Doping in Sports

Objective: Research in sports medicine and exercise science has experienced significant growth over recent years. With this expansion, there has been a concomitant rise in ethical challenges specific to these disciplines. While various ethical guidelines exist for numerous scientific fields, a comprehensive set tailor…

The IOC recently published its framework on fairness, inclusion and non-discrimination based on gender identity and sex variations. This framework is drafted mainly from a human rights perspective, with less consideration for medical/scientific issues. The framework places the onus for gender eligibility and classific…

• BÜLENT ÜLKAR

The spirit of sport, which encompasses intrinsic values associated with sport participation, is core to the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) strategy for doping prevention. The contribution of these values to clean sport has yet to be established. In this study, athletes rated the importance of spirit of sport values…

• BAHRİ GÜRPINAR

The aim of this study was to determine the rate of doping and performance enhancing drug use in athletes in Sivas, Turkey, and to analyze the main reasons for the use. This was a cross-sectional study based on a self-report questionnaire. The subjects filled the questionnaires under the supervision of the investigator…

The effects of penalties on match outcomes were investigated in this study. Data were obtained from a total of 5039 matches that included men, women, and all weight categories during the latest two world championships and eight different grand prix tournaments. The effects of shido on losing and factors affecting thes…

• BAYRAM CEYLAN

As an academic discipline, the philosophy of sport has been in existence for a relatively short period. Although the philosophy of sport as an academic endeavour is relatively young, the philosophical view of sport itself is not new. Although sport was a major activity according to the Greeks and Romans, it lost its i…

• DUYGU HARMANDAR DEMİREL

While Turkey is mostly a Muslim country, officially it is a secular country; traditional gender roles are still maintained, and homosexuality is a taboo subject. The Turkish sporting world is no exception; it also excludes and ignores the existence of homosexuals and homosexuality. Using a single case study, this stud…

• LEYLA SARAÇ

Basic values, defined as trans-situational goals that vary in importance and act as guiding principles in life, have been linked with unethical cognitions, emotions and actions. Their roles in doping, a form of cheating in sport, have yet to established. College athletes reported doping likelihood in hypothetical scen…

• BAHRİ GÜRPINAR

Although basic values have been linked with unethical attitudes and behavior in non-sport contexts, their association with doping in sport has yet to be established. We examined the relationships between basic values and doping likelihood. College athletes (N = 233, 61% females) rated the importance of basic values us…

Although basic values have been linked with unethical attitudes and behavior in non-sport contexts, their association with doping in sport has yet to be established. We examined the relationships between basic values and doping likelihood. College athletes (N = 233, 61% females) rated the importance of basic values us…

• BAHRİ GÜRPINAR

The use of prohibited substances in the world of sport, in and out of competition, is a major global problem.A number of similar studies have been conducted in other parts of the world that investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of athletes about doping.The results of those studies cannot entirely be extr…

• YİĞİTCAN KARANFİL

Sports tourism, involving various stakeholders, faces challenges in building resilience to disruptions, lack of coordination, and enhancing service quality. This study addresses these critical issues by exploring the resilience of the sports tourism supply chain (STSC), focusing on three key objectives: robust risk ma…

• SALİHA KARADAYI USTA