizable and admired athletes outside
of professional sports.
After years of denial aside from his remarkable achievements, he finally acknowledged taking
performance-enhancing drugs in an interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2013.
This guy, who was once regarded as a sporting hero, took testosterone, a human growth hormone,
and EPO, a hormone generated naturally by human kidneys to increase red blood cell synthesis.
It improves recovery and endurance by increasing the quantity of oxygen supplied to muscles.
Number 2
Amanda Wowk Amanda Wowk was found cheating at Ironman
Mont-Tremblant, cutting both the bike and running courses in August 2018 and Ironman
70.3 St. George in the same year.
On top of that, she has been sentenced to a year in prison for harassing her coach through
hundreds of emails and voice conversations.
Number 3
Julie Miller After footage from on-course cameras revealed
she failed to finish two loops of the running segment, this Canadian Ironman champion was
sensationally discovered cheating.
Julie Miller was banned from last year's Ironman Canada competition after authorities concluded
that her finishing time for the women's 40-44 age group was unachievable, a charge she adamantly rejected.
Miller finished the event without a timing chip, which would have provided authorities
with information about her split timings.
There was speculation that she had cut the course, maybe by failing to complete one of
the two marathon circuits.
After being disqualified and deprived of the championship given to race competitor Susan Davis,
Miller vehemently refuted the allegations.
Number 4
Rob Sloan In the United Kingdom, Rob Sloan finished
third place in the 2011 Kielder Marathon.
However, there's a bit of controversy there because he was caught later on that did not
run the entire route but instead took a bus part of the way.
Can you believe this?
Witnesses said he lurked behind a tree until the first and second place runners passed,
then rejoined the race behind them.
That's one way of making a win.
But, yes, right-- through cheating.
Number 5
Kip Litton Perhaps the most blatant example in recent
years in the United States was Kip Litton.
He was a champion triathlete who claimed to run marathons within just three hours regularly
and established some records by running marathons in all 50 states.
Of course, both claims were incorrect, but he deserves credit for trying.
Once, he made up a Wyoming marathon with a fake website, fake participants, fake race
officials, and a phony winner (himself), all of whom were fake.
He, too, has maintained that he somewhat completed all of the courses.
Number 6
Alberto Contador Contador is one of just five riders to win
the Grand Tours of France, Italy, and Spain, making him one of the most brilliant cyclists
of his age.
Alberto Contador was held liable for doping in 2012 after a two-year inquiry.
Clenbuterol, a fat-burning and muscle-building substance that farmers commonly use to fatten
their cattle, were allegedly utilized by the 2010 Tour de France champion.
Whatever the conditions, these reports always leave a lot of unresolved issues.
What pushes athletes to seem to cheat regularly, with forethought and preparation, rather than
indulging in occasional lapses?
What can they say to themselves to justify it?
And how did they manage to pull it off?
On the other hand, taking performance-enhancing medications and cheating is a considerable
risk that should never be considered doing.
But unfortunately, these triathletes suffered the consequences, both physically and in terms
of their shattered image.
Maybe you're thinking, even though this has been banned, why do athletes still dope and cheat?
Many of the prohibited substances that triathletes use are intended to improve their athletic
performance, thinking that their secret will never be revealed.
To give you an idea: Steroids and related substances (such as testosterone) promote
testosterone production and improve muscle growth and strength.
Steroids can also help with workout recovery by decreasing and healing muscle damage during
workout sessions, allowing individuals to go out more complex and faster while minimizing
extra training time.
According to the World Anti-Doping Code, a drug or therapy is considered doping if it
fits two of the three criterias, which WADA adopted in 2008:
It improves performance.
It puts the athlete's health in danger.
It's a violation of the sport's ethos.
This code comprises a list of forbidden drugs and treatment procedures that athletes and
triathletes cannot use, which are released once a year.
Individuals who are found to be in breach of the Anti-Doping Code may face a variety
of sanctions.
Many athletes and triathletes who have been found to violate the code have faced penalties
ranging from the loss of Olympic medals or sports titles to lifelong bans from competing
in sports.
"What are your thoughts in terms of doping and cheating in triathlon events?
Who among these triathletes shocked you the most?
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