Doping. Entre la gloria y la trampa: La otra historia del deporte

Why does doping remain a persistent shadow in sports? Is it truly a contemporary phenomenon or has it accompanied athletes and competitions since their beginnings? And to what extent do current anti-doping policies protect fair play or overly punish the athletes themselves?

From marathon runners who ran with strychnine at the beginning of the 20th century to the death of Tom Simpson on Mont Ventoux; from secret doping programs during the Cold War to Russia's expulsion from the 2018 Winter Games, this book traces an uncomfortable and fascinating history: that of the eternal tug-of-war between drugs, sport, and power.

With historical rigor and a lively style, Doping: Between Glory and Cheating shows how the fight against doping has been marked by contradictions, political interests, and disproportionate punishments that have sometimes turned the athletes themselves into victims. A book that, while chronicling the historical evolution of doping and anti-doping policies, invites us to question the dogmas of clean sport and proposes a new approach: one that puts those who deserve it most at the center: athletes.