Gorontalo, 21 November 2024
Education activity was again carried out by IADO in cooperation with the Central KONI (National Sports Committee of Indonesia) and the regional office of KONI of Gorontalo Province. The socialization held in Gorontalo on November 21st, 2024 aiming to ensure that participants who are athletes, coaches, National Federation Management and KONI understood and knew more about doping, because in fact many people still confuses on doping. Many of the participants still thought that doping occurs only if athlete drinks / consumes substances that can significantly improve sports performance, even though doping can also occur on Athlete Support Personnel (ASP), for example when coaches / managers try to provide doping substances to athletes, or try to cover up cases of doping violations. Such dangerous action is also regarded as a type of doping violation, in which ASP can accept sanctions.
Participants were also invited to raise questions regarding the educational material presented, in which one of the questioners was a weightlifting trainer; “Is there any application for learning related to doping that athletes can use?” IADO was happy to answer that question by saying that the application already exists and can be accessed anytime and anywhere without any fees. The application is among others the ADEL (Anti-Doping Education and Learning) Platform published by WADA, which is very useful for athletes and ASPs to learn at any time related to doping. In addition, the related ADEL courses are already in Indonesian, such as the RTP course – Basics of Existence (Indonesian), ADEL for International-Level Athlete (Indonesian), ADEL for National-Level Athlete (Indonesian), Professional Trainer Education Program, and ADEL for Talented Athletes (Indonesian).
On the closing statement, IADO strictly prohibited any violation that break the values of clean sport, in which one of them is doping. It is important to be aware of such reminding message, because doping damages the health of athletes. It is even for those who are subject to doping sanctions to also have their prizes and medals withdrawn as well as directly related bonuses. It also includes the damaged relationships with fellow athletes. Many detrimental things could happen if any athlete would take the risk of committing doping violations, and even the benefits obtained are temporary only. Accordingly, in its anti-doping education presentation, IADO always mentioned that if an athlete needs medication, it is recommended not to buy it him / herself, but it is suggested to consult to any sports doctor or contact IADO via Whatsapp electronic message if any athlete wants to ask whether the medication, he / she will take is safe. IADO also always raises information related to 11 Anti-Doping Violations, which can also be seen on the iado.id website.