Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-10-14-Speech-4-054"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-10-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:European Union strategy to combat the use of drugs in sport (continuation)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20041014.6.4-054"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-10-14-Speech-4-0552
lpv:speaker	lp:John Bowis2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, this should prove a popular moment in this House and I am grateful for the massive turnout for the continuation of the debate on drugs in sport. From the health promotion point of view, we want to see the encouragement of sporting activity and sporting excellence. We also want to see prevention of the use of drugs that damage health. Sporting excellence can only flourish in an environment of fitness, skill, training and fair competition. It must be based on the natural abilities of the individual athlete or team, and never on performance enhanced by pharmaceutical or technical aids. That is cheating and must be rooted out through a policy of accurate and random testing. Such tests must distinguish between genuine medication and performance-enhancing drugs. In fact it is worse than cheating, because it puts the health of the athletes at risk. What athlete would knowingly cause damage to his heart or liver, his kidneys or reproductive organs? Who would willingly stunt his growth or make himself prone to violent or aggressive behaviour? Who would put at risk his memory or his mind? All these things can result from taking oral or injected steroids, without mentioning the risks entailed by sharing needles. Too many athletes and coaches either do not understand this or knowingly take the risk. These drugs distort and damage sport, the health of individual competitors and the example set to young people, who look up to sporting heroes as role models. That is why we must educate and prevent, why we must test and deter and why we must do both these things together."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Conservative and Unionist Party (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; ENVI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2004-08-31--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; DEVE (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (2004-10-13--2007-03-13)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Bowis (PPE-DE )."1

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