CLEAN SPORT

What is clean sport?

It doesn’t matter whether you’re just beginning in sport or you’re an elite athlete competing on the international stage – clean sport matters!

Clean sport means athletes:

compete on a level playing field.
are rewarded for their hard-work, talent and skills
value the spirit of sport
respect and look after their bodies and their health
follow the anti-doping rules
understand the importance of a drug testing regime to catch cheats and protect clean athletes

Why FIH supports clean sport?

Everyone has a duty to protect clean sport.

We want to know when we watch sports that it’s the real deal - that there is integrity in sport.

Cheating in any form undermines the spirit of sport and the efforts of clean athletes.

The Consequences of Doping

The consequences of doping could spell an athlete’s end of sporting career, reputation and future prospects both in and out of sport.

The sanctions for an anti-doping violation can include:

disqualification of results at an event, including forfeiture of medals
a ban from all sport (competing, training or coaching) for up to four years or even life in repeat or the most serious cases
publication of the anti-doping rule violation
financial penalties

Further to these sanctions, an athlete who has been found guilty of an Anti-Doping Rule Violation is often exposed to a level of media attention that can result in permanent damage to their reputation. This can mean stories on the TV news, in newspapers, on social media such as Facebook and Twitter which, in cases of deliberate cheating, could lead to you being the subject of public contempt.

Doping rule violations can place pressure not just on an athlete but others close to you, friends, partners and family. It is these consequences which are frequently the most difficult for athletes to deal with.