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Focus Area 2: Training for improved performance
Quick questions on Technology, performance enhancement, ethics and equity: HSC Health and Movement Science Focus Area 2
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What are training monitoring technologies?Show answer
Modern sport uses technology to measure load, recovery, technique and physiology. Common categories:
What is gene doping?Show answer
Gene doping is the use of gene therapy techniques to enhance athletic performance (e.g. introducing genes for muscle growth, endurance factors). Currently it is technologically nascent at competitive scale, but WADA has explicitly included gene doping in the Prohibited List. Detection is an active research area.
What is q1?Show answer
Identify three categories of substance or method on WADA's Prohibited List and give one example of each. [3 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Evaluate the equity implications of carbon-plate running shoes for elite marathoners. [5 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
A junior athlete uses a contaminated supplement and tests positive for a banned substance. Explain the principle of strict liability and discuss whether it is fair in this case. [5 marks]
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