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Why is blood doping considered cheating in sports? 

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This paper argues that for the purposes of any sort of serious discussion about immoral conduct in sport very little is illuminated by claiming that the conduct in question is cheating.
These data suggest that blood doping is both prevalent and effective in cross-country ski racing, and current testing programs for blood doping are ineffective.
Although this strategy would not detect cheating, it would safeguard athletes' health.
There has been a change as to how Olympic athletes have enhanced performance by blood doping, commencing with blood infusion and later administering erythropoiesis stimulating agents and significant advances have occurred in detecting such misuse.
Only after such investigations are performed can blood tests in connection with sports events be used unequivocally to link an athlete to blood doping.