The Prohibited List & Testing

The Prohibited list & Testing

THE PROHIBITED LIST AND TESTING

The Prohibited List is one of the most important components of the World Anti-Doping Code. The Prohibited List details the substances and techniques that are banned in sport. These are referred to as Prohibited Substances and Prohibited Methods.

The Prohibited List contains a number of categories, based on the effect that the substance has. Substances are either banned at all times, or just in competition. If a substance is banned in competition, this means both that it cannot be used at all during the competition time, but also that care must be taken to make sure that if the substance has been used away from competition, it is no longer in the player’s system when the player comes to compete.

Testing, also referred to as ‘Doping Control’, is the primary tool for deterring and detecting doping in sport. This is done by collecting urine or blood samples from players for analysis by specialist laboratories.

These laboratories are accredited by WADA as having the necessary staff, resources and equipment to carry out this analysis. The analysis is done to identify the presence of any Prohibited Substances in the samples, and whether any Prohibited Methods have been used.

Players can be tested anywhere and anytime, in or out-of-competition, without any advance notice. All players may be subject to testing.

list of prohibited subtances

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WHO CAN TEST POWERCHAIR FOOTBALLERS

There are three organisations with the authority under the World Anti-Doping Code to carry out Doping Control.

National Anti-Doping Organisations

National Anti-Doping Organisations, also referred to as NADOs, are bodies set up or empowered by governments to be the primary anti-doping authority within a specific country. They can test any Athlete from their own country that participates in a sport that is governed by the World Anti-Doping Code, as well as Athletes from other countries that are present in their country.

For example, USADA [link] has the authority to test players from the United States anywhere in the world; and players from overseas who are present in the United States.
FIPFA

As the governing body for Powerchair Football FIPFA can test any player anywhere in the world, although this must be coordinated with NADOs and is subject to some restrictions in relation to multi-sport events.
Competition Organisers

Multi-sport competitions often operate according to their own anti-doping rules, which include the power to test participants in those competitions. For example, the International Paralympic Committee has the power to test all Athletes taking part in the Paralympic Games, but only for the duration of the Paralympic Games.