“I see trees of green, red roses too I see them bloom for me and you And I think to myself, what a wonderful world I see skies of blue and clouds of white The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night And I think to myself, what a wonderful world…” Louis Armstrong’s sweet song […]
Philippe Gradidge
Philippe Gradidge is a biokinetics and sport science lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand. His research interests include performance-enhancing drug abuse in adolescents and physical activity as a treatment for chronic diseases.
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Where’d all the cyclists go?
My usual Sunday morning cycle turned out to be a solitary event because I assume the majority of Gauteng’s cyclists decided to participate in the annual 94.7 cycle race yesterday. This year’s event probably saw many entrants, most of whom were perhaps new to the sport and encouraged by peers to take part. With the […]
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How do you explain doping?
Performance-enhancing substance (PES) use in sport is most likely the chief source of distress 1 facing sport in modern times 2. According to Clisby 2, the use of drugs to boost performance is common among athletes, despite strong efforts to hamper its use by sports organisations. The Olympic Charter’s vision of “friendship, solidarity and fair […]
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Doping in sport: An ethical perspective
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued a document in April 2005 on performance-enhancing substance use in sport (1). It inquired about many statements concerning the supposed anti-doping fight and how it may be successful. The document disputes that children need to be taken into account for a more restrictive moral and ethical anti-doping structure […]