Breaking News: Doping Concerns Shake Trust in International Sports
Frankfurt am Main – The best German athletes are currently competing in international events, with high hopes for top performances and potential new world records. However, recurring doping scandals have shaken confidence in Olympic sports. The Enhanced Games, which address this crisis of trust, have raised serious concerns about the integrity of the sport and the health of athletes.
Integrity and Credibility at Stake
To counteract the trend of doping in sports, international sports organizations must regain their integrity and credibility. Max Hartung, spokesperson for the Sports Aid Foundation, emphasizes that the focus should be on the individual athlete’s peak performance rather than on science-driven record-breaking.
“No success at all costs. The Enhanced Games make the athletes an interchangeable product of science – but we are concerned with the peak performance of an individual personality. We are concerned with people,” Hartung said.
Sports Aid Foundation’s Stance
The Sports Aid Foundation, which has promoted fair play and sportsmanship since its inception, believes that the Enhanced Games’ approach undermines the core values of sports. According to Hartung, the foundation supports athletes who strive for excellence through clean competition.
“The value of performance, fair play, and mutual respect, for which the Sports Aid Foundation stands, can only be demonstrated in open-ended competition. The Enhanced Games are simply about setting records. The end justifies the means. Athletes who use performance-enhancing substances in the Enhanced Games would therefore be incompatible with the foundation’s basic attitude and enthusiasm for the unpredictable outcome of sporting competition,” Hartung continued.
Protection of Athletes
The protection of athletes, particularly their health and physical integrity, is a top priority. Compliance with anti-doping regulations is not only a sporting obligation but also an ethical one. The Enhanced Games, which rely on the targeted use of performance-enhancing substances, undermine this protection and reduce the athlete to an object.
“We are also concerned with protecting the next generation. It is feared that this competition will be working with younger and younger athletes and ever higher doses. This is incompatible with our social image and the role model function of the athletes supported by us,” said Karin Orgeldinger, Sports Aid officer in the field of athletes’ promotion.
Call for Clean Sport
The Sports Aid Foundation calls on everyone involved in sports to clearly commit to the values of clean sport for a credible future of international competition.
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Contact: Deutsche Sporthilfe Foundation, Yannick Wenig, Otto Fleck-Lesen 86, 60528 Frankfurt am Main, Tel: 0151-11313776, E-mail: [email protected].
