Answer: Competitive athletes at all levels – and even those who are in it for personal health – are driven by the Olympic motto Citius, Altius, Fortius – faster, higher stronger. The big question is how do they get there?
Explanation: The class is looking at these issues through a variety of eras in sports history from the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 to the Winter Olympic Games taking place this month in Pyeongchang, South Korea. “There are times when (illegal performance enhancement) has crept into the Olympics,” Roerdink said, citing the current ban handed down in December to Russian athletes accused of doping. Athletes with no previous drug violations were allowed to compete under the neutral “Olympic Athlete from Russia” flag. The class also will study Major League Baseball’s steroid era and examine the East German sports machine of the 1970s, among other timely topics. “I really wanted to share my passion for unique sporting events where we see the spotlight on the people who represent us, their passion, even the political bent to it, and figure out how chemistry comes into it,” Roerdink said. “The ultimate goal of the course is a better appreciation of doing sports for the sport of it.”
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