Tennis Australia - AntiDoping policy

Which Problem does the Policy Seek to Address

In the Anti-Doping Policy by Tennis Australia (2014) they defined doping as “Athletes or other Persons shall be responsible for knowing what constitutes an anti-doping rule violation and the substances and methods which have been included on the Prohibited List“. From the definition, we can see that the anti-doping policy is a document for the athlete or the individual to be aware of all the substances and the violations that can be occurred. In research by Rudenko (2014) he analysed that performance-enhancing drugs in sports raise several interrelated problems like medical, legal, ethics/moral, pedagogical aspect, and social. 

Medical

Occasional cases of kidney failure have been identified with excessive use of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS). Independently, significant inter-individual and inter-ethnic variation in the metabolising of the compounds has also been identified (Deshmukh et al., 2010). In many pieces of research, doping can even lead to death, this policy addresses the well-being of the athletes for prosperous health. The competitive nature of the sports influence the athletes to indulge themselves into the doping, it leaves a physical and mental trauma on the athletes who are aware of the dangers but are influenced by the presumed glory that the performance-

Legal

The legal issue which is being addressed by the policy is that in different countries internationally the legal system towards the punishment would differ from other countries where they would either be insufficient or not present at all. The policy provides a standard for the athletes as it is in accordance with the World Anti-Doping Code, ASADA Act, and ASADA Regulations. The policy clearly states the right for a fair hearing for athletes, the banned substances, fair right for appeals, and punishments. 

Ethics/Moral

The overall goal of the policy is to clarify that doping is inherently unethical for sporting spirit ethics and to guarantee that all anti-doping agencies, including young people and competitors, establish and enforce awareness and prevention measures to discourage drug enhancement drugs. Doping leads to institutional risks, both at the individual and the overall level, by altering the level of competition, these ethical and moral issues are addressed in the policy. It may also lead to performance-enhancing drugs misuse and thereby add to a corrosive cycle of performance-enhancing drugs exploited in all forms of sport, not only is it a demoralizing effect on all clean athletes.