| Description |
210 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. The value of sport -- 2. The evolution of doping -- 3. Banned substances and practices and their effects -- 4. Beyond sport: doping and anti-doping policy -- 5. Defining the problem: the ethics of doping -- 6. The evolution of anti-doping policy: problems and solutions -- 7. Policy harmonisation: problems and prospects -- 8. The future of anti-doping policy |
| Summary |
This overview of doping, illustrated by specific cases in various pan-European and world sports events, reflects the extent to which athletes will jeopardise their health to attain glory. What sports rely on what drugs to sustain performance or build up the appropriate muscles? How do certain drugs affect the athlete's body? How are such drugs monitored, what masking agents are applied to hide their use and how do monitoring systems stay ahead of new drug methods and practices? The author reviews the control of doping, ranging from the practicality of monitoring and coverage of major events to the harmonisation of both practice and policy among the major world sports bodies |
| Analysis |
Doping in sports |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Athletes -- Drug use.
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Doping in sports.
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Drug abuse.
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Sports -- Law and legislation.
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| Author |
Council of Europe.
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| ISBN |
9287135894 |
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