In order to enhance their performance, sportsmen use specific "methods" which optimize the qualities needed for their sport, on the basis of various physiological, biological, and psychological factors.” Upstream" doping, used for the above-mentioned aim, is "bad". Furthermore, doping is also becoming more and more widespread and begins increasingly early among young, and unsupervised, athletes.
Since their positive effects are felt well before their negative side-effects, it is difficult to convince athletes and coaches not to use them.
Evidence of doping, or the use of banned performance-enhancing substances, has been lengthening its shadow on track and field events. The prevalence of doping — or the suspicion of it — is so overwhelming that now even those who have cleared tests are viewed with suspicion, and at the great championships sprinters have lost their celebrity status.
Steps to tackle Doping :
| National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) has collected 1983 samples since January 2011, out of which 72 samples were found to be positive with banned substances. In the wake of the recent doping incidents, the Government has appointed Justice Mukul Mudgal, retired Chief Justice of the High Court of Punjab & Haryana, as a one member Committee on 07.07.2011 to enquire into all the aspects of the issues relating to prevalence of doping, with the following terms and conditions:- i) To determine the facts and circumstances leading to large scale recent incidents of alleged doping in Athletics discipline. ii) To examine reasons for such large scale prevalence of doping and modus operandi involved, including availability of the prohibited substances in and around training camps/competitions. iii) to enquire into the role of agencies involved, if any. iv) To suggest remedial measures to improve the protocols of dope testing and its integrity and promotion so that such lapses, if any, do not happen in future. v) Any other issues. In addition, the Government has taken the following steps to curb the menace of doping in sports:- i) Increasing the frequency of testing of Core probables undergoing training at various centres for London Olympics, 2012 ii) Surprise checking of rooms of Athletes, Coaches and Support Personnel at training institutes and surprise collection of samples. iii) Distribution of educational materials related to dope related issues amongst Sportspersons, Coaches & Support Personnel iv) Increase in Seminar/Workshops/Teaching Sessions with Athletes and Coaches. v) Closer surveillance and vigilance on Coaches and Support Personnel through their Employers. |
vi) Increase in frequency of Dope Test.
vii) Tie up with the customs authorities to detect the import of such banned food supplement drugs.
viii) Track movement of drugs in and around the campus area of Training Centres.
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