Mens sana in corpore sano in modern sport

Authors

Perisic Jelena, Sports Academy

Abstract

Modern sport is a civilizational achievement based and designed upon Juvenal’s motto, A healthy mind in a healthy body. International relations characterized by global processes of cultural unification are also reflected in modern sport, which is evident in the legislation adopted by international organizations of global and regional importance, state authorities, and national and international non-governmental sports organizations and associations. Modern sport, practiced recreationally or in schools or even at professional elite levels, was conceived, promoted and realized upon the original principles of improving physical and mental health of the participants. However, in practice, elite sport has relied on highly sophisticated information technology to become a professional activity that operates on the profit-based principles of neoliberal economy. Like the profit-oriented sports industry, elite sport also often ignores ethical, medical and humane principles in its pursuit of top results. Following the motto of Faster, higher, stronger, athletes use stimulants and banned substances to achieve global popularity and financial gains, compromising their health along the way. International governmental and non-govermental sports organizations and associations, as well as state authorities and national sports federations are more or less united in the fight against doping, thus confirming the premise that the original principles of sports should rest on Mens sana in corpore sano.

Keywords

Modern sport, sport benefits, health, doping

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