Test your
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1. Is caffeine a restricted substance in
sport?
2. What is "nandrolone"?
3. Which of the following is a "narcotic" substance?
4. Which of the following illegal
substances are commonly used to achieve rapid weight loss before
weigh-ins?
5. Why do some athletes train at high
altitude before a competition?
6. In which year did the International
Olympic Committee set up its Medical Commission to try and prevent drugs
misuse in the Games?
7. Although later cleared, Diane Modahl was accused of substance
abuse when an excess of which substance was found in her urine
sample?
8. What is meant by "masking" in the context of drugs in sport?
9. What bodily
substance is currently the standard fluid tested by drugs officials in
sport?
10. At which Olympic
Games was Ben Johnson tested positive for the steroid
stanozolol?
