GS4 · UPSC Mains
You are a sportsman who has been recently included in the national team squad for an upcoming international tournament. Many others are fighting for the same position and you would like to cement your place in the team as soon as possible. While you are practicing at a training session for the tournament with your fellow team mates, one amongst them offers you a prohibited substance. He claims that it will help you in improving your performance in the tournament. He also informs you that a lot of other team mates also use performance enhancing drugs or PEDs to improve their performance in tournaments. In this context, answer the following questions: (a) What are the options available to you in the above case? Which amongst these will you choose and why? (b) Discuss the ethical issues involved in doping by sportspersons.
GS4 · Case studies on the above issues
| Topper | Rank | Source | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arpit Sangal | — | VisionIAS | p.34 |
| Satyam Gandhi | — | VisionIAS | p.34 |
| Narayan Amit Malempati | — | VisionIAS | p.34 |
| Rajat Ravindra Ubhaykar | — | VisionIAS | p.34 |
| Akshita Gupta | — | VisionIAS | p.34 |
| Satyam Gandhi | — | Vision | p.34 |
| Ankita Jain | — | Vision | p.34 |