Drugs in sport. A report of laboratory investigations into the prevalence of their use in South Africa.
Screening procedures utilizing two-dimensional thin-layer chromatography, gas-liquid chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry were carried out in an attempt to detect stimulant drugs in urine specimens collected from competitors in three major sporting events held during 1983. Drugs classified as forbidden stimulants by the International Olympics Committee were detected in 4% of the specimens collected from competitors in the South African Athletics Championships and in 28% of the specimens collected from competitors in the 1983 Rapport Cycling Tour, while none were detected in specimens collected from competitors in the South African Senior Swimming Championships.
D001642:Bicycling; D006801:Humans; D013019:South Africa; D013177:Sports; D013178:Sports Medicine; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013550:Swimming