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IOC Anti-Doping Rules applicable to the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad Paris 2024 30 / 49 ARTICLE 9 – AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFICATION OF INDIVIDUAL RESULTS An anti-doping rule violation in Individual Sports in connection with an In- Competition test automatically leads to Disqualification of the result obtained in that Competition with all resulting Consequences , including forfeiture of any medals, diplomas, points and prizes.
ARTICLE 10 – SANCTIONS ON INDIVIDUALS 10.1 Disqu alification of Results in the Olympic Games Paris 2024 10.1.1 An anti -doping rule violation occurring during or in connection with the Olympic Games Paris 2024 may, pursuant to the decision of the CAS Anti -Doping Division, lead to Disqualification of all of the Athlete 's individual results obtained in the Olympic Games Paris 2024 with all Consequences , including forfeiture of all medals, diplomas, points and prizes, except as provided in Article 10.1.
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Factors to be included in co nsidering whether to Disqualify other results in the Olympic Games Paris 2024 may include, for example, the seriousness of the Athlete ’s anti -doping rule violation and whether the Athlete tested negative in other Competitions .
10.1.2 If the Athlete establishes that he/she bears No Fault or Negligence for the anti-doping rule violation, the Athlete's individual results in the other Competitions shall not be Disqualified, unless the Athlete's results in Competitions other than the Competition in which the anti -doping rule violation occurred were likely to have been affected by the Athlete 's anti-doping rule violation.
10.2 Ineligibility and other C onsequences 10.2.1 Should an Athlete or other Person be found to have committed an anti -doping rule violation, the CAS Anti -Doping Division may declare the Athlete or other Person Ineligible , considering Articles 10.2 to 10.9 and 10.13 of the Code, for such Competitions at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 in which such Athlete or other Person has not yet participated, along with other sanctions and measures which may follow, such as exclusion of the Athlete and other Persons concerned from the Olympic Games Paris 2024 and the loss of accreditation.
No Athlete or other Person who has been declared Ineligible or is subject to a Provisional Suspension may, during the period of Ineligibility or Provisional Suspension, continue to participate in any capacity in the Olympic Games Paris 2024 .
10.2.2 In accordance with Article 7.1.2, completion of the Results Management in the case in terms of sanctions beyond the Olympic Games Paris 2024 itself shall be referred to the applicable International Federation.
IOC Anti-Doping Rules applicable to the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad Paris 2024 31 / 49 10.2.3 In addition to the automatic Disqualification of the results in the Competition which produced the positive Sample under Article 9 of these Rules , all other competitive results of the Athlete in the Olympic Games Paris 2024 obtained from the date a positiv e Sample was collected (whether In-Competition or Out-of-Competition), or other anti-doping rule violation occurred, through the commencement of any Provisional Suspension or Ineligibility period, shall, unless fairness requires otherwise, be Disqualified with all of the resulting Consequences including forfeiture of any medals, points and prizes.
10.3 Automatic Publication of Sanction A mandatory part of each s anction shall include automatic publication, as provided in Article 13.3 .
ARTICLE 11 – CONSEQUENCES TO TEAMS 11.1 Testing of Team Sports Where more than one member of a team in a Team Sport has been notified of an anti-doping rule violation under Article 7 in connection with the Olympic Games Paris 2024 , the ITA shall conduct appropriate Target Testing of the team during the Period of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 .
11.2 Consequences for Team Sports If one or more member s of a team in a Team Sport are found to have committed an anti-doping rule violation during the Period of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 , the CAS Anti -Doping Division shall apply the rules of the relevant International Federation to impose an appropriate sanction on the team (e.g., loss of points, Disqualification from a Competition, Event or the Olympic Games Paris 2024 , or other sanction), in addition to any Consequences imposed pursuant to these Rules on the individual Athlete (s) found to have committed the anti-doping rule violation.
Should the relevant International Federation not have such rules or, if in the CAS Anti -Doping Division’s discretion, the rules of the relevant International Federation do not adequately protect the integrity of the Competition or Event , the Panel shall have the authority to determine the Consequences on the team, including the Disqualification of the team’s results in any Competition or Event or any other Consequences .
The CAS Anti-Doping Division may only take such action in circumstances when one or more members of a team in a Team Sport is found to have committed an anti-doping rule violation and, in the Panel’s discretion, the violation may have affected the results of the team in the concerned Competition(s) or Event(s) .
11.3 Consequences to Teams in sports which are not Team Sports If one or more members of a team in a sport which is not a Team Sport but where awards are given to teams, is found to have committed an anti-doping rule violation during the Period of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 , the CAS Anti -Doping Division shall apply the rules of the relevant International Federation to determine the Consequences on the team (e.g., loss of points, Disqualification from a Competition, Event or the Olympic Games Paris 2024 , or other Consequence s), in addition to any Consequences imposed pursuant to these Rules on the individual IOC Anti-Doping Rules applicable to the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad Paris 2024 32 / 49 Athlete( s) found to have committed the a nti-doping rule violation.
Should the relevant International Federation not have such rules or, if in the CAS Anti -Doping Division’s discretion, the rules of the relevant International Federation do not adequately protect the integrity of the Competition , the Panel shall have the authority to determine the Consequences on the team, including the Disqualification of the team’s results in any Competition or Event or any other Consequences .
The CAS Anti-Doping Division may only take such action in circumstances when one or more members of a team are found to have committed an a nti-doping rule violation and, in the Panel’s discretion, the violation may have affected the results of the team in the conc erned Competition(s) or Event(s) .
ARTICLE 12 – RESULTS MANAGEMENT : APPEALS 12.1 Decisions Subject to Appeal Decisions made under these Rules may be appealed as set forth below in Article s 12.2 through 12.5 or as otherwise provided in these Rules .
Such decisions shall remain in effect while under appeal unless the appellate body orders otherwise.
12.1.1 Scope of Review Not Limited The scope of review on appeal includes all issues relevant to the matter and is expressly not limited to the issues or scope of review before the initial decision maker.
Any party to the appeal may submit evidence, legal arguments and claims that were not raised before CAS Anti -Doping Division’s hearing so long as they arise from the same cause of action or same general facts or circumstances raised or addressed before CAS Anti -Doping Division.
12.1.2 CAS Shall Not Defer to the Findings Being Appealed In making its decision, CAS shall not give deference to the discretion exercised by the body whose decision is being appealed.
12.2 Appeals of Decisions Regarding Anti- Doping Rule Violations, Consequences, Provisional Suspensions , Implementation of Decisions and Authority A decision that an anti -doping rule violation was committed, a decision imposing Consequences or not imposing Consequences for an anti -doping rule violation, or a decision that no anti -doping rule violation was committed; a decision that an anti -doping rule violation proceeding cannot go forward for procedural reasons (including, for example, prescription); a decision by WADA assigning Results Management under Article 7.1 of the Code; a decision by the ITA not to bring forward an Adverse Analytical Finding or an Atypical Finding as an anti -doping rule violation, or a decision not to go forward with an anti -doping rule violation after an investigation in accordance with the International Standard for Results Management; a decision to impose or lift a Provisional Suspension as a result of a Provisional Hearing; the ITA’s failure to comply with Article 7.6.1; a decision that the IOC lacks authority to rule on an alleged anti -doping rule violation or its Consequences; failure to comply with Articles 7.1.4 and 7.1.5 of the Code ; and a decision by the IOC not to implement another Anti-Doping Organisation’s decision under Article 1 6 may be appealed IOC Anti-Doping Rules applicable to the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad Paris 2024 33 / 49 exclusively as provided in this Article 12.
12.2.1 Subject to Article 12.3 below, in cases arising from participation in the Olympic Games Paris 2024 , decisions may be appealed exclusively to CAS, in accordance with the provisions applicable to Appeals Arbitration Procedure as set forth in the CAS Code of Sports -related Arbitration.
12.2.2 Persons Entitled to Appeal 12.2.2.1 The following Persons shall have the right to appeal to CAS : (a) the Athlete or other Person who is the subject of the decision being appealed; (b) the IOC; (c) the relevant International Federation; (d) the National Anti -Doping Organisation of the Person’s country of residence or countries where the Person is a national or license holder; and (e) WADA .
12.2.2.2 Notwithstanding any other provision herein, the only Person who may appeal from the imposition of a Provisional Suspension is the Athlete or other Person upon whom the Provisional Suspension is imposed.
12.2.2.3 All parties to any CAS appeal must ensure that WADA and all other parties with a right to appeal have been given timely notice of the appeal.
12.2.3 Cross Appeals and other Subsequent Appeals Allowed Cross appeals and other subsequent appeals by any respondent named in cases brought to CAS under the Code are sp ecifically permitted.
Any party with a right to appeal under this Article 12 of these Rules must file a cross appeal or subsequent appeal at the latest with the party’s answer.
12.2.4 Failure to Render a Timely Decision by the I OC Where, in a particular case, the IOC and/or the ITA acting on behalf of the IOC, fails to render a decision with respect to whether an anti-doping rule violation was committed within a reasonable deadline set by WADA , WADA may elect to appeal directly to CAS as if the IOC or the ITA acting on behalf of the IOC had rendered a decision finding no anti-doping rule violation.
If the CAS hearing panel determines that an anti-doping rule violation was committed and that WADA acted reasonably in electing to appeal directly to CAS , then WADA’s costs and attorney fees in prosecuting the appeal shall be reimbursed to WADA by the IOC.
12.3 Appeals Relating to TUEs TUE decisions may be appealed exclusively as provided in Article 4.4 of these Rules .
12.4 Notice of Appeal Decisions IOC Anti-Doping Rules applicable to the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad Paris 2024 34 / 49 The IOC or the ITA acting on behalf of the IOC , or any Anti-Doping Organisation that is a party to an appeal shall promptly provide the appeal decision to the Athlete or other Person and to the other Anti-Doping Organisations or other Persons that would have been entitled to appeal under Article 12.2.2 as provided under Article 13.2.
12.5 Time for Filing Appeals The time to file an appeal to CAS shall be twenty -one days from the date of receipt of the decision by the appealing party.
The above notwithstanding, the following shall apply in connection with appeals filed by a party entitled to appeal but which was not a party to the proceedings that led to the decision being appealed: (a) Within fifteen days from notice of the decision, such party/ies shall have the right to request a copy of the case file from the body that issued the decision; (b) If such a request is made within the fifteen -day period, then the party making such request shall have twenty -one days from receipt of the case file to file an appeal to CAS .
The above notwithstanding, the filing deadline for an appeal filed by WADA shall be the later of: (a) Twenty -one days after the last day on which any other party having a right to appeal could have appealed; or (b) Twenty -one days after WADA ’s receipt of the com plete case file relating to the decision.
IOC Anti-Doping Rules applicable to the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad Paris 2024 35 / 49 ARTICLE 13 – CONFIDENTIALITY AND REPORTING 13.1 Information Concerning Adverse Analytical Findings , Atypical Findings , and Other Asserted Anti -Doping Rule Violations 13.1.1 Notification of Anti -Doping Rule Violations to Athletes and other Persons Notification to Athletes or other Persons of anti -doping rule violations asserted against them shall occur as provided under Articles 7 , 13 and 14 of these Rules .
13.1.2 Notification of Anti- Doping Rule Violations to NOCs , a representative of the Independent Observer Program me, the International Federation and the National Anti- Doping Organisation concerned , the IOC and WADA Notification of the assertion of an a nti-doping rule violation to the NOC , a representative of the Independent Observer Program me, the International Federation and the National Anti -Doping Organisation concerned , the IOC and WADA shall occur as provided under Articles 7, 13 and 1 4 of these Rules , simultaneously with the noti ce to the Athlete or other Person .
13.1.3 Content of an Anti -Doping Rule Violation Notification Notification of an anti -doping rule violation under Article 2.1 shall include: • the Athlete's name ; • country ; • sport and discipline within the sport; • the Athlete’s competitive level ; • whether the test was In -Competition or Out-of-Competition; • the date of Sample collection; • the analytical result reported by the l aboratory ; and • other information as required by the International Standard for Results Management .
Notification of anti -doping rule violations other than under Article 2.1 shall also include other Person’s name, the rule violated and the basis of the asserted violation.
13.1.4 Confidentiality The recipient Organisations shall not disclose this information beyond those Person s with a need to know (which would include the appropriate personnel at the applicable National Olympic Committee , National Federation , and team in a Team Sport ) until the ITA has made Public Disclosure as permitted by Article 13.3.
The ITA, the IOC, CAS Anti -Doping Division and CAS shall ensure that information concerning Adverse Analytical Findings , Atypical Findings , and other asserted anti - doping rule violations remains confidential until such information is Publicly Disclosed in accordance with A rticle 13.3.
13.2 Notification of Anti -Doping Rule Violation Decisions or Decisions IOC Anti-Doping Rules applicable to the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad Paris 2024 36 / 49 Related to Provisional Suspension and Request for Files 13.2.1 anti-doping rule violation decisions or decisions related to Provisional Suspension rendered pursuant to these Rules shall include the full reasons for the decision.
13.2.2 A Person or an Anti-Doping Organisation having a right to appeal a decision received pursuant to Article 13.2.1 is entitled to receive a copy of the full case file pertaining to the decision.
Such request for the case file shall be made in accordance with Article 12.5(a).
13.3 Public Disclosure 13.3.1 After notice has been provided to the Athlete or other Person in accordance with Article 7 and the International Standard for Results Management , and also to the NOC, a representative of the Independent Observer Program me, WADA and the International Federation and the National -Anti Doping Organisation of the Athlete or other Person in accordance with Article 13.1.2 , the identity of any Athlete or other Person who is notified by the ITA of a potential anti -doping rule violation, the Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method and nature of the violation involved, and whether the Athlete or other Person is subject to a Provisional Suspension , may be Publicly Disclose d. 13.3.2 No later than twenty days after it has been determined in an appellate decision under Article 12.2.1, or such appeal has been waived, or a hearing in accordance with Article 8 has been waived, or the assertion of an anti -doping rule violation has not been timely challenged, or the matter has been resolved under Article 10.8 of the Code , the disposition of the matter, including the sport, the anti -doping rule violated, the name of the Athlete or other Person committing the violation, the Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method involved (if any) and the Consequences imposed must be Publicly Disclosed .
The results of final appeal decisions concerning anti -doping rule violations, including the information described above must also be Publicly Disclosed within the same deadline .
13.3.3 After an anti -doping rule violation has been determined to have been committed in an appellate decision under Article 12.2.1 or such appeal has been waived, or in a hearing in accordance with Article 8 or where such hearing has been waived, or the assertion of an anti -doping rule violation has not otherwise been timely challenged, o r the matter has been resolved under Article 10.8 of the Code , such determination or decision may be made public and it may be comment ed publicly on the matter.
13.3.4 In any case where it is determined, after a hearing or appeal, that the Athlete or other Person did not commit an anti -doping rule violation, the fact that the decision has been appealed may be Publicly Disclosed .
However, the decision itself and the underlying facts may not be Publicly Disclosed except with the consent of the Athlete or other Person who is the subject of the decision.
Reasonable efforts shall be made to obtain such consent.
If consent is obtained, the decision shall be Publicly Disclosed in its entirety or in such redacted form as the Athlete or other Person may appro ve.
IOC Anti-Doping Rules applicable to the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad Paris 2024 37 / 49 13.3.5 Except as provided in Article s 13.3.1 and 13.3.3 of these Rules , no public comment shall be made on the specific facts of any pending case (as opposed to general description of process and science) except in response to public comments attributed to , or based on information provided by, the Athlete or other Person against whom an anti -doping rule violation is asserted, or their entourage or other representatives.
13.3.6 The mandatory Public Disclosure required in Article 13.3.2 shall not be required where the Athlete or other Person who has been found to have committed an anti -doping rule violation is a Minor, a Protected Person or a Recreational Athlete .
Any optional Public Disclosure in a case involving a Minor, a Protected Person or a Recreational Athlete shall be proportionate to the facts and circumstances of the case.
13.4 Data Privacy 13.4.1 The ITA, the IOC and other Anti -Doping Organisations , all strictly for the purpose of the implementation of these Rules and/or the Code , shall be authori sed to Process any Personal Information relating to Athletes and other Persons for the duration and in all manners necessary and adequate to conduct their Anti-Doping Activities under these Rules and the Code.
Further information addressing the requirements of the International Standard for the Protection of Privacy and Personal Information in relation to the P rocessing of Personal Information will be communicated to Athletes and other Persons subject to the IOC’s authority .
13.4.2 By participating in the Olympic Games Paris 2024 , Athletes and other Persons agree to be bound by these Rules and to comply with them, and, as part of the accreditation process to the Olympic Games Paris 2024 or otherwise, such Athletes or other Persons have acknowledged that it is necessary to Process their Personal Information and that such Personal Information may be Processed by the ITA, the IOC, WADA , Delegated Third Parties or any other Anti-Doping Organisation in the manner and for the purposes set forth in Article 13.4.1 above .
Without limiting the foregoing, Processing of Personal Information related to anti -doping research purposes shall be made in accordance with Article 6.3 of these Rules .
13.4.3 The ITA as well as the IOC and other Anti -Doping Organisations will implement adequate security safeguards , including physical, organisational , technical, environmental and other measures , to prevent the loss, theft, or unauthori sed access, destruction, use, modi fication or disclosure (including disclosures made via electronic networks) of the Personal Information as required under the International Standard for the Protection of Privacy and Personal Information.
13.4.4 Athletes or other Persons shall have the right to access their Personal Information , to request the modification or deletion of their Personal Information or to initiate a complaint in accordance with the provisions of the International Standard for the Protection of Privacy and P ersonal Information .
ARTICLE 14 – DEEMED NOTIFICATION S 14.1 Any notification under these Rules by the ITA and/or an Anti -Doping Organisation to an Athlete or other Person accredited pursuant to the request of a NOC shall be deemed to be accomplished by delivery of the notification (including, but without limitation, notifications delivered IOC Anti-Doping Rules applicable to the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad Paris 2024 38 / 49 electronically) to that NOC.
This applies , without limitation , for all notifications sent before, during and after the Period of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 .
It shall be the responsibility of the NOC to notify the Athlete or other Person in person.
The NOC shall inform the ITA once the notification is delivered to the Athlete or other Person .
Bona fide e fforts by the ITA and any Anti -Doping Organisation to secure notification in person shall be without prejudice to the validity of notifications to the NOC in application of this provision.
14.2 Notification under these Rules to a NOC shall be deemed to be accomplished by delivery of the notification to either the President, the Secretary General, the chef de mission, the deputy chef de mission or another representative of the NOC in question designated by the NOC for that purpose.
14.3 During the Period of the Pre -Olympic Games Paris 2024 and the Period of the Olym pic Games Paris 2024 and for the purpose of the application of these Rules , the Athlete and other Person accredited pursuant to the request of a NOC shall be deemed to be validly represented by th at NOC, acting through the persons mentioned in Article 14.2.
Without limitatio n, this applies in the context of the application of Article 7 of these Rules .
ARTICLE 15 – DOPING AND MEDICATION CONTROL FOR HORSES – EQUINE ANTI -DOPING AND CONTROLLED MEDICATION REGULATIONS 15.1 To determine anti -doping rule violations, Results Management, fair hearings, Consequences , and appeals for Horses, the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) has established and implemented rules (i) that are generally consistent with Articles 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 13 and 17 of the Code and (ii) which include a list of prohibited substances, appropriate Testing procedures and a list of approved laboratories for Sample analysis (its “FEI Equine Anti -Doping and Controlled Medication Regulations ” and the “ FEI Veterinary Regulations ” (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “FEI Regulations ”)).
15.2 Notwithstanding the application of the present Rules to all Athletes and Persons , the FEI shall implement and apply the rules established in relation to Horses, in particular the FEI Regulations .
The FEI shall forthwith provide the ITA with any decision(s) rendered pursuant to the FEI Regulations .
The ITA shall send copies of such decision(s) to Anti -Doping Organisations with a right to appeal under Article 12.2.2.1.
The right of any Person to be heard in relation to (i) a procedure of the FEI applying the FEI Regulations and (ii) any potential further consequences or sanctions deriving from a decision of the FEI applying the FEI Regulations , shall be exercised in front of the competen t body of the FEI.
ARTICLE 16 – IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISIONS 16.1 Automatic Binding Effect of Decisions by Signatory Anti- Doping Organisations 16.1.1 A decision of an anti -doping rule violation made by a Signatory Anti-Doping Organisation, an appellate body (in accordance with Article 13.2.2 of the Code), or CAS shall, after the parties to the proceeding are notified, automatically be binding beyond the parties to the proceeding upon the IOC and every Signatory in every sport with the effects described below: IOC Anti-Doping Rules applicable to the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad Paris 2024 39 / 49 16.1.1.1 A decision by any of the above -described bodies imposing a Provisional Suspension (after a Provisional Hearing has occurred or the Athlete or other Person has either accepted the Provisional Suspension or has waived the right to a Provisional Hearing , expedited hearing or expedited appeal offered in accordance with Article 7.
4.3 of the Code ) automatically prohibits the Athlete or other Person from participation (as described in Article 10.14.1 of the Code ) in all sports within the authority of any Signatory , during the Provisional Suspension .
16.1.1.2 A decision by any of the above -described bodies imposing a period of Ineligibility (after a hearing has occurred or been waived) automatically prohibits the Athlete or other Person from participation (as described in Article 10.14.1 of the Code ) in all sports within the authority of any Signatory for the period of Ineligibility .
16.1.1.3 A decision by any of the above -described bodies accepting an anti -doping rule violation automatically binds all Signatories .
16.1.1.4 A decision by any of the above -described bodies to Disqualify results under Article 10.10 of the Code for a specified period automatically Disqualifies all results obtained within the authority of any Signatory during the specified period.
16.1.2 The IOC and e ach Signatory recognises and implements a decision and its effects as required by Article 1 6.1.1 of these Rules , without any further action required, on the earlier of the date the IOC or other Signatory receives actual notice of the decision or the date the decision is placed into ADAMS .
16.1.3 A decision by an Anti-Doping Organi sation, an appellate body , or CAS to suspend, or lift, Consequences shall be binding upon the IOC and each other Signatory without any further action required, on the earlier of the date the IOC or other Signatory receives actual notice of the decision or the date the decision is placed i nto ADAMS .
16.1.4 Notwithstanding any provision in Article 1 6.1.1, however, a decision of an anti-doping rule violation by the IOC made in an expedited process during the Olympic Games Paris 2024 shall be binding upon all Signatories regardless of whether the Athlete or other Person chooses the expedited appeal option as according to Article 12 of these Rules , the CAS appeal follows the provisions applicable to Appeals Arbitration Procedure as set forth in the CAS Code of Sports -related Arbitration.
16.2 Implementation of Other Decisions by Anti- Doping Organisations The IOC may decide to implement other anti -doping decisions rendered by the Anti-Doping Organis ations not described in Article 16.1.1 above, such as a Pro visional Suspension prior to a Provisional Hearing or acceptance by the Athlete or other Person .
16.3 Implementation of Decisions by Bodies that are not Signatories The IOC shall implement the anti-doping decisions taken by other bodies which are not Signatories to the Code if the IOC finds that decisions purport to be within the authority of such bodies and the anti -doping rules of those bodies are otherwise consistent with the Code .
IOC Anti-Doping Rules applicable to the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad Paris 2024 40 / 49 ARTICLE 17 – STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS No anti -doping rule violation proceeding may be commenced against an Athlete or other Person unless he or she has been notified of the anti -doping rule violation as provided in Article 7.2.3.1. or 7.4.2.1. of these Rules , or notification has been reasonably attempted, w ithin ten years from the date the violation is alleged to have occurred.
ARTICLE 18 – AMENDMENT AND INTERPRETATION OF THE RULES 18.1 These Rules may be amended from time to time by the IOC Executive Board.
The English version of these Rules shall prevail.
18.2 These Rules shall be governed by Swiss law and the Olympic Charter.
18.3 Nothing in these Rules shall be interpreted as to limit or waive any rights granted to Anti-Doping Organisations to conduct their Anti-Doping Activities under applicable laws.
18.4 The headings used for the various Parts and Articles of these Rules are for convenience only and shall not be deemed part of the substance of these Rules or to affect in any way the language of the provisions to which they refer.
The masculine gender used in relation to any physical Person shall, unless there is a specific provision to the contrary, be understood as including the feminine gender.
18.5 Where the term “days” is used in these Rules , the Code or an International Standard, it shall mean calendar days unless otherwise specified.
18.6 The Code and the International Standards shall be considered integral parts of these Rules and shall prevail in case of conflict.
18.7 These Rules have been adopted pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Code and shall be interpreted in a manner that is consistent with applicable provisions of the Code.
The Introduction and Appendi x 1 shall be considered an integral part of these Rules .
In the event that these Rules do not cover an issue arising in connection with such Rules, the relevant provisions from the Code shall apply mutatis mutandis .
For the sake of clarity, in the event that there are any inconsistencies or lacunae within these Rules , such inconsistencies or lacunae shall be reso lved so as to carry out the spirit of the Code and these Rules .
18.8 The comments annotating various provisions of the Code are incorporated by reference into these Rules , shall be treated as if set out in full herein, and shall be used to interpret these Rules .
18.9 In the event that there is any conflict between these Rules and the CAS Anti-Doping Division Arbitration Rules, such conflict shall be resolved by the President of the relevant Division o f the CAS , or the Panel, so as to carry out the spirit of both sets of rules in a reasonable manner.
IOC Anti-Doping Rules applicable to the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad Paris 2024 41 / 49 APPENDIX 1 - DEFINITIONS ADAMS : The Anti- Doping Administration and Management System is a Web- based database management tool for data entry, storage, sharing, and reporting designed to assist stakeholders and WADA in their anti -doping operations in conjunction with data protection legislation.