In recent years, there have been a lot of complaints of famous athletes against the anti-doping rules of the World Anti-Doping Agency. Based on a literature research, this paper should analyze how far there are any conflicts between the rules and the basic rights of athletes and how the athletes perceive this conflict. Concerning the right of privacy, some surveys show certain dissatisfaction with the whereabouts-system ADAMS. German and European data protection officials expressed criticism regarding the WADA-methods achieving personal data. There are also some conflicts concerning the freedom to choose an occupation, e.g. the cases of Katrin Krabbe and Claudia Pechstein, and regarding the physical integrity. In the end, all interventions proved to be correct as long as they are proportionally. But concerning this case there are often doubts.
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In recent years, there have been a lot of complaints of famous athletes against the anti-doping rules of the World Anti-Doping Agency. Based on a literature research, this paper should analyze how far there are any conflicts between the rules and the basic rights of athletes and how the athletes perceive this conflict. Concerning the right of privacy, some surveys show certain dissatisfaction with the whereabouts-system ADAMS. German and European data protection officials expressed criticism reg...
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