Point of view
Taking steroids and wasting the future
Massad Al-Harithi
March 17, 2021
The spread of doping to some players, intentionally or unintentionally, is an obsession and a source of concern, as the deliberate use of stimulants is to increase the ability and physical energy of the player to exert an effort at a higher level than normal, which may pose a risk in the future for the player, according to the agency's point of view. In the global fight against doping, the use of doping drops the principle of fairness in competition, and it is natural that sport has its principle: “a healthy mind in a healthy body”
- The National Anti-Doping Committee plays a major role, in light of the club representatives neglecting the tests. |
And through my follow-up on what the National Anti-Doping Committee is doing after announcing positive test results for a number of players and the work carried out by the committee, as it has conducted workshops for clubs and made them aware of internationally banned substances, and plays a major role in light of the clubs representatives neglecting the tests and their impact on the player and the club, as well as That there are false beliefs for those who abuse steroids in terms of increasing ability and physical energy, without considering the future effects on the player, and the other and most important part is the use of stimulants without knowledge, by consuming drinks, foods or medicines containing a prohibited substance, and here comes a joint responsibility between the player and the doctor The specialist in the club, and since the player is obligated to report when sick or visit external hospitals, to inform the club’s doctor about the medicines that have been dispensed, to address the Doping Committee, as it excludes some sick cases, whose medicines may contain prohibited substances.
We all want to be the strongest and best physically, but there are those who instill in some people the principle of searching for temporary results, unfortunately, without considering that there are effects and damages on the human cadre (the player) such as suspension and loss of the future, and includes wasted efforts on the club and the national team, and the other part is health. And public safety and the long-term effect of stimulants, which is ignored by many, and unfortunately, there are many people and athletes who have become consultants in sports medicine, and they do not know that there are effects of stimulants, including addiction, and may reach death.
Sport has become a way of life to maintain public health and safety, and to reduce the risks of exposure to diseases through the practice of various sports, but there are those who are looking for the best results easily without considering that there are committees to combat doping, which make tremendous efforts in terms of awareness, to preserve the safety of athletes and justice in Competition, and whoever lost the player's future is ignorance, or an attempt to circumvent official anti-doping regulations.
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