Technological Doping in Sport: Performance Enhancement, Health, Ethics, and Regulatory Governance: A Narrative Synthesis
Technological doping reflects an interconnected performance-health-governance challenge rather than an isolated equipment issue. The synthesis demonstrates that technological doping is driven by measurable performance gains, digitally mediated compliance systems, and uneven regulatory capacity, indicating that future governance must shift from reactive equipment bans toward integrated, evidence-based oversight of biomechanical, digital, and healthcare technologies.
Authors
- Dragoș Ioan Tohănean (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6740-1867)
- Ecaterina Lungu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9262-2816)
- Dan Iulian Alexe
- Cristina Ioana Alexe
- Bindiya Rawat
- Suchishrava Choudhary
- Sohom Saha
- Prashant Kumar Choudhary
Institutions
- Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education (IN)
- "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati (RO)
- Transylvania University of Brașov (RO)
- University of Bacău (RO)
- Ion Creangă Pedagogical State University (MD)
- University of Rajasthan (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Bioengineering
- Published
- 2026-02-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering13030257
- Primary Topic
- Doping in Sports
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00