Doping In Sports

3 words in this vocabulary list

noun a person who acts dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage

verb to act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage

  • It is unethical to cheat on a test by looking at someone else's answers.
  • I heard he tried to cheat on his girlfriend with her best friend.
  • She's always trying to cheat her way out of doing any work.
  • Trying to cheat the system will only lead to trouble in the long run.

noun a prohibited method of enhancing athletic performance by artificially increasing the athlete's red blood cell count

  • Blood doping is a form of performance enhancement that involves the use of blood transfusions or erythropoietin to increase the athlete's red blood cell count.
  • Some athletes resort to blood doping to improve their endurance and performance in competitions.
  • I heard that some cyclists are into blood doping to gain an edge over their competitors.
  • In the world of business, some unethical practices can be seen as a form of 'blood doping' to gain an unfair advantage.

noun a form of doping involving the manipulation of genes to improve physical abilities

  • The use of gene doping in sports is considered unethical and against the rules.
  • I heard some athletes are trying gene doping to enhance their performance.
  • Did you know some players are cheating with gene doping?
  • Using gene doping is like trying to cheat nature's rules in sports.