Dear Editor,
I have noted with interest the various discussions and commentaries on the issue of drugs and doping in sports. Some events in the past few weeks have somewhat tarnished Jamaica's rich sporting history and achievements.
Indeed, continuing education on the subject of doping in sports is of paramount importance for athletes, coaches, medical and allied health personnel, other support staff, parents, teachers, sponsors, and the wider public.
The time has come for stakeholders such as the JOA, JAAA, Jamaica Association of Sports Medicine (JASM), JADCo, ISSA, UTech, and UWI to come together with a strategic plan with established timelines for a comprehensive education programme going forward.
The country has too much of a great sporting legacy regionally and internationally not to seize this moment. Let's do it now.
Nicholas K Ford (RPT)
JASM Member
fordnicholas199@gmail.com
Seize the drug opportunity
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I have noted with interest the various discussions and commentaries on the issue of drugs and doping in sports. Some events in the past few weeks have somewhat tarnished Jamaica's rich sporting history and achievements.
Indeed, continuing education on the subject of doping in sports is of paramount importance for athletes, coaches, medical and allied health personnel, other support staff, parents, teachers, sponsors, and the wider public.
The time has come for stakeholders such as the JOA, JAAA, Jamaica Association of Sports Medicine (JASM), JADCo, ISSA, UTech, and UWI to come together with a strategic plan with established timelines for a comprehensive education programme going forward.
The country has too much of a great sporting legacy regionally and internationally not to seize this moment. Let's do it now.
Nicholas K Ford (RPT)
JASM Member
fordnicholas199@gmail.com
Seize the drug opportunity
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