Doping and substances banned by the IOC

• May 6, 2024

Mexico was a leader in the Central American games, when the news fell like a bucket of cold water. The national contingent lost 6 medals that had won, because those who participated tested positive for doping.

But what does this mean?

For the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the doping is to employ forbidden substances infringing the regulations of the competent sports organizations (European Charter against doping in sport 1984).

These substances artificially increase the performance of a healthy person in a competition ; they can be given to the athlete by third parties or taken by him or herself.

Doping is against the sports ethics , the physical and psychic integrity of the athlete and the principle of equality for all.

To implement this concept, the IOC (International Olympic Committee) has published a list of prohibited substances and has developed a drug detection program in the Olympics and related competitions to stop the use of these substances.

Dopant substances

The International Olympic Committee classifies the substances in 3 sections.

1. Dopant Substances

• Stimulants
• Analgesic narcotics.
• Anabolic steroids
• Beta blockers.
• Diuretics
• Hormones

2. Doping methods.

• Blood Doping: intravenous administration of erythrocytes or related blood products containing them.
• Pharmacology, chemical and / or physical manipulation: the medical commission of the International Olympic Committee prohibits the use of substances and methods that alter or try to alter the integrity and validity of urine samples used in anti-doping controls.

3. Substances Subject to Restriction.

All these chemicals and methods artificially improve the athletic condition of the person, but their side effects vary depending on the nature of the substance and cause various and irreversible damage to the body.

To know in detail the name and the description of the prohibited substances, consult the following link //www.com.org.mx/documentos/wada_2010.pdf