| Doping refers to use of medical substances and methods that go against sport and medical ethics and thus is banned by international sports organizations. International Olympic movement developed vigorously in the 20th century in the world but at the same time the abuse of stimulant drugs became an international problem drawing great concern.
China's sport circles knew little about doping before the 1980s. However, this "international nuisance " began to find its way into China as China's exchanges with the outside word expanded and sports competition became tenser and tenser, especially because of various adverse influence brought along by the commercialization of sports. To deal with this problem, the Chinese Government department in charge of physical culture and sports--the State Commission for Physical Culture and Sports (SCPCS)£¬promulgated a number of documents in 1985 and 1987 requiring faithful implementation of the International Olympic Committee's rules on banning stimulant drugs. However, official drug testing was not all-roundly carried out because China did not have necessary technical means at that time, and also because the country was not fully aware of, and alert to, the seriousness of the problem.
On May 3,1989,SCPCS commissioner summoned a meeting specially devoted to thestudy of the issue of doping which had become increasingly worrying both domestically and internationally. The meeting officially promulgated the principle of "seriously banning ,strictly examining and severely punishing" doping. In December the same year, the China Doping Control Center passed the IOC qualification examination and officially went operational. These marked a new beginning of an all-round anti-doping drive in China.
The "Three S" principle epitomizes the basic stand of the Chinese Government and sports circles on anti-doping. Doping harms athletes physically and mentally. It is an immoral behavior of cheating. It goes against the international principle of "fair play" as well as China's current laws. It should be pointed out that China favors the principles and policies stipulated in the "International Olympic Charter against Doping in Sports", the "Lausanne Declaration on Doping in Sport "and the "Sydney Communiqu¨¦".The "Three S" principle completely accords with these documents. Over the past years, China has consistently followed the "Three S" principle and taken a series of forceful measures to crack down on doping. Remarkable results have been achieved and were highly spoken by many international figures, including. Mr.Juan Antonio Samaranch, who said that China is one of the countries doing best in anti-doping in the world.
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