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ANTI-DOPING UPDATE

Athlete Information (Links are embedded):
WAKO/WADA work to ensure that athletes benefit from the same anti-doping protocols and protections, no matter the nationality, the sport, or the country where tested. The ultimate goal is safe and fair competition worldwide. The section below provides key anti-doping information for athletes. Please consult the menu the menu below.

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

- Prohibited List Q&A
- 2015 ADRVS Report
- Human growth hormone (hGH) Testing

WADA YouTube Channel

Tools for Stakeholders (Links are embedded):

WADA’s Tool Kits are designed to be adapted and customized by stakeholders to suit their local cultures, conditions and resources, as well as their targeted audiences.

Doping Control Video

This video provides athletes with basic information about their rights and responsibilities in the doping control process.

Health Consequences Leaflet

The Dangers of Doping: Get the Facts leaflet provides athletes with information regarding the health risks associated with doping, by outlining the health consequences of using doping substances.

Books for Children

WADA’s Choose Your Own Adventure books provide the reader the ability to explore decisions about doping, both good and bad, without suffering the real life consequences. The books put the reader in the position to make multiple choices resulting in multiple endings. These tools are considered living instruments and therefore will evolve over time as additions and improvements are made. The latest tools will be posted on our Web site.

For Program Officers
For Coaches
For Teachers
For Sport Physicians
Play True Generation
For Doping Control Officer Training
Doping Control Video
Dangers of Doping Leaflet
Choose Your Own Adventure
Model Guidelines

WADA/WAKO Download Centre

WADA publishes guidelines relating to doping control activities.

In cooperation with WADA, the International Anti-Doping Agreement (IADA) has also developed guidelines for Anti-Doping Organizations that have already obtained an ISO certification or that wish to be ISO-certified. These are: Guidelines for Transition and Guidelines for Certification. As with all guidelines under the World Anti-Doping Program, these documents are subject to ongoing review and reassessment.

Athlete Biological Passport
Blood Sample Collection
Breath Alcohol Collection
Certification
Detection of doping with human Growth Hormone
Education Programs
Implementing an Effective Whereabouts Program
Laboratory Test Reports
Reporting and Management of Elevated T/E Ratios 2.0
Reporting and Management of hCG Findings 1.0
Result Management
Sample collection personnel
Urine Sample Collection

 

ANTI-DOPING

 
THERAPEUTIC USE EXEMPTIONS

Athletes may have illnesses or conditions that require them to take particular medications.
If the medication an athlete is required to take to treat an illness or condition happens to fall under the Prohibited List, a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) may give that athlete the authorization to take the needed medicine.
The purpose of the International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions (ISTUE) is to ensure that the process of granting TUEs is harmonized across sports and countries.
MEDICAL INFORMATION TO SUPPORT THE DECISION OF TUECS
Medical Information to Support the Decisions of Therapeutic Use Exemption Committees (TUECs) have been developed as part of the World Anti-Doping Program. It is based on the World Anti-Doping Code (Code) and on the International Standard for TUE (ISTUE).
This information should be read in conjunction with the principles set out in the ISTUE regarding the granting criteria for TUEs (Article 4.1 to 4.3). The objective is to guide and assist TUECs in the decision making process for TUE applications and are not mandatory documents.
These documents are "living documents” and will be updated as necessary based on the evolution of medical best practice. Pathologies covered at this stage are the most current ones encountered in the TUE field. This is not an exclusive list and TUEs for any other medical condition may be considered based on the principles of the ISTUE.
The following Medical information documents (also called TUE Physician Guidelines) are grouped under the Medical information documents Collection.

HOW TO APPLY FOR A TUE
International level athletes must apply directly with WAKO IF, using the application template attached below.
All the required documents can be sent by fax at +39 039 2328901 or by e-mail at [email protected]
National level athletes must apply for a TUE to the NADO of their homecountry. WAKO will automatically recognize any TUE granted by any NADO declared compliant by WADA, in accordance with Article 7.1 (a) of World Antidoping Code.
TUE granted by a Non-compliant NADO will have to be submitted to WAKO for recognition, in accordance with Article 7.1(b).
Definition of National and International Athlete (WAKO Antidoping Rules, page 3):
"Within the overall pool of Athletes set out above who are bound by and required to comply with these Anti-Doping Rules, the following Athletes shall be considered to be International-Level Athletes for purposes of these Anti-Doping Rules, and therefore the specific provisions in these Anti-Doping Rules applicable to International-Level Athletes (as regards Testing but also as regards TUEs, whereabouts information, results management, and appeals) shall apply to such Athletes:
1. International Level Athlete is:
a. An Athlete who is National Champion in that given year and subsequent years where he/she is the official national Champion as recognized by the WAKO National Governing Body.
b. An Athlete who has competed in a WAKO World Cup, or A/B class event in the last two years as defined in the WAKO Calendar.
2. National Level Athlete is:
A registered competitor who participates or has participated in local and regional events within their country in the last two years."

 
INFORMATION NOTE

WAKO is currently implementing ADAMS for all its international Anti Doping Activity.
The Anti-Doping Administration & Management System (ADAMS) was developed for this purpose. It is a Web-based database management system that simplifies the daily activities of all stakeholders and athletes involved in the anti-doping system.
Available in English, French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Russian, Italian, Dutch and Arabic, not only is ADAMS easy to use, it is also free for WADA’s stakeholders allowing them to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the fight against doping in sport. ADAMS’ multi-level access system protects the security and confidentiality of data.
ADAMS is a clearinghouse where all data can be stored, in particular laboratory results, Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs) and information on Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs). It facilitates the sharing of information amongst relevant organizations and promotes efficiency, transparency and effectiveness in all anti-doping activities.
ADAMS addresses the key activities of anti-doping operations through its functions:
Athlete Whereabouts
The Web-based functionality allows athletes to comply with the whereabouts rules of their sport by entering their information from anywhere in the world. Additionally, ADAMS supports the delegation of this responsibility to an authorized representative such as team manager, agent or other third party. This functionality also helps anti-doping organizations share whereabouts information, crucial for supporting athletes so that they do not need to enter their whereabouts more than once via multiple means. Athletes can also modify their whereabouts through the use of SMS messaging to ADAMS.

TUE Management
ADAMS facilitates online management of TUE requests, as well as online notification to those involved in the process. TUE information is shared with all and only relevant parties, thus for the athlete one submission is all that is necessary. Upon approval of the TUE, ADAMS also provides the athletes the option to print their Certificate of Approval for their records.

Test Planning & Results Management
The ADAMS doping control database provided to ADOs is an essential tool for managing both an in- and out-of-competition doping control program. Stakeholders can use ADAMS to plan, coordinate and order tests, as well as to manage test results. Coordination of doping control programs in the ADAMS system helps to avoid duplication of testing efforts and harmonizes communications between testing authorities, sample collection agencies as well as WADA accredited laboratories.

Lab Results module
WADA-Accredited Laboratories utilize ADAMS to submit test results to the appropriate authorities including WADA. In this way, Results Management Organizations are notified of results promptly and clearly and WADA is automatically engaged to ensure transparency in all results management processes.

ADAMS was launched in 2005 for the initial pilot phase. The system has since then been introduced and implemented by most Anti Doping Organizations and all WADA accredited anti-doping laboratories.

 
INTELLIGENCE AND INVESTIGATIONS

TO ALL WAKO MEMBERS Help us protect the clean athlete and the integrity of sport. Every time someone steps forward with information on doping, we move closer to a clean and fair playing field for all.

It is possibe to send anonymous information throught the WADA (World Anti Doping Agency) digital platform Speak Up! intended for athletes and others to report: alleged Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) under the World Anti-Doping Code (Code); non-compliance violations under the Code; or, any act or omission that could undermine the fight against doping in sport.

For more information about Speak Up! visit: https://speakup.wada-ama.org

It is also possible to report or share any information about possible Antidoping Rules Violation, even anonymously, to the following email address: [email protected]

Only the members of WAKO Integrity Panel will have access to this information.

 
WADA LEAFLETS

This page is under construction

 

 
GAMES / ELEARNING
MATERIAL
DISQUALIFIED ATHLETES

Here below you can download a document containing a list of persons whose punishment for the violation of anti-doping rules is currently running. National and International sport association in charge, as well as WADA, can request data of persons whose punishment for violation of anti-doping rules has expired, in accordance with Law.

ATTACHMENTS

- Disqualified Athletes - Update February 2020 (737 KB)