Problems of Improving Criminal Legislation in the Field of Potent Substances Used in Sports

The article discusses the issues of improving criminal legislation in the field of responsibility for the illicit trafficking of potent substances used in sports. The existing problems of the subject of the crime under Article 234 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation are analyzed. The peculiarities of the qualification of other socially dangerous acts in relation to potent substances used in sports are highlighted. Ways of improving criminal legislation to counteract illicit trafficking, as well as other crimes involving potent substances used in sports, are proposed. In conclusion, the need to improve criminal legislation in the field of countering illicit trafficking, as well as other crimes involving highly potent substances used in sports, is substantiated.