"Gene doping represents a threat to the integrity of sport," asserts the World Anti-Doping Agency, which prohibits athletes from "the non-therapeutic use of genes, genetic elements and/or cells that have the capacity to enhance athletic performance." The agency also bans gene editing.
Even if genetic enhancements remain unjustifiably prohibited to elite human athletes, should a ban on gene doping also apply to animals that compete in sports? The International Equestrian Federation says yes. "The use on, or administration or application to, any Horse of Gene Editing or Genome Editing is prohibited at all times."
