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Giuseppe Lippi¹, Giuseppe Banfi, Massimo Franchini

¹Istituto di Chimica e Microscopia Clinica, Università di Verona, Verona, Italy. giuseppe.lippi@univr.it

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Anti-doping efforts face funding challenges. A harm reduction strategy, focusing on athlete health via laboratory tests, is proposed as a more affordable alternative to traditional fair play-focused methods.

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Area of Science:

Sports Science
Public Health
Medical Ethics

Background:

Current anti-doping strategies prioritize fair play and level competition.
Increasing global healthcare demands strain resources for specialized anti-doping campaigns.
The high cost of extensive athlete testing limits current prevention models.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose an alternative anti-doping framework prioritizing athlete harm reduction.
To explore affordable and accessible methods for monitoring athlete health.
To shift focus from detecting cheating to safeguarding competitor well-being.

Main Methods:

Identifying abnormal deviations from established laboratory reference values in athletes.
Utilizing conventional, affordable laboratory tests for athlete monitoring.
Leveraging existing clinical laboratory infrastructure.

Main Results:

The proposed strategy focuses on health monitoring rather than direct doping detection.
Abnormal physiological markers, irrespective of cause, trigger athlete follow-up.
This approach is financially sustainable for healthcare systems.

Conclusions:

A harm reduction model offers a pragmatic solution to anti-doping resource limitations.
Focusing on physiological abnormalities safeguards athlete health effectively.
This strategy ensures athlete well-being within budgetary constraints.