Genetic doping: WADA we do about the future of ‘cheating’ in sport?

Brown, James ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1506-9719 (2019) Genetic doping: WADA we do about the future of ‘cheating’ in sport? The International Sports Law Journal, 19 (3-4). pp. 258-280. ISSN 1567-7559

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Abstract

Due to developments in science and biotechnology, the concept of ‘gene doping’ is emerging as the number one threat to fair play in sport. This procedure, which involves the manipulation of one’s natural genetic characteristics in order to enhance athletic ability, has been banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency since 2003. Given the irreversible and potentially undetectable nature of this nascent form of enhancement, it is clear that gene doping poses one of the toughest challenges that anti-doping authorities have yet to face. By adopting an inter-disciplinary approach to the issue that focuses on the scientific, legal, practical and ethical issues associated with this pre-emptive prohibition of gene doping, this article arrives at a somewhat inflammatory and provocative conclusion: it might be time for sport’s stakeholders to consider allowing—and regulating to a safe level—the use of genetic modification in sport. The future of cheating in sport is upon us, and the time to act is now.

Item Type:	Article
Peer-reviewed:	Yes
Date Deposited:	30 Jan 2023 09:19
Publisher:	Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Additional Information:	This version of the article has been accepted for publication, after peer review (when applicable) and is subject to Springer Nature’s AM terms of use, but is not the Version of Record and does not reflect post-acceptance improvements, or any corrections. The Version of Record is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/0.1007/s40318-019-00141-y
Divisions:	Faculties > Business and Law
Subject terms:	1801 Law
URI:	https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/631279
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1007/s40318-019-00141-y
ISSN	1567-7559
e-ISSN	2213-5154

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