What does doping in a sporting context mean?

Answer 1

In Sports, doping is when an athlete uses a substance, generally an illegal drug or drug that can only be obtain via a prescription, that that they believe will affect their performance for the better. There is also something called blood doping where blood is extracted, infused with oxygen, and put back in the athlete. Many believe this increases endurance.

Answer 2

According to the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) doping means "occurrence of one or more of the Anti-Doping Rule

violations set forth in Article 2.1 through Article 2.8 of these Anti-Doping Rules."

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2.1 The presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or

Markers in an Athlete's Sample

2.1.1 It is every Athlete's personal duty to ensure that no

Prohibited Substance enters his or her body. Athletes are

responsible for any Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or

Markers found to be present in their Samples. Accordingly, it

is not necessary that intent, fault, negligence or knowing Use

on the Athlete's part be demonstrated in order to establish

an Anti-Doping Rule violation under Article 2.1.

2.1.2 Sufficient proof of an Anti-Doping Rule violation under Article

2.1 is established by either of the following: presence of a

Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in the

Athlete's A Sample where the Athlete waives analysis of the

B Sample and the B Sample is not analyzed; or, where the

Athlete's B Sample is analyzed and the analysis of the

Athlete's B Sample confirms the presence of the Prohibited

Substance or its Metabolites or Markers found in the Athlete's

A Sample.

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2.1.3 Except for those substances for which a quantitative

reporting threshold is specifically identified in the Prohibited

List, the detected presence of any quantity of a Prohibited

Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an Athlete's

Sample shall constitute an Anti-Doping Rule violation.

2.1.4 As an exception to the general rule of Article 2.1 the

Prohibited List or International Standards may establish

special criteria for the evaluation of Prohibited Substances

that can also be produced endogenously.

2.2 Use or Attempted Use by an Athlete of a Prohibited Substance

or a Prohibited Method

2.2.1 It is each Athlete's personal duty to ensure that no Prohibited

Substance enters his or her body. Accordingly, it is not

necessary that intent, fault, negligence or knowing Use on

the Athlete's part be demonstrated in order to establish an

Anti-Doping Rule violation for Use of a Prohibited Substance

or a Prohibited Method.

2.2.2 The success or failure of the Use of a Prohibited Substance or

Prohibited Method is not material. It is sufficient that the

Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method was used or

attempted to be used for an Anti-Doping Rule violation to be

committed.

2.3 Refusing, or failing without compelling justification, to submit

to Sample collection after notification as authorized in

applicable Anti-Doping Rules or otherwise evading Sample

collection.

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2.4 Violation of applicable requirements regarding Athlete

availability for Out-of-Competition Testing including failure to file

required whereabouts information set forth in Article 5.5 (Athlete

whereabouts requirements) and missed tests which are declared based

on rules, which comply with the International Standard for Testing. Any

combination of three missed tests and/or filing failures within an

eighteen-month period shall constitute an Anti-Doping Rule violation.

2.5 Tampering, or Attempted Tampering, with any part of Doping

Control.

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2.6 Possession of Prohibited Substances and Methods

2.6.1 Possession by an Athlete In-Competition of any Prohibited

Method or any Prohibited Substance, or Possession by an

Athlete Out-of-Competition of any Prohibited Method or any

Prohibited Substance which prohibited in Out-of-Competition

Testing unless the Athlete establishes that the Possession is

pursuant to a therapeutic use exemption granted in

accordance with Article 4.4 (Therapeutic Use) or other

acceptable justification.

2.6.2 Possession by an Athlete Support Personnel In-Competition

of any Prohibited Method or any Prohibited Substance, or

Possession by an Athlete Support Personnel Out-of-

Competition of any Prohibited Method or any Prohibited

Substance which is prohibited in Out-of-Competition Testing,

in connection with an Athlete, Event or training, unless the

Athlete Support Personnel establishes that the Possession is

pursuant to a therapeutic use exemption granted to an

Athlete in accordance with Article 4.4 (Therapeutic Use) or

other acceptable justification.

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2.7 Trafficking or Attempted Trafficking in any Prohibited Substance

or Prohibited Method.

2.8 Administration or Attempted administration to any Athlete, In-

Competition of any Prohibited Method or Prohibited Substance, or

administration or Attempted administration to any Athlete Out-of-

Competition of any Prohibited Method or any Prohibited Substance that

is prohibited in Out-of-Competition Testing, or assisting, encouraging,

aiding, abetting, covering up or any other type of complicity involving

an Anti-Doping Rule violation or any Attempted Anti-Doping Rule

violation.

Answer 3

Doping is when an athlete takes illegal drugs or drugs which can only be obtained via prescription in order to increase performance

Answer 4

doping in sports is the illegal use of drug that is use by atleles

Answer 5

Doping is the illegal practice of injecting anabolic steroids or other drugs into the horse in order to make it run faster, to help it when a race.

Answer 6

Doping means taking steroids to enhance the physical ability of an athlete,or in any sports arena by surpassing other contenders in the overall performance.