Abstract
Sports medicine has evolved considerably in the last decades because it is inserted in a globalized world context and due to a high degree of technological development. It is worth remembering that major sporting events, such as the last Olympics in 2016, involve large investments and that, consequently, this financial impact, together with the evolution of technologies, might put sport physicians in situations that demand consideration regarding ethical conflicts. These matters can encompass the use of new technologies in modifying athletes’ bodies, doping and the development of super athletes, and how to deal with vulnerable people, such as children and teenagers who are candidate future athletes. Based on a review of the literature, this essay had as objective to consider these conflicts, based on the ethical arguments and principles present in official documents that deal with the topic.
Ethics, professional; Ethics; Vulnerability in health