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Appendix A – Checklist

Appendix A

Checklist

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Overview of mandatory topics to include

As mentioned, the Code, ISTUE, ISRM, ISTI and ISE provide minimum requirements and topics that are required to be included on your website. Taking a look at what is already on your website is a good place to start. The checklist below provides an overview of these mandatory topics.

ReferenceTopicIncludedUpdate/ Add
Code Article 14.3Publication of ADRVs/decisions by the IF or under the jurisdiction of the IF  
Code Article 14.4Statistical report of doping control activities, including:
– Testing (test planning and sample collection)
– Whereabouts
– TUEs
– Results management
– Investigations
  
ISTUE 5.4 & 6.2Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUE) Process, including TUE Application Form  
ISTUE 5.7– Who needs to apply for a TUE
– Details on automatic recognition of TUEs approved by other ADOs and which decisions by other ADOs that would need to receive recognition.
  
Code Article 18.2;
ISE Article 5.2
Education program must include the following topics, which shall at a minimum be available on a website:
 Principles and values associated with clean sport  
 Athletes’, athlete support personnel’s and other groups’ rights and responsibilities under the Code  
 The principle of strict liability  
 Consequences of doping, for example, physical and mental health, social and economic effects, and sanctions  
 Types of Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs)  
 Substances and methods on the Prohibited List  
 Risks of supplement use  
 Use of medications and Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs)  
 Testing procedures, including urine, blood and the Athlete Biological Passport (ABP)  
 Requirements for Registered Testing Pool (RTP)/Testing Pool (TP) athletes, including whereabouts and the use of ADAMS  
 Coming forward to share concerns about doping    

Overview of recommended topics that could be included

In addition to the mandatory topics included above, there are a number of topics that WADA recommends that your organization include on your website. As with the mandatory topics above, a checklist is included below to provide an overview of the recommended topics.

TopicIncludedUpdate/Add
Your organization’s Anti-Doping Rules  
Link to WADA’s website and, where appropriate, specific documents (Code, International Standards, Guidelines, List of prohibited substances)  
Important definitions that might be ADO-specific (these would be included in your organization’s Anti-Doping Rules, but may be worth highlighting):
– International-level athlete
– Event period
– In-competition period
– Out-of-competition period
– Testing pool(s)
  
List or calendar of events  
Link to WADA microsites or similar sites that the IF uses (for example hosted by the ITA or other service provider):
– ADAMS
– ADEL
– Speak Up
  
Publication of full decisions (depending on ADO publication policy)  
IF anti-doping contact email or contact form for questions relating to all aspects of anti-doping (for ADAMS, TUEs, testing, results management, etc.)  
Any other IF-specific anti-doping information that would be of use for key website users