RAZLIKE U PERCEPCIJI, ZNANJIMA I STAVOVIMA STUDENATA FIZIČKOG VASPITANJA I SPORTA O KORIŠĆE- NJU NEDOZVOLJENIH SUPSTANCI U SPORTU

The problem of the use of banned substances (doping) in sport has been, is and will be an ongoing problem that undermines the very spirit of sport, beauty and pleasure, and very often the health of athletes. There- fore, it is essential to solve this problem, if possible, per- manently, although it is sometimes simply impossible to do. The research included total 200 students from Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, of which 100 students were from the University in Eastern Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and 100 students from the Department of Physical Education AMU Aligarh (India), aged 18-26 years. Of the total sample, 170 (85%) of the participants were males, while 30 (15%) were females. The main objective of the study was to test the level of differences in knowledge and identify students' attitudes about the use of prohibited substances in sport. To col- lect the necessary information has been used an anony- mous questionnaire with 13 clearly defi ned questions (11 closed questions and two open-ended questions) that are related to specifi c knowledge, attitudes about doping in sport. The obtained results are relevant to the global indi- cator of awareness, knowledge and attitudes of the popu- lation of students about the problem of today's modern sport which is called doping. Of the total sample 85% of the students marked the athletics as a sport with the most doping scandals, followed by Cycling (43%) and Body building and Weightlifting (22%), while the Sports games (28%), Cricket (25%), Shooting and Chess (19%), as well as sports with the least number doping scandals.