The use of banned substances to enhance performance remains to be the spectre haunting elite sports worldwide. Despite intense efforts by sporting bodies and the medical profession to rid the sport of this stain, drug taking among elite athletes remains widespread
Science Café Stelllenbosch will put the spotlight on this issue with guest speaker Dr Marilize Burger, a postdoctoral fellow at the Sports Science Institute of South Africa (SSISA) in the Department of Biology at the University of Cape Town. She will share her experiences as a doping control officer at the Baku 2015 European Games in Azerbaijan recently. She will also give an overview of doping control and spot target testing in and out of competitions.
The conversation will be moderated by Prof. Anna-Mart Engelbrecht from the Department of Physiological Sciences at Stellenbosch University.
Date: Wednesday 16 September 2015
Time: 18:00 for 18:30
Venue: Café Ya-Ya, 8 Dorp Street, Stellenbosch
Science Café Stellenbosch is an initiative of the Faculty of Science at Stellenbosch University to promote the public discussion of science matters. Entrance is free but space is limited, so please make sure you get there early and order something yummy from Café Ya-Ya's menu.
For more information, contact sciencecafé@sun.ac.za
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