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Doping is to take illegal medicines or drugs in order to enhance an athlete’s performance before or at a sport competition. It is a widespread phenomenon in sport, both professional and amateur or recreational. Chemicals abuse may lead to serious, even irreversible, health problems, if used for non-therapeutic purposes. The ban on doping aims at both protecting athletes’ health, and to safeguard the integrity and objectivity of competitive sport.