Fair play campaign to fight doping in South Africa sport

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An increase of 100 per cent in performance-enhancing drug offences among adolescent athletes and the adult population prompted the South African Institute for Drug Free Sport (Saids) to launch its ‘I Play Fair - Say NO To Doping' initiative in Johannesburg on Tuesday.

“Our latest positive doping stats for the period April 1, 2010 to March 30, 2011 show a doubling to 50 positive tests from 19 for the year before,” said chairman of Saids Shuaib Manjra.

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“The advertising and marketing of these products is widespread and prey on the sporting performance anxieties of athletes - with the products being promoted as an instant solution to improved performance,” said Manjra.

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Manjra said the issue of doping was not only related to sport but it was increasingly becoming a public health issue and the use of performance enhancing drugs among adolescents had become a major source of concern for Saids.

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