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Minerva Medicolegale 2006 December;126(4):383-9

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language: Italian

Legal regulation and medico-forensic aspects of the current antidoping legislation

Lippi G. ¹, Mattiuzzi C. ², Guidi G. C. ¹

¹ Istituto di Chimica e Microscopia Clinica Dipartimento di Scienze Morfologico-Biomediche Università degli Studi di Verona, Verona 2 Dirigenza Medica Azienda Ospedaliera di Verona, Verona

Doping, intended as the administration of banned substances to ameliorate fitness and improve athletic performance, has became a tremendous problem for the public health. The use of artificial means to modify results of sport competitions might elicit serious health consequences, corrupt fairness, and currently represents a sport illicit and a penal crime, as currently sanctioned by the Italian legislation. This article aims to analyze, from a forensic point of view, the current national legislation on this topic, providing interpretations, reflections and analyzing the potential legal consequences on its application.