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Developments in Anti-Doping Una 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 2012 229 Blood Tests so far in 2013 Key Events 2013 • European Team Champs – 49 pre-competition blood testing – 43 post competition urine testing • European Schoolboys Boxing Championships – 9 tests on minors 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 Follow us on Twitter #pureirishsport 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 Puerto Cyclists Soccer Players? Tennis Players? Boxing? Athletics? •Fuentes – 1 yr Prison Term for endangering public health •Order to destroy evidence •Appeal by NADO •New Stengthened AntiDoping Law TENNIS Andy 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 Missed Test? • Turkey – 31 positives • Jamaica – no testing for 4 months ahead of London 2012 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