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    The document provides a timeline of key events related to performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) in major sports from 1971-2016. It notes that the NFL began testing players for steroids in 1987, though suspensions did not begin until 1989. Major League Baseball also began testing in 2003. In 1999, the World Anti-Doping Agency was established to set global guidelines on PEDs. The timeline concludes with 118 Russian athletes being banned from the 2016 Olympics for doping and Lance Armstrong being banned from cycling for life in 2012 after being found guilty of doping during his career.

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    The document provides a timeline of key events related to performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) in major sports from 1971-2016. It notes that the NFL began testing players for steroids in 1987, though suspensions did not begin until 1989. Major League Baseball also began testing in 2003. In 1999, the World Anti-Doping Agency was established to set global guidelines on PEDs. The timeline concludes with 118 Russian athletes being banned from the 2016 Olympics for doping and Lance Armstrong being banned from cycling for life in 2012 after being found guilty of doping during his career.

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    1987

    The National Football League Performance-Enhancing Drugs Timeline


    starts testing for steroids. 2016
    2003
    The idea of testing for PEDs was 118 Russian athletes are banned from
    introduced in 1971 when there started to Major League Baseball begins the Olympics after testing positive for
    be concerns of drug use in the NFL. testing for steroids. banned substances.
    In the August of 2016 the IOC (International
    Although the testing for PEDs started in Steroids have actually been apart of MLBs Olympic Committee) banned 118 Russian
    1987,, it wasnt until 1989 that they banned substance list since 1991, but it wasn't Athletes competing in the 2016 Summer
    actually started suspending players. until 2003 that they actually started testing for Olympics in Brazil. This came after a 2 month
    (Feldman, Jacob)These days each player steroids. Since players never got tested before investigation when it was leaked that there has
    is tested at least once a year. Each week 2003, there was a very good chance that they been curent state-sponsored doping use. Only
    10 players from each team are selected werent going to get caught. Steroid use was 271 of the original 389 athletes were allowed to
    randomly. This process takes place in very high during this time period which is why compete. Some sports had all athletes
    preseason, postseason and regular the late 80s to early 2000s is sometimes suspended, some sports had part of the team
    season. (Bostick, Dani.) known as the steroid era. Since then, testing suspended (like swimming) and some had none
    as increase a great deal and the suspended. (Macguire, Eoghan, and Steve
    consequences have become harsher too. Almasy)
    (The Steroids Era.)

    2012
    Lance Armstrong is banned from cycling for life after taking
    1999 banned substances while still competing.
    The world anti-doping agency is establish (WADA)
    Lance Armstrong had been competing in cycling since age 16.
    The WADA was one of the first world-wide guidelines set in place for Among the way he had multiple accomplishments. Some of
    PEDs. This agency was one of the first steps towards getting these accomplishments include, winning the Tour de France,
    world-wide competitions played clean. Also, soon after the WADA was competing in the Summer Olympics and getting a contract with
    made, the USADA was assembled. Unlike the WADA, the USADA is Nike. But in the October of 2012 all his accomplishments were
    just limited to the U.S. The WADA monitors world competitions (like gone. Not only was he banned from cycling from for life, but he
    the OLYmpics) while the USADA focuses on US National was also deprived of all his Tour de France wins. In addition to
    competitions. this his Nike contract was also terminated. All of this happened
    because he was found guilty of doping while competing. (Lance
    Armstrong Fast Facts. )

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