CROADA – our experience in fight against doping in sport
Athletes are often tempted to take prohibited agents with the aim of performance enhancing because of diff erent pressures they face, including self-affi rmation, the infl uence of money- and glory-driven parents, coaches and community members. Th ese agents increase body mass and power, relieve fatigue, mask other prohibited substances during testing, lead to faster recovery and have many other adverse eff ects on health. Th e use of prohibited agents, com-monly known as doping, is detrimental to the mental and physical health of athletes and violates the rules of ethical conduct. Th e prohibited agents include prohibited substances and prohibited methods. For a substance or a method to be included on the Prohibited List published by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) it has to meet at least two of the fol-lowing three criteria: it enhances sport performance, it represents an actual or potential health risk to athlete or it violates the spirit of sport. Th e fi ght against doping has, for a long time, been a strategic goal at both national and global level. Countries, the International Olympic Committee, international sport federations, national sport associations and various govern-ment and non-governmental organizations have been making considerable eff orts in creating policies and strategies for the fi ght against doping in sport. In 1999 these eff orts resulted in the establishment of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Subsequently, many of the national anti-doping agencies were founded. Croatian Anti-doping Agency (CROADA) was founded in 2007 with the aim of promoting doping-free sport and protecting athletes from adverse health eff ects. ; Podliježući različitim pritiscima, od vlastitog samodokazivanja do utjecaja roditelja, trenera i šire društvene zajednice radi slave i novca, sportaši se često nalaze u iskušenju da koriste zabranjena sredstva u svrhu poboljšanja rezultata. Ta sredstva djeluju na povećanje mišić-ne snage i mase, otklanjaju umor, maskiraju druga zabranjena sredstva prilikom testiranja, dovode do bržeg oporavka, ali imaju niz drugih učinaka, vrlo često štetnih po zdravlje. Pri-mjena zabranjenih sredstava u suprotnosti je s tjelesnim i mentalnim integritetom sportaša i sportskom etikom. Poznatiji naziv za primjenu zabranjenih sredstava je doping i predstavlja jedan od najvećih problema u sportu. U zabranjena sredstva ubrajamo zabranjene supstancije i zabranjene metode. Da bi se neko sredstvo našlo na popisu zabranjenih sredstava potrebno je zadovoljiti dva od tri sljedeća kriterija: poboljšanje izvedbe, štetnost po zdravlje ili nespojivost s duhom sporta. Borba protiv dopinga u sportu već je dugi niz godina strateški važna, kako na nacionalnom tako i na globalnom nivou. Države, Međunarodni olimpijski odbor, među-narodne sportske federacije, nacionalni sportski savezi te različita vladina tijela i nevladine udruge uključeni su u kreiranje politike i strategije za borbu protiv dopinga u sportu. Rezultat tih nastojanja je osnivanje svjetske agencije za borbu protiv dopinga u sportu (WADA) 1999. i po uzoru na nju nacionalnih agencija za borbu protiv dopinga u sportu. Hrvatska agencija za borbu protiv dopinga u sportu (HADA) osnovana je 2007. s ciljem promicanja sporta bez dopinga i zaštite sportaša od neželjenih posljedica.