Doping in sports: problems of determining subjects of administrative offenses and crimes

Introduction: based on the analysis of anti-doping legislation, legislation regulating legal relations in the field of sports, the current norms of the administrative and criminal codes, the article analyzes the issues of defining subjects related to “specialists in the field of sports medicine”. Materials and Methods: the normative basis consists of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, administrative and criminal legislation in the field of countering the use of substances and (or) methods prohibited in sports against an athlete, Resolutions of the government of the Russian Federation, and departmental orders. The methodological basis of the research is the General dialectical method of scientific knowledge, as well as various logical and cognitive research methods and techniques. Results of the Study: made it possible to identify subjects of administrative offenses and crimes related to "specialists in sports medicine," as well as to identify law enforcement problems that require further scientific resolution and legislative regulation. Findings and Conclusions: a systematic analysis of the current legislation in the field of doping allowed us to determine the specific individuals that are “experts in sports medicine”, administrative and criminal liability for which, if they commit illegal actions, provided in article 6.18 of the code of administrative offences, article 230.1 of the criminal code and article 230.2 of the criminal code.