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They must therefore not in any way be administered by, connected or subject to the Anti -Doping Organization responsi ble for Results Management . |
International Event : An Event or Competition where the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, an International Federation, a Major Event Organization, or another international sport organization is the ruling body for the Event or appoints the technical officials for the Event . |
International -Level Athlete : Athletes who compete in sport at the international level, as defined by each International Federation, consistent with the International Standard for Testing and Investigations. |
For the sport of Wrestling and all its associated styles , International -Level Athletes are defined as set out in the Scope section of the Introduction to these Anti -Doping Rules.80 International Standard: A standard adopted by WADA in support of the Code . |
Compliance with an International Standard (as opposed to another alternative standar d, practice or procedure) shall be sufficient to conclude that the procedures addressed by the International Standard were performed properly. |
International Standards shall include any Technical Documents issued pursuant to the International Standard. |
Major Event Organizations : The continental associations of National Olympic Committees and other international multi -sport organizations that function as the ruling body for any continental, regional or other International Event . |
Marker : A compound, group of compounds or biological variable(s) that indicates the Use of a Prohibited Substa nce or Prohibited Method . |
Metabolite: Any substance produced by a biotransformation process. |
Minimum Reporting Level : The estimated concentration of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolite(s) or Marker(s) in a Sample below which WADA- accredited laboratories should not report that Sample as an Adverse Analytical Finding. |
Minor : A natural Person who has not reached the age of eighteen (18) years. |
National Anti -Doping Organization: The entity(ies) designated by each country as possess ing the primary authority and responsibility to adopt and implement anti -doping rules, direct the collection of Samples , manage test results, and conduct Results Management at the national level. |
If this designation has not been made by the competent public authority(ies), the entity shall be the country’s National Olympic Committee or its designee. |
80 [Comment to International -Level Athlete: Consistent with the International Standard for Testing and Investigations, UWW is free to determine the criteria it will use to classify Athletes as International -Level Athletes, e.g., by ranking, by participation in particular International Events, by type of license, et... |
However, it must publish those criteria in c lear and concise form, so that Athletes are able to ascertain quickly and easily when they will become classified as International -Level Athletes. |
For example, if the criteria include participation in certain International Events, then the International Federation must publish a list of those International Events.] |
UWW 2021 Anti -Doping Rules Page 63 of 66 National Event : A sport Event or Competition involving International - or National -Level Athletes that is not an International Event . |
National Federation : A national or regional entity which is a member of or is recognized by UWW as the entity governing UWW 's sport in that nation or region. |
National -Level Athlete : Athletes who compete in sport at the national level, as defined by each National Anti-Doping Organization, consistent with the International Standard for Testing and Investigations. |
National Olympic Committee: The organization recognized by the International Olympic Committee. |
The term National Olympic Committee shall also include the National Sport Confederation in those countries where the National Sport Confederation assumes typical National Olympic Committee responsibilities in the anti -doping area. |
No Fault or Negligence: The Athlete or other Person's establishing that he or she did not know or suspect, and could not reasonably have known or suspected even with the exercise of utmost caution, that he or she had Used or been administered the Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method or otherwise violated an anti... |
Except in the case of a Protected Person or Recreational Athlete , for any violation of Article 2.1, the Athlete must also establish how the Prohibited Substance entered the Athlete’s system . |
No Significant Fault or Negligence: The Athlete or other Person's establishing that any Fault or Negligence, when viewed in the totality of the circumstances and taking into account the criteria for No Fault or Negligence, was not significant in relationship to the anti -doping rule violation. |
Except in the case of a Protected Person or Recreational Athlete , for any violation of Article 2.1, the Athlete must also establish how the Prohibited Substance entered the Athlete’s system. |
Operational Independence: This means that (1) board members, staff members, commission members, consultants and officials of the Anti -Doping Organization with responsibility for Results Management or its affiliates (e.g., member federation or confederation), as well as any Person involved in the investigation and pr... |
The objective is to ensure that members of the hearing panel or individuals otherwise involved in the decision of the hearing panel, are not involved in the investigation of, or decisions to proceed with, the case. |
Out-of-Competition: Any period which is not In -Competition. |
Participan t: Any Athlete or Athlete Support Person. |
Person: A natural Person or an organization or other entity. |
Possession : The actual, physical Possession , or the constructive Possession (which shall be found only if the Person has exclusive control or intends to exercise control over the Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method or the premises in which a Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method exists); provided, however... |
Provided, however, there shall be no anti -doping rule violation based solely on Possession if, prior to receiving notification of any kind that the Person has committed an anti -doping rule violation, the Person has taken concrete action demonstrating that the Person never intended to have Possession and has renounc... |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this definition, the purchase (including by any electronic or other UWW 2021 Anti -Doping Rules Page 64 of 66 means) of a Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method constitutes Possession by the Person who makes the purchase.81 Prohibited List : The List identifying t... |
Prohibited Method : Any method so described on the Prohibited List . |
Prohibited Substance: Any substance, or class of substances, so described on the Prohibited List . |
Protected Person: An Athlete or other natural Person who at the time of the anti -doping rule violation: (i) has not reached the age of sixteen (16) years; (ii) has not reached the age of eighteen (18) years and is not included in any Registered Testing Pool and has never competed in any International Event in an ... |
Publicly Disclose : See Consequences of Anti -Doping Rule Violations above. |
Recreational Athlete: A natural Person who is so defined by the relevant National Anti -Doping Organization; provided, however, the term shall not include any Person who, within the five (5) years prior to committing any anti -doping rule violation, has been an International -Level Athlete (as defined by each Internat... |
Registered Testing Pool : The pool of highest -priority Athletes established separately at the international level by International Federations and at the national level by National Anti -Doping Organizations , who are 81 [Comment to Possession: Under this definition, anabolic steroids found in an Athlete's car wo... |
Similarly, in the example of anabolic steroids found in a home medicine cabinet under the joint control of an Athlete and spouse, UWW must establish that the Athlete knew the anabolic steroids were in the cabinet and that the Athlete intended to exercise control over them. |
The act of purchasing a Prohibited Substance alone constitutes Possession, even where, for example, the product does no t arrive, is received by someone else, or is sent to a third party address.] |
82 [Comment to Protected Person: The Code treats Protected Persons differently than other Athletes or Persons in certain circumstances based on the understanding that, below a certain age or intellectual capacity, an Athlete or other Person may not possess th e mental capacity to understand and appreciate the prohibit... |
This would include, for example, a Paralympic Athlete with a documented lack of legal capacity due to an intellectual impairment. |
The term “open category ” is meant to exclude competition that is limited to junior or age group categories.] |
83 [Comment to Provisional Hearing: A Provisional Hearing is only a preliminary proceeding which may not involve a full review of the facts of the case. |
Following a Provisional Hearing, the Athlete remains entitled to a subsequent full hearing on the merits of the case. |
By contrast, an “expedited hearing”, as that term is used in Article 7.4.3, is a full hearing on the merits conducted on an expedited time schedule.] |
84 [Comment to Recreational Athlete: The term “open category” is meant to exclude competition that is limited to junior or age group categories.] |
UWW 2021 Anti -Doping Rules Page 65 of 66 subject to focused In -Competition and Out-of-Competition Testing as part of that International Federation's or National Anti -Doping Organization's test distribution plan and therefore are required to provide whereabouts information as provided in Article 5. |
5 and the International Standard for Testing and Investigations. |
Results Management : The process encompassing the timeframe between notification as per Article 5 of the International Standard for Results Management , or in certain cases (e.g., Atypical Finding , Athlete Biological Passport , whereabouts failure), such pre- notification steps expressly provided for in Article 5 of ... |
Sample or Specimen: Any biological material collected for the purposes of Doping Control .85 Signatories : Those entities accepting the Code and agreeing to implement the Code, as provided in Article 23 of the Code. |
Specified Method: See Article 4.2.2. |
Specified Substance: See Article 4.2.2. |
Strict Liability : The rule which provides that under Article 2.1 and Article 2.2, it is not necessary that intent, Fault , Negligence, or knowing Use on the Athlete’s part be demonstrated by the Anti-Doping Organization in order to establish an anti -doping rule violation. |
Substance of Abuse: See Article 4.2.3. |
Substantial Assistance: For purposes of Article 10.7.1, a Person providing Substantial Assistance must: (1) fully disclose in a signed written statement or recorded interview all information he or she possesses in relation to anti -doping rule violations or other proceeding described in Article 10.7.1.1, and (2) ful... |
Further, the information provided must be credible and must comprise an important part of any case or proceedin g which is initiated or, if no case or proceeding is initiated, must have provided a sufficient basis on which a case or proceeding could have been brought. |
Tampering : Intentional conduct which subverts the Doping Control process but which would not otherwise be included in the definition of Prohibited Methods . |
Tampering shall include, without limitation, offering or accepting a bribe to perform or fail to perform an act, preventing the collection of a Sample, affecting or making impossible the analysis of a Sample , falsifying documents submitted to an Anti-Doping Organization or TUE committee or hearing panel, procuring f... |
Team Sport : A sport in which the substitution of players is permitted during a Competition. |
85 [Comment to Sample or Specimen: It has sometimes been claimed that the collection of blood Samples violat es the tenets of certain religious or cultural groups. |
It has been determined that there is no basis for any such claim.] |
86 [Comment to Tampering: For example, this Article would prohibit altering identification numbers on a Doping Control form duri ng Testing, breaking the B bottle at the time of B Sample analysis, altering a Sample by the addition of a foreign substance, or intimidating or attempting to intimidate a potential witness ... |
Tampering includes misconduct which occurs during the Results Management and hearing process. |
See Article 10.9.3.3. |
However, actions taken as part of a Person's legitimate defense to an anti -doping rule violation charge shall not be consider ed Tampering. |
Offensive conduct towards a Doping Control official or other Person involved in Doping Control which does not otherwise constitute Tampering shall be addressed in the disciplinary rules of sport organizations.] |
UWW 2021 Anti-Doping Rules Page 66 of 66 Technical Document : A document adopted and published by WADA from time to time containing mandatory technical requirements on specific anti- doping topics as set forth in an International Standard. |
Testing: The parts of the Doping Control process involving test distribution planning, Sample collection, Sample handling, and Sample transport to the laboratory. |
Testing P ool: The tier below the Registered Testing Pool which includes Athletes from whom some whereabouts information is required in order to locate and Test the Athlete Out -of-Competition. |
Therapeutic Use Exemption ( TUE): A Therapeutic Use Exemption allows an Athlete with a medical condition to Use a Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method , but only if the conditions set out in Article 4.4 and the International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions are met. |
Trafficking : Selling, giving, transporting, sending, delivering or distributing (or Possessing for any such purpose) a Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method (either physically or by any electronic or other means) by an Athlete , Athlete Support Person or any other Person subject to the authority of an Anti-Dopi... |
UNESCO Convention: The International Convention against Doping in Sport adopted by the 33rd session of the UNESCO General Conference on 19 October 2005 including any and all amendments adopted by the States Parties to the Convention and the Conference of Parties to the International Convention against Doping in Sport. |
Use: The utilization, application, ingestion, injection or consumption by any means whatsoever of any Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method. |
WADA: The World Anti -Doping Agency. |
Without Prejudice Agreement : For purposes of Articles 10.7.1.1 and 10.8.2, a written agreement between an Anti-Doping Organization and an Athlete or other Person that allows the Athlete or other Person to provide information to the Anti-Doping Organization in a defined time- limited setting with the understanding... |
Such an agreement shall not preclude the Anti-Doping Organization, Athlete or other Person from using any information or evidence gathered from any source other than during the specific time -limited setting described in the agreement. |
WORLD ANTI-DOPINGCODE2015WORLD ANTI-DOPINGCODE2015World Anti-Doping CodeThe World Anti-Doping Code was first adopted in 2003, took effect in 2004, and was then amended effective 1 January 2009. |
The following document incorporates revisions to the World Anti-Doping Code that were approved by the World Anti-Doping Agency Foundation Board in Johannesburg, South Africa on 15 November 2013. |
The revised 2015 World Anti-Doping Code is effective as of 1 January 2015.Published by:World Anti-Doping AgencyStock Exchange Tower800 Place Victoria (Suite 1700)PO Box 120Montreal, QuebecCanada H4Z 1B7URL: www.wada-ama.orgTel: +1 514 904 9232Fax: +1 514 904 8650E-mail: code@wada-ama.orgTable of ContentsPURPOSE, SCOPE ... |
............. 28 4.3 CRiTERiA FOR iNCLUDiNg SUBSTANCES AND METHODS ON THE ProhIbIted lISt ......................... 30 4.4 THERAPEUTiC USE EXEMPTiONS (“ tues”). |
....................... 31 4.5 MONiTORiNg PROgRAM ...................................................... 36ARTICLE 5 TESTING AND INVESTIGATIONS ......................................... 36 5.1 PURPOSE OF teStIng AND iNVESTigATiONS ................... 36 5.2 SCOPE OF teStIng ......................................... |
]PURPOSE, SCOPE AND ORGANIZATION OF THE WORLD ANTI-DOPING PROGRAM AND THE CODEThe purposes of the World Anti-Doping Code and the World Anti-Doping Program which supports it are: • To protect the athletes ’ fundamental right to participate in doping-free sport and thus promote health, fairness and equality for athlete... |
The purpose of the Code is to advance the anti-doping effort through universal harmonization of core anti-doping elements. |
it is intended to be specific enough to achieve complete harmonization on issues where uniformity is required, yet general enough in other areas to permit flexibility on how agreed-upon anti-doping principles are implemented. |
The Code has been drafted giving consideration to the principles of proportionality and human rights.World Anti-Doping Code • 201512[Comment: The International Standards contain much of the technical detail necessary for implementing the Code. |
International Standards will, in consultation with the Signatories, governments and other relevant stakeholders, be developed by experts and set forth in separate documents. |
It is important that the WADA Executive Committee be able to make timely changes to the International Standards without requiring any amendment of the Code. |
]The World Anti-Doping Program The World Anti-Doping Program encompasses all of the elements needed in order to ensure optimal harmonization and best practice in international and national anti-doping programs. |
The main elements are:Level 1: The CodeLevel 2: International StandardsLevel 3: Models of Best Practice and guidelinesInternational StandardsInternational Standards for different technical and operational areas within the anti-doping program have been and will be developed in consultation with the Signatories and go... |
The purpose of the International Standards is harmonization among anti-doping organizations responsible for specific technical and operational parts of anti-doping programs. |
Adherence to the International Standards is mandatory for compliance with the Code. |
The International Standards may be revised from time to time by the Wada Executive Committee after reasonable consultation with the Signatories, governments and other relevant stakeholders. |
International Standards and all revisions will be published on the Wada website and shall become effective on the date specified in the International Standard or revision.World Anti-Doping Code • 201513[Comment: These model documents may provide alternatives from which stakeholders may select. |
Some stakeholders may choose to adopt the model rules and other models of best practices verbatim. |
Others may decide to adopt the models with modifications. |
Still other stakeholders may choose to develop their own rules consistent with the general principles and specific requirements set forth in the Code.Model documents or guidelines for specific parts of anti-doping work have been developed and may continue to be developed based on generally recognized stakeholder needs ... |
]Models of Best Practice and GuidelinesModels of best practice and guidelines based on the Code and International Standards have been and will be developed to provide solutions in different areas of anti-doping. |
The models and guidelines will be recommended by Wada and made available to Signatories and other relevant stakeholders, but will not be mandatory. |
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