I suppose you're getting downvoted because there's just no simple answer, except that it can't be that ? If you push that to it's logical conclusion, the whole

I suppose you're getting downvoted because there's just no simple answer, except that it can't be that ? If you push that to it's logical conclusion, the whole marketing angle around sport falls apart (you can sell aspiration and lifestyles, you can't for drugs), and if there's no money left, no professionals will be left as well, and we end up with Guinness book record types of chalenges. It's the same reason all major sports have seemingly sily rules or performance limitations (cycling and the bike bans are my favorite ones), you need to care about the business side to keep a sport alive