Doping in sport refers to the use of banned substances that best stimulate the muscle growth and physical endurance of the athlete, artificially and passingly, achieving better results in the sport practiced.
Due to the fact that feeding increases temporarily and due to the performance of the athlete, this is considered a dishonest practice, finally athletes positive for doping are eliminated from the competition.
- Doping is most often detected in sports competitions.
- Such as the Olympic Games and the World Cup.
- So it is common for high-level athletes to undergo anti-doping checks to determine the presence of banned substances in the body.
The ill-used substances that are considered doping are those that increase muscle strength and endurance, decrease pain and fatigue, are:
In addition, athletes and their team receive a list of recommendations and medications that they cannot use during training because they contain substances considered illegal in sport, so it is necessary to be vigilant even when treating common diseases such as influenza, high cholesterol. and skin problems, even if without the intention of doping, the athlete could be eliminated from the competition.
The anti-doping problem always occurs in competitions to check for fraud and may have interfered with the end result, which could be done earlier, during the competition. In general, winners must complete the doping problem to prove that they have not. Use supports or methods considered doping. In addition, exams may also be requested for a period of regrettable competition, to be decided, by choosing athletes at random and without prior notice.
The test can be performed by collecting and analyzing a blood sample, which is evaluated to identify the presence or absence of prohibited substances Whatever the level of support, if any, a prohibited support circulating in the body, the product of its metabolism, is considered doped and sanctions the athlete.
It is also considered doping, according to the Brazilian Doping Authority (ABCD), to escape the refusal to recover the substance, possession of a substance, the prohibited method and fraud, the attempted fraud at any stage of the doping process.
Use non-natural chemicals to help improve the overall performance of the athlete, with benefits such as:
In this way, taking this support causes the athlete to get faster and better results than he would get with a workout and diet, so they are banned in sport.
However, despite the ban, many athletes usually consume these substances, 3 to 6 months before official competition during their training to increase their performance, suspending their use in order to give time to eliminate food and costs. . However, this practice could be dangerous because the anti-doping problem could be done without warning.