Triatlon Atletlerinin Doping ve Anti-Doping Konusundaki Görüşlerinin Belirlenmesi

Abstract

Objectives: This study aims to determine the knowledge of triathlon athletes on the types of doping used in sports as well as their opinions on the anti-doping matters. Methods: This descriptive study was conducted with 92 individuals participated in Taşucu Triathlon and İstanbul Salcano Triathlon Series, which was organized in 2015 by the Turkish Triathlon Federation. A questionnaire was used to collect data. Chi-square test was used in analysis of the data. Corticosteroids, masking agents, anti-estrogenic agents, beta blockers, and cannabinoids were among the types of doping which were least known by the triathlon athletes. These were followed by peptide hormones, narcotic analgesics, anabolic-androgenic steroids and stimulants.Results: Approximately two thirds of triathlon athletes consider that knowledge of athletes, coaches and administrators on doping is not sufficient. Conclusion:The majority of the athletes participated in the study stated that the relevant institutions and organizations are not fighting against doping adequately.

Determining the Information and Thoughts of Sports Sciences Faculty Students About Doping

“…The data were collected between May 1, 2022, and May 30, 2022, at the Faculty of Sports Sciences. The data were collected using a questionnaire prepared by the researchers based on the literature, including demographic information form that asks for students' age, gender, place of residence, marital status, income and expenses, and class information, and a doping knowledge level form used to assess students' knowledge about prohibited substances and methods that create doping effects (Barkoukis et al, 2017;Çınar et al, 2007;Erikson et al, 1990;Gündoğdu et al, 2017;Ünal & Ünal, 2003). The questionnaire was distributed to students at the end of the class, and the students completed it.…”

“…The prohibited substances and methods with more preferred doping effects by athletes are also used during sports to enhance both mental and physical performance, in addition to training (Gündoğdu et al, 2017). In the modernizing world, sports has become a field of competition driven by the desire for money, fame, and the pursuit of technological and tactical superiority.…”

“…The use of diuretics can cause fainting, dizziness, headache, nausea, balance loss, cramps, renal and cardiac failure, while peptide hormones can lead to acromegaly, diabetes, thrombosis, coagulation, stroke, and heart failure (Rani, 2022). Especially among young people, there are products that are increasingly being used to create doping effects, sold and consumed under different names due to their prohibited status (Gündoğdu et al, 2017). It is crucial for young athletes starting their undergraduate education at the university to have sufficient knowledge about prohibited substances and methods that create doping effects in order to sustain their sports career as a profession.…”

Doping Types of Athletics Sports and Determination of the Opinions About Anti-Dopi̇ng

“…Sporcuların genelinde olmasa da bazıları tarafından antrenmanlara ilaveten fiziksel ve zihinsel performansı artırmaya yönelik bir takım maddeler alınmaktadır ve geçen zaman içinde bu maddelere performans artırıcı bir takım yöntemler de ilave olmuştur (2). Günümüzde de profesyonel ve amatör sporlarda harici birtakım maddeler kullanılmakta ve sporcuların sosyal pozisyonlarında önemli gelişmeler olmaktadır.…”

“…Gerek rekabet gerekse eğlence sporlarında dopingin kullanımı, halk sağlığı açısından önemli bir sorun olmaya devam etmekte ve doping kullanımının sağlık üzerindeki olumsuz etkilerine dair kanıtlar giderek artmaktadır (1). Doping; sporcu ya da oyuncuların yarışma sırasında veya oyuna hazırlanırken spor ahlâkına yakışmayacak şekilde performanslarını yapay olarak artıracak ve sporcunun fiziksel ve psikolojik sağlığına zarar verecek madde veya başka olası yöntemleri kullanmasıdır (2). Dünya Anti-Doping Ajansı'nın (WADA) tanımına göre ise doping, bir sporcunun vücuduna ait örnekte; sportif performansı arttırma potansiyeli bulunan veya sağlığı gereksiz yere tehdit eden, ya da spor ruhuna aykırı olan bir madde veya yöntemin bulunması, veya kullanılması, veya kullanıldığına dair bir kanıtın bulunmasıdır(3).…”