Wexford Science Café presents: Discussion on Drugs in Sport with Bruce Wardrop and Dr Elizabeth Egan

Wexford town library hosts a Wexford Science Café talk on Drugs in Sport on Tuesday 17th February at 7.30pm. The talk will feature sports science lecturer Bruce Wardrop and Clean Sport advocate Dr Elizabeth Egan and will be co-hosted by Brian Trench, organiser of Wexford Science Café and Senan O’Reilly, Chairman of Menapians Athletics Club.

 

The event, which will put the controversial subject of performance-enhancing drugs in sport under the microscope, will consider how they work, how they can be masked and how they can be detected. It will also look at the harm they do and why athletes are prepared to ignore the risks. 

 

Bruce Wardrop, lecturer at SETU Waterford, and course leader of the BSc in Sport and Exercise Science, formerly served as lead sports physiologist with Paralympics Ireland. He is currently completing a PhD investigating the cellular mechanisms of angiogenesis in trained vs untrained individuals. Bruce hosts a podcast on behalf the Irish Sport and Exercise Science Association. 

 

Elizabeth Egan has a background in exercise physiology, having completed a PhD looking at bone mineral density in female athletes, and now works as a life coach with high performance sportspeople. She has published two books, one an altitude training guide for endurance athletes, the other on personal development coaching in sport. She is a UK Anti-doping Clean Sport educator, and the Clean Sport lead at University of East London. An active athlete herself, Elizabeth runs www.trackathletes.ie – ‘the ultimate resource for fans of Irish athletics’ – with Olympian Louise Shananhan.

 

With the so-called Enhanced Games taking place in Las Vegas in May, it has never been more timely to take a serious look at the issue of drugs in sport. The event claims to ‘celebrate human potential through safe, transparent enhancement’ and, presumably, show how much faster, higher, stronger performances can be with the help of drugs. 

 

Pre-booking is strongly advised. Book online through the Wexford Library website. Alternatively, phone Wexford Library 053-9196760 or email wexfordlibrary@wexfordcoco.ie.  

 

The event is organised with the support of Menapians Athletics Club