Fight Against Doping
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Doping is fundamentally contrary to the “spirit of sport”. It is defined as the occurrence of one or more of the antidoping rule violations. The following constitutes anti-doping rule violations: – The presence of a prohibited substance or its metabolites or markers in an athlete’s bodily specimen. – Use or attempted use of a prohibited substance or a prohibited method. – Refusing to submit to sample collection. – Violation of availability for Out of Competition Testing. – Tempering of Doping Control. – Possession of prohibited substances and methods. – Trafficking in any prohibited substance or prohibited method. – Administration of a prohibited substance. It is important to note that the four latter anti-doping rule violations are not only addressed to athletes (but also to any coach, trainer, manager, agent, team staff, official, medical or para-medical personnel working with or treating athletes participating in or preparing for sports competitions). In particular, those defined under the Code as “Athlete Support Personnel” should be concerned. In particular, “Possession of a Prohibited substance or method by Athlete Support personnel in connection with an Athlete, event or training, unless the Athlete Support Personnel establishes that the possession is pursuant to a Therapeutic Use Exemption granted to an Athlete, or other acceptable justification”, is an anti-doping rule violation. It is therefore strongly recommended, for example, that an Athlete Support Personnel under a personal medical treatment which includes a prohibited substance, should be able to provide, when on duty, his/her own medical prescriptions/certificates.
3. Prohibited Substances and Methods FITA Anti-Doping rules incorporate the Prohibited List which is published and revised by WADA no less often
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than annually (available on www.wada-ama.org and/or www.archery.org under the link “anti-doping”). FITA makes the current Prohibited List available to each Member Association, and each Member Association shall ensure that the current Prohibited List in force is available to its members and constituents. A substance or method shall be considered for inclusion on the Prohibited List if WADA determines that the substance or method meets any two of the following three criteria: – Medical or other scientific evidence, pharmacological effect or experience that the substance or method has the potential to enhance or enhances sport performance. – Medical or other scientific evidence, pharmacological effect, or experience that the use of the substance or method represents an actual or potential health risk to the athlete – WADA’s determination that the use of the substance or method violates the spirit of sport as described above. Below is a brief overview of the Prohibited Substances and Methods and their effects as per the List in force at 1 January 2007.
3.1 Substances and Methods prohibited at all times (In- and Out-of-Competition) Anabolic Agents (Anabolic Androgenic Steroids– AAS) (S1): This class includes both exogenous and endogenous AAS. Where an AAS is capable of being produced endogenously, the deviation from the range of values normally found in humans is considered. For example, testosterone is a naturaly occuring steroid hormone present in the body tissues of both males and females. It has both growth promoting (anabolic) and masculinizing (androgenic) properties. Women also produce testosterone but only one-tenth of the amount produced by men and most of it is converted to estrogens, the primary female sex hormone. It is clear that women are more sensitive to testosterone than men and smaller doses are needed to enhance a woman’s performance. Adverse effects of AAS include hair loss, oily skin, acne, deep voice, enlarged (males) or shrunken (females) breasts, psychiatric disturbances (aggressiveness), decreased sperm count (males), abnormal or absence of menstruation, re-