PROGRAMME
Clean sport means athletes who:
Athletes’ Anti-Doping Rights Act
The Athlete Anti-Doping Rights Act protects anathlete’s right to participate in clean sport, promoting health, fairness and equal opportunity for all athletes worldwide.
The Act includes rights:
Read the full Act on the WADA website
The principle of strict liability means that an athlete is solely responsible for any prohibited substance found in their body, regardless of how it got there or whether the athlete intended to take it. This means that even if an athlete unknowingly takes a banned substance through a contaminated supplement or food, they can still be held liable for a doping violation.
Doping in sport can have wide-ranging consequences. As well as risking a sanction including a ban from sport, athletes can experience negative effects such as:
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List is a list of substances and methods that are banned in sport.The list is updated annually and applies to all sports and all levels of competition. It includes:des anabolic agents, peptide hormones, growth factors, beta-2 agonists, hormone and metabolic modulators, diuretics and masking agents, and prohibited classes of substances such as cannabinoids, and glucocorticoids.
Read the Prohibited List in full on the WADA website
The use of dietary supplements is a risk for athletes as they may contain prohibited substances. Supplements can be subject to accidental cross-contamination, or substances can be added intentionally during the manufacturing process.
Poor labelling means that even checking the label for prohibited substances isn’t enough to keep athletes safe: a supplement may be contaminated even if no prohibited substance is on the label.
Athletes are responsible for anything found in their sample. A food-first approach to nutrition is the safest option.
Any athlete can be tested at any time. We understand that going through the sample collection process (also known as 'doping control') can be unnerving, especially if it's your first time. This page explains the process to help you prepare and feel more comfortable when it's your turn.
Selection
If you’re selected by doping control:
The Athlete Whereabouts Programme protects every athlete’s right to clean sport through out-of-competition testing that can take place without notice at any time. It’s a powerful way of deterring and detecting doping in sport.
File your Whereabouts
You must file your Whereabouts before the start of each quarter:
How to update your Whereabouts
Update your Whereabouts information online via the Anti-Doping Administration and Management System (ADAMS). Once you're logged in and have submitted your Whereabouts online, you can download theAthlete Central app and make changes to your Whereabouts on-the-go.
Update your Whereabouts on ADAMS
Download the Athlete Central app from AppleStore and GooglePlay
60-minute window
Registered testing pool (RTP) athletes mustalso specify a 60-minute window between 5am and 11pm each day, in which youwill be available for testing at a specified location. Select a timeslot thatbest fits your schedule and ensure you are accessible for the entire 60-minute windoweach day.
There is a process that allows you to take a medication containing a banned substance if you need to for medical reasons.It's called a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE).
You may need to apply for a TUE if you get sick or injured and require medication, or if you have an ongoing medical condition that requires treatment, such as diabetes or asthma.
Getting a TUE may protect athletes from receiving a sanction if a prohibited substance is found in their sample. An exemption is only granted if the athlete will gain no unfair advantage by using the banned substance or method. It’s also important that the athlete’s wellbeing is not put at further risk by using the medication.
Some athletes must apply for their TUE in advance, before they begin using any prohibited medications or methods. Other athletes can apply retroactively.
To confirm when you need to apply, refer to the WADA Website or
Phone us:+679 7376319
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As an athlete, you train hard. Sometimes you may get injured or sick, or you may need to take regular medication for an ongoing condition such as asthma or diabetes. Whatever the situation, it's important to be aware of what you're taking. You’re 100% responsible for everything you put into your body.
Here’s some quick advice:
Even common medications may contain banned substances. Check every medication on GlobalDRO before you use it.
Make sure your medical professional knows that you’re an athlete who could be drug tested. Ask for alternatives if a medication you’re prescribed is prohibited.
If something you need is prohibited in sport, look into Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs).
Your health comes first. In an emergency, always get the treatment you need.
If in doubt
Phone us:+679 7376319
Email us: quintyn@oceanianoc.org or at orado.helpdesk@onoc.org.fj
Alternatively, a completely anonymous experience is available to you at WADA – Speak Up
Speaking up is a safe way for anyone involved in sport to share doping concerns in confidence.
If you see, hear about or suspect doping, contact us in confidence to share your concerns. Speaking up protects your sport for all athletes who train hard and fair.
You don’t need the full story. If you think it’s suspicious, we’d like to hear about it.
Even if it seems minor, please get in touch. We use every bit of information we receive.
It doesn't matter when, who or where. You can report something from the past, something happening now, or something someone intends to do in the future. It can be about athletes, coaches, team doctors, physios or, in some cases, parents of athletes. It can be something happening at home in Fiji or overseas.
Phone us:+679 7376319
Email us: quintyn@oceanianoc.org or at orado.helpdesk@onoc.org.fj
Alternatively, a completely anonymous experience is available to you at WADA – Speak Up
The purpose of the International Standard for the Protection of Privacy and Personal Information (ISPPPI) is to ensure that Anti-Doping Organizations(ADOs) apply appropriate, sufficient, and effective privacy protections to the personal information they process when conducting anti-doping programs. This is in recognition of the fact that personal information gathered in the anti-doping context can have an impact on and implicate the privacy rights of persons involved in and associated with organized sport.
Drug Free Sport Fiji advises all athletes and other stakeholders and interested parties that your personal information will be processed in accordance with the Personal Information Notice.
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