Gelisim News

‘’Winning in sports at any expense is not justifiable!

Evaluating the use of stimulants in sports, Istanbul Gelisim University School of Physical Education and Sports Director Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Soyal emphasized that the understanding of "Everything is permissible to win" should be abandoned for lasting success in sports.

The doping allegations cover the most important agenda of the world of sports in recent days. Despite of strict measures so taken, it has been not possible somehow to preclude the doping cases. The world of sports feels substantially disturbed by such cases where the names of very famous athletes (sportsmen/women), known with their successes, have involved in, and been disqualified from tournaments and been subject to measures of collection of awarded medal(s) back.

All these developments so experienced brings the question to the minds that why even the most successful athletes put their careers at risk in this way and needs the use of doping drugs? The Associate Prof. Dr. Mehmet Soysal, who is the Director of the Vocational School of Gymnasium and Sports of the Istanbul Gelisim University and made evaluations with relation to the subject matter said: ‘’Especially the interest, shown by the public towards the successful athletes and material supports, provided by various organizations and establishments, require the permanence and sustainability of success. The athlete within this process, however, started to prefer the use of doping drugs in order to acquire unjustified benefit, increase their performance or sustain their available performance for a further period of time. Therefore, it is necessary to abandon the perception of ‘’Everything is justifiable just for winning.’’

It is possible to determine any substance of that kind, used even a long period of time ago

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) manages to determine the prohibited substance, used long time ago, through the works, carried out by it and tests that will be carried out on the athletes both during the competition periods and along the year and with the list of prohibited drugs (substances). Furthermore, the ‘’The Anti-Doping Commission of the TMOK (National Olympic Committee of Turkey)’’, established with the support of the General Directorate of Sports and under the guidance of the TMOK (National Olympic Committee of Turkey) from 2011 onward in our country plays an effective role against the use of the doping drugs.

The Associate Prof. Dr. Mehmet Soysal listed 3 golden rules in the fight against the use of doping drugs as follows;
It is necessary for the athletes: 

- To have ethical values;
- To know how to respect their competitor;
- To adopt the spirit of competing in the Olympics.

Mr. Soysal, who indicated that the permanent success in sports can be possible through scientific-based works and efforts that will be directed and conducted by specialist sports scientists in their field of expertise, but not with the prohibited activities, also underlined the requirement of the fact that it was necessary not to forget about the spirit of emergence of the sports.