Rights & Obligations
Procedure for Exemption to the 6-Month Written Notice Rule
According to Article 5.6.1 of the World Antidoping Code (the “Code”), if an International or National level athlete in a Registered Testing Pool retires and then wishes to return to active participation in sport...
Rights and obligations of athletes in respect of TUEs
Every athlete with a documented medical condition has the right to apply for a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) – a special certificate...
Rights and obligations of athletes included in the Anti-Doping Centre’s Registered Testing Pool
Each athlete included in the Anti-Doping Centre Registered Testing Pool must provide current and accurate whereabouts information via the Anti-Doping Administration and Management System (ADAMS)...
Rights and obligations in case of a positive A-sample
Failure by an athlete to take part in disciplinary proceedings stemming from a positive sample may be of detriment to him/her...
Rights and obligations during testing
It is in each athlete’s best interest to be well-aware of the standard doping control testing process.
General rights and obligations
The fight against doping in sport is founded on the strict liability principle. In plain language, “strict liability” means “guilty until proven innocent.”