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Étude du processus de dénonciation du dopage chez les sportifs malgaches et leur personnel de soutien

Principal investigator
J. Rakotoniaina
Country
Madagascar
Institution
National Sports Academy
Year approved
2017
Status
Completed
Language
Français

Project description

Summary

This research proposes to answer several questions, namely: from what moment, from what situation, from what motive, would the denunciation trigger off? Would there be a threshold of acceptability for the inequality of opportunity created by recourse to doping? Would this tolerance threshold constitute the limit before the act of denunciation is carried out? By providing solutions to the problem and answers to these questions, this research aims to test the hypothesis that awareness of the breakdown of the equal opportunity mechanism for personal reasons and of a conflict of interest at an inter-individual level is the trigger for the whistle-blowing process.

 

Methodology

The study begin with a descriptive and documentary study. This part of the research gathers concepts on the foundations of whistle-blowing and then focus on different organisations present in the country of Madagascar that use whistle-blowing in their policies to achieve their objectives. The second part of the research consist of administering a questionnaire to 384 individuals composed of senior athletes and their support staff (doctors, physiotherapists and coaches). It allow not only to measure the perception of whistle-blowing by athletes and their support personnel but also to understand the basis for making a whistle-blowing decision.  It is completed by analyzing the contents of interviews with 24 of the survey  participants.

 

Results

There is a differentiated appropriation of the denunciation of doping. It meets specific needs. Two major trends can be identified: 1) Individual interest of a purely selfish nature. This case is represented by the athlete who admits not to denounce a teammate or friend who is doping but will denounce him anyway if the latter takes his place. The ethical issue of doping is not taken into account, only the personal interest is important. The dilemma consists of "preserving friendship even if it means losing the competition or denouncing a teammate who is doping to the probable detriment of a friendship. 2) Values-driven denunciation. This is an act whose basis lies in the ethical question of doping. Often, this type of denunciation is spontaneous and should be encouraged and inculcated in athletes and support personnel. Work will have to be undertaken in this direction.

 

Significance for Clean Sport

Injustice in the field of sport is more conducive to denunciation. This trend should be encouraged. Work is needed on the "knowledge" and "attitude" component so that the decision to denounce doping in sport is a matter of course. Let us establish a "duty to denounce" through awareness-raising on the positive impact of denunciation in the fight against doping. we should enhance the notion of "denunciation" of doping as a legal and legitimate act.

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