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Doping is a threat to sporting excellence.

John William Devine¹

¹New College, Oxford OX1 3BN, UK. johnwilliam.devine@new.oxon.org

British Journal of Sports Medicine

|June 15, 2010

Summary

Performance enhancing drugs in sport threaten athlete welfare and disrupt the integrity of athletic competition. Restricting doping is crucial not only for health but also to preserve the true spirit of sportsmanship and excellence.

Area of Science:

Sports Ethics
Philosophy of Sport

Background:

Existing arguments against performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) in sport primarily focus on athlete welfare.
The ethical debate surrounding PEDs often overlooks the intrinsic nature of sport itself.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose a new ethical framework for restricting PEDs in sport.
To argue that the concept of sport, when properly understood, provides additional grounds for prohibiting doping.

Main Methods:

Philosophical analysis of the concept of sport.
Development of a 'balance of excellences' argument against doping.

Main Results:

Doping is objectionable because it disrupts the relationship between the excellences that define sporting competition.

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The use of PEDs undermines the display of relevant sporting excellence.

Conclusions:

Restrictions on PEDs in sport are justified not only by health risks but also by the need to maintain the integrity of athletic excellence.
The intrinsic values of sport provide a strong ethical basis for anti-doping regulations.