GS4 · UPSC Mains
You are a young athlete representing India at an international-level competition. During the competition, you witness a few senior athletes injecting something using a syringe, in private. When you approach them, they explain that it is a performance enhancing drug, which is very common in such competitions and you should take the same as well. You are in fear and decide to approach the coach to discuss the event you witnessed. However, you get to know that the athletes are taking the drug at the advice of the coach himself. (a) What would you do in this scenario? Discuss the options available to you and chart your course of action. (b) Why do you think use of unfair means to enhance performance is common in competitive sporting event? How can this practice be minimized?
GS4 · Case studies on the above issues
| Topper | Rank | Source | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vikram Grewal | — | VisionIAS | p.49 |
| Shubhank Mishra | — | VisionIAS | p.49 |
| Chitra Mishra | — | VisionIAS | p.49 |
| Punit Dwivedi | — | VisionIAS | p.49 |
| Shivansh Awasthi | — | VisionIAS | p.45 |
| Vaibhav Gondane | — | VisionIAS | p.49 |
| Girdhar | — | VisionIAS | p.49 |
| Pratibha Verma | — | VisionIAS | p.49 |
| Trupti Ankush Dhodmise | — | VisionIAS | p.49 |
| Pari Bishnoi | — | VisionIAS | p.46 |
| Sumit Kumar | — | VisionIAS | p.49 |
| Chahat Bajpai | — | VisionIAS | p.49 |
| Pawan Kumar Goel | — | VisionIAS | p.49 |
| Kanishak Kataria | — | Vision | p.49 |
| Kanishak Kataria | — | Vision | p.49 |
| Kanishak Kataria | — | Vision | p.49 |