Blockchain for Doping Control Applications in Sports: A Conceptual Approach

Flavio Pinto, Yogachandran Rahulamathavan and James Skinner
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Flavio Pinto: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, The Broadcast Centre Here East, Institute for Digital Technologies, Loughborough University London, Lesney Ave, London E20 3BS, UK
Yogachandran Rahulamathavan: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, The Broadcast Centre Here East, Institute for Digital Technologies, Loughborough University London, Lesney Ave, London E20 3BS, UK
James Skinner: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, The Broadcast Centre Here East, Institute for Sport Business, Loughborough University London, Lesney Ave, London E20 3BS, UK

Future Internet, 2022, vol. 14, issue 7, 1-24

Abstract: Doping is a well-known problem in competitive sports. Along the years, several cases have come to public, evidencing corrupt practices from within the sports environment. To guarantee fair play and prevent public health issues, anti-doping organizations and sports authorities are expected to cooperate in the fight against doping. To achieve this mission, doping-related data must be produced, stored, accessed, and shared in a secure, tamperproof, and privacy-preserving manner. This paper investigates the processes and tools established by the World Anti-Doping Agency for the global harmonization of doping control activities. From this investigation, it is possible to conclude that there is an inherent trust problem, in part due to a centralized data management paradigm and to the lack of fully digitalized processes. Therefore, this paper presents two main contributions: the concept of a multiorganizational decentralized data governance model and a blockchain-based design for one of the most sensitive data-sharing processes within the anti-doping ecosystem. Throughout this article, it is shown that the adoption of a permissioned blockchain can benefit the whole anti-doping community, creating more reliable processes for handling data, where privacy and security are enhanced.

Keywords: blockchain; DLT; doping control; Hyperledger Fabric (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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