- As per WADA report, India has recorded the highest percentage of failed dope tests among countries with >2000 or more tests.
- Doping is use of substances or physiological mediators which are not normally present in body to enhance athletes' performance during competition.
- Reasons for doping: Publicity in sports, recovery from injury, advancements in technology, winning at all cost mindset, lack of knowledge about chemicals etc.
- Methods used: Manipulation of Blood & blood components, Chemical & Physical manipulation, Gene doping.
- Impact of doping on Sport Ethics (code of conduct for promoting and ensuring healthy sporting practices)
- Undermines fair play and compromises spirit of sport and contradicts pursuit of excellence
- Goes against the values of
- Perseverance as it does away with consistency to work towards a goal .
- Courage which showcases one’s willingness to shoulder burdens and take risks.
- Hampers moral values of sports and changes the nature of sport as an educative and health promoting activity.
- Rewards the wrong doers who participate in doping.
- Way Forward: Effective anti-doping programmes, Anti-Doping helpline for athletes, regular information on Prohibited Substances.
Anti-doping Agencies
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