Meganavigation Breadcrumb UKAD About Anti doping rules Share Facebook Twitter The Anti-Doping Rules Just as each sport has rules to determine how it is played or performed, there are Anti-Doping Rules in place to protect clean sport. Doping is defined in the World Anti-Doping Code as the occurrence of one or more of the Anti-Doping Rule Violations. It's much more than a positive test. You will find the current UK Anti-Doping Rules below. The facts - what you need to know about the 11 Anti-Doping Rule Violations There are 11 Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs). All 11 apply to athletes, two (in bold) also apply to athlete support personnel and five (in bold) also apply to athlete support personnel and other persons. Apply to athletes only Presence Use or Attempted Use Evading, Refusing or Failing to Submit to Sample Collection Whereabouts failures Apply to athletes and athlete support personnel Possession Administration Apply to athletes, athlete support personnel and other persons Tampering or Attempted Tampering Trafficking or Attempted Trafficking Complicity or Attempted Complicity Prohibited Association Acts by an Athlete or Other Person to Discourage or Retaliate Against Reporting to Authorities What that means for you Athletes need to make sure they are fully aware of ALL the Anti-Doping Rule Violations and what the consequences are for breaking them. Visit our athlete support personnel hub for further information on checking medications, supplement risks, the testing process and much more. Refusing a test, as an example, could lead to four-year ban. And remember, ADRVs are just like the rules in sport - it’s out or it’s in, it’s an official time or it’s not - but that is not everything. Clean sport is more than rules - it is also how you train and compete in sport, and how you conduct yourself both on and off the field of play. If in doubt, check your National Governing Body’s website for more information on your sport's anti-doping rules. PDF 2021 UK Anti-Doping Rules 2020 2021 World Anti-Doping Code Changes Under the 2021 World Anti-Doping Code, an athlete may be determined as being either a “International-Level”, “National-Level” or a “Recreational Athlete”. International-Level It is the responsibility of each International Federation to define what constitutes an athlete as being “International-Level” within their sport. Athletes are advised to check with their International Federation if they are unclear on whether they are defined as being an “International-Level Athlete”. National-Level It is the responsibility of UKAD to determine what constitutes an athlete as being “National-Level” within the UK. Within the 2021 UK Anti-Doping Rules, an athlete that falls into any of the following categories is defined as a “National-Level Athlete”: An Athlete in UKAD’s National Registered Testing Pool (NRTP) or Domestic Testing Pool (DTP). For more information on the Whereabouts requirements for the NRTP and DTP, click here. An Athlete in UKAD’s National TUE Pool An Athlete supported through UK Sport’s World Class Programme funding, or in direct receipt of a UK Sport or Home Country Sports Council Athlete Performance Award An Athlete who is in or who in the last six months has been in a squad representing Great Britain, England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland (a) at senior level; or (b) at junior levels that are published in the dropdown list below An Athlete competing at an International Event in an open senior category but who is not defined as an International Level Athlete by the relevant International Federation An Athlete who is a member of the squads and has competed in the events listed in the section below Additional categories of a National-Level Athlete (Criteria 4b and 6) --Any-- Amateur Boxing Aquatics & Para Swimming Archery & Para Archery Athletics & Para-Athletics Badminton & Para-Badminton Baseball Basketball Biathlon Bobsleigh & Skeleton Boccia Bowls Canoeing & Para-Canoeing Cricket Curling Cycling & Para-Cycling Darts (PDC) Equestrian Fencing & Wheelchair Fencing Football (FA) Football (FAW) Football (IFA) Football (SFA) Goalball Golf Gymnastics Handball Hockey Ice Hockey Ice Skating Judo & Para-Judo Karate Luge Modern Pentathlon Motorsport Netball Para Ice Hockey Para Powerlifting Para Table Tennis Para-football 5-a-side Professional Boxing Rowing & Para-Rowing Rugby League Rugby Union (RFU) Rugby Union (SRU) Rugby Union (WRU) Sailing Shooting & Shooting Para-Sports Skateboarding Snowsports & Para-Snowsports Softball Sport Climbing Squash Surfing Table Tennis Taekwondo & Para-Taekwondo Tennis & Wheelchair Tennis Triathlon & Para-Triathlon Volleyball & Sitting Volleyball Weightlifting Wheelchair Basketball Wheelchair Curling Wheelchair Rugby Wrestling Recreational Athlete It is also the responsibility of UKAD to determine what constitutes a “Recreational Athlete”. Under the 2021 UK Anti-Doping Rules, this is defined as: An Athlete who is under the jurisdiction of the NGB and who, within the five years prior to committing any Anti-Doping Rule Violation, has not been an International-Level Athlete (as defined by each International Federation) or a National-Level Athlete (as defined by UKAD); has not represented Great Britain or any other country in an International Event in an open category; and has not been included within any Registered Testing Pool or other whereabouts information pool maintained by any International Federation or National Anti-Doping Organisation Read more about Protect Your Sport campaign We can't do it alone. It takes a team. protectyoursport@reportdoping.com Clean sport depends on everyone having the know-how to speak out when something’s wrong. Speak to us in confidence – no matter how small. 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