Do steroids play a part in body building? Mathai was hesitant for reply at first. “Personally I am against it, but tis prevalent the world over. Mathai who retired from competition in 1971 after a distinguished career in the muscular field was of the opinion that in would be difficult to stop the use of drugs. They were used before and will continue to be used. But lately dope testing has been introduced in body building competitions also.
“Lam also against the use of drugs, Premchand agreed with Mathai “Drugs ‘are more prevalent in the developed countries. So during world meets competitors ‘from under developed countries who are not familiar with such use, are at a disadvantage.”
Article extracted from this publication >> June 23, 1989
