Browsing by Author "Alahakoon, T.D."

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    Doping in Sport
    (University of Kelaniya, 2007) Alahakoon, T.D.
    Doping, the use of drugs to enhance sporting 'performance has occurred throughout history and has b~en responsible not only for some improved sporting performances, but also unhealthy side effects and even the deaths of athletes. Due to health and ethical reasons in 1967 the International Olympic Committee(IOC) agreed to ban and restricts certain substances and methods which could be used in the attempt to enhance performance. The purpose of this study is to provide an overview of a range of issues regarding the use of drugs: I. The detection of types of drugs are used by athletes to improve performance II. Banned substances and methods by the International . Olympic Committee Ill. Reliability of drug tests. Although this study is supplemented with the data colleted froin secondary sources, doping in sport is essentially an underground activity with little formal published research. Some athletes will always try to seek some extra competitive advantage. Therefore, Drug taking can't be stopped. Drug taking can be controlled only if detection is likely and the penalties of detection are a sufficient deterrent
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    A Psychological Perspective on Development of Eating Disorders in Female Athletes
    (Department of Economics, University of Kelaniya, 2016) Alahakoon, T.D.
    There is strong and consistent evidence that eating disorders are prevalent in sport. These illnesses lead to significant physical and psychological morbidity and impaired performances. Female athletes tend to be affected more than male athletes. This paper intends to reveal the development of eating disorders in female athletes and find associated variables with development of eating disorders in female athletes. It is important to note that both anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are determined by an interaction of many factors both personal and biological and social and cultural. Future studies are needed, especially to assess the direct effect of eating disorders on sport performance.
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