Developments in Anti-DopingUna May

Outline

• What’s been happening in Ireland• What’s been happening overseas• What’s coming up!

Testing Programme Stats

Testing Programme Stats

Testing Programme Stats

133 Blood Tests in 2012229 Blood Tests so far in 2013

Key Events 2013

Programme enhancements 2013

• 9 new SCP trained since June 2013– Dublin, north, midlands, mid-west

Anti-Doping Rule Violations 2012/3

• 2 weightlifters – cannabis

• Rugby – cannabis

• Athletics – Stanozalol

• 2 TUE cases

Blood Testing

• 69 Athletes on ABP programme• Initial baseline tests• Targeted tests

– training/competition schedule/travel plans– Performance plans and actual performances

• Problems with overseas testing – primarily transport of samples

Warnings/Notices to Athletes

– Asthma medications – updated – Jan 2013– Warning over black market GW50156 – Mar 2013– Hayfever medications – intramuscular

glucocorticosteroids prohibited – Mar 2013– Warning over black market AOD 9674 – Apr 2013– Extreme fat-burning and neuro-enhancing

supplements – Sept 2013– OxyElite Pro – risk of liver damage – Nov 2013

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Cycling

• LA Confession• Investigation called off• Lessons learned for ADOs• Team clearouts• On-going fallout• GW501516 - Costa Rican, Russian cyclists• New President – truth and reconciliation?

Australian Crime Commission

•AFL – un-approved substances•Essenden Football Club fined Aus$2million•Link to criminal underworld•Involvement of SCP, Sports scientists•Anti-ageing clinics

•New strenghtened law

Operation PuertoCyclistsSoccer Players?Tennis Players?Boxing?Athletics?

•Fuentes – 1 yr Prison Term for endangering public health•Order to destroy evidence•Appeal by NADO

•New Stengthened Anti-Doping Law

TENNISAndy Murray/ Roger Federer critical of tennis anti-doping efforts

•ABP introduced

Stanozolol

ISC Research helps catch 185+ athletes

Various

• Russia– 88 positives already this year plus 80 further

under investigation

• Chinese – 8 positives before National Champs• Turkey – 31 positives• Jamaica – no testing for 4 months ahead of

London 2012

Missed Test?

Ramos – 80 yrs old

New World Anti-Doping Code 7 key themes

1. Sanctions– 2yr → 4yr– Prompt admission no longer automatic ↓– Complicity and Tampering broadened– No significant fault – specified substance or

contaminated substance – reprimand to 2 yr– Whereabouts failures accumulation – 18→12

months

New World Anti-Doping Code 7 key themes

2. Human Rights– Takes into consideration principles of

proportionality and human rights– Public disclosure

New World Anti-Doping Code 7 key themes

3. Investigations– Strengthened through clarity of expectations of

stakeholders– Statute of limitations – 8yrs → 10 yrs

New World Anti-Doping Code 7 key themes

4. Athlete Support Personnel– Requirement to investigate ASP involved in

violation by a minor and/or more than one athlete with ADRV

– Prohibited Association– New role/responsibility for ASP – possession or

use of prohibited substance forbidden without valid justification

New World Anti-Doping Code 7 key themes

5. Testing and Sample Analysis– Technical document under development

identifying the prohibited substances that must be analysed for in particular sports and disciplines

– Smart testing – using risk analysis

New World Anti-Doping Code 7 key themes

6. Balancing interests of IFs and NADOs– Mutual recognition of TUEs

7. Clearer, Shorter Code – Compromise between clarity and shortening– Athletes reference guide

What’s next.......

• Revised Irish Sport Anti-Doping Rules – November 2014

• Steroid Profiling• SportIreland Act• Misuse of Drugs Act• Code of Ethics/Good Practice for medical

support personnel