Transcript OCA Anti-Doping Rules

OCA Anti-Doping Rules
Mohammad Reza, SHARIF, MD
Member of OCA Anti-Doping Commission
[email protected]
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OCA Anti-Doping Rules
aspects:
 essentialities
 legislative
 procedures
 specifications
OCA Anti-Doping Rules
Essentialities
OCA as an international events owner shall
fight against doping because:
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OCA is WADA stakeholder, therefore:
1.
is an Anti-Doping Organization
2.
has specified responsibilities
3.
has specified authorities
OCA Anti-Doping Rules
Essentialities
To achieve its own goals, OCA needs:
 An Anti-Doping Structure
 The documented policy as an applicable
Anti-Doping Rules
OCA Anti-Doping Rules
Legislative
Anti-Doping
Structure
----------------------According to the OCA
Constitution and Rules,
Art.9 by-law 2(3):
OCA President has appointed
an Anti-Doping
Commission (ADC) and its
individuals
OCA Anti-Doping Rules
Legislative
OCA Constitution and Rules
Art.9 by-law 2(3)
------------------------------------------------The President OCA shall have full authority to appoint
individuals and/or committees/teams for some particular
mission and to define their privileges, as per the OCA
Financial Guidelines. These nominations shall be from
amongst those sports leaders who have significant prior
experience and who have contributed for the OCA mission
and/or who are experts of the related subject. Such
nominations, however, shall be reported to the next
Executive Board meeting of the OCA.
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OCA Anti-Doping Rules
Legislative
As the first issue, OCA ADC studied on a
plan which supplies the legislative
backup for this Anti-Doping System.
--------------------------------------------------------------------Two main documentaries supply this backup:
World Anti-Doping Code
2.
OCA Constitution and Rules
--------------------------------------------------------------------And the third documentary is OCA Anti-Doping Rules
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OCA Anti-Doping Rules
Procedures
The first mission to ADC:
Anti-Doping Rules
What
OCA
AntiDoping
Rules
(Draft)
Where
When
OCA ADC Before
the first
EB
meeting
in 2005
How
By
Working
Group
OCA Anti-Doping Rules
Procedures
How:
By Working Group
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The preliminary draft was provided
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The draft was sent to the anti-doping experts, OCA MC and
WADA in order to receive their comments
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All the received comments were investigated for probable
mentioning
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The final version was issued as the “OCA Anti-Doping
Rules” applicable for the Asian Games
OCA Anti-Doping Rules
Specifications
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OCA has established these rules in accordance
with the World Anti-Doping Code, expecting that,
in the spirit of sport, it will contribute to the fight
against doping in the Sport Movement in Asia.
These rules complemented by other OCA
documents and International Standards.
OCA Anti-Doping Rules
Specifications
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OCA shall establish the procedures to
ensure all Participants and Member
Organizations under its authority are
informed of to be bound by these rules.
These rules are sport rules governing the
conditions under which sport is played.
All Participants accept these rules as a
condition of participation in Asian Games
and are presumed to have agreed to
comply with the rules.
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OCA Anti-Doping Rules
Specifications
Contents
Clarification of Roles and Responsibilities
 OCA is the major authority for the
initiating and directing doping control in
Asian Games.
 The Organizing Committee is responsible
for all doping controls requirements and
financial costs.
OCA Anti-Doping rules
Specifications
Anti-Doping rules are the
basic elements for OCA to
make it potent as an AntiDoping Organization able
to design and execute its
responsibilities upon which
the World Anti-Doping
Agency has recognized.
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OCA ADC considered all
comments received from
WADA, and OCA MC and a
plenty of anti-doping
experts in providing these
rules.
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OCA Anti-Doping Rules
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Definition of Doping and Anti-Doping rules
violation
In OCA AD Rules, doping has been defined
as the occurrence of one or more of the
anti-doping rule violations set forth in
World Anti-Doping Code.
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Proof of Doping
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Responsibility and Standards of proof
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2.
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OCA has the responsibility
International Standards of proof
Methods of establishing facts and
presumptions
WADA accredited laboratories
Departures from International Standards for Testing
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The prohibited list
The list published and revised by WADA
1. Prohibited Substances and methods for in
and out of competitions
2. Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUE)
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Doping Control (1)
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Right to conduct
OCA shall have the right to conduct
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Delegated responsibility
OCA may delegate the responsibility to AGOC or any
other organizations
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Standards
International Standards for Testing
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Doping Control (2)
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Whereabouts
1.
The NOC shall monitor and manage the whereabouts
information during the Games
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Doping Control (3)
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Selection of athletes
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OCA ADC in consultation with the AGOC and the relevant
IF shall determine the number of tests
For sports competed on an individual basis, top four
placements
For team sports, random drawing
World or Asian Record
Target Testing by OCA ADC
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Doping Control (4)
 Independent Observers
OCA shall provide access to Independent Observers who
are responsible of “IO Program” of WADA
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Analysis of Samples
 Approved laboratories
WADA accredited laboratories
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Substances subject to detection
WADA Prohibited list
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Standards for analysis and reporting
International Standards for laboratories
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Storage and delayed analysis
In a secure manner at the laboratory for further analysis
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Management of Anti-Doping rule violations
 OCA Executive Board has delegated to the
Disciplinary Commission to hear the
athletes and other persons concerned in
relation to rule violations
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Procedures of rule violations management
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Informing chairman of OCA MC
Verification of violations validity
Informing the OCA President
Notifying athlete or other relevant person
Setting up a Disciplinary Commission
Attendance at the Hearing
Provisional suspension
Nature and circumstances, adducing evidence
Opinion of experts, adducing other evidence
Intervention of International or Asian Federation
Disciplinary Commission report OCA President and EB
Decision
Extending procedure to other persons
Notifying the athlete and other parties concerned of decision
Time limit
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Automatic disqualification of individual results
and ineligibility for Asian Games
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Automatic disqualification
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The result obtained in that competition
The resulting consequences including medals, points and
prizes
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Ineligibility
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Ineligible to participate in Asian Games competitions
Loosing the accreditation
Maybe ineligible for editions of subsequent Asian Games,
Winter Asian Games and Indoor Asian Games
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Sanctions on individuals
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Disqualification of results
2.
Results, medals, points and prizes
If the athlete establishes no fault or negligence, …
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Status during ineligibility
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Forbidden to participate in any capacity in Asian Games
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Consequences to teams
 Target Testing to team
If more than one team member has been notified of a
possible anti-doping rule violation
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Disqualification or other disciplinary action
to team
If more than one team member is found to have committed
an anti-doping rule violation, in accordance with relevant IF
rules
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Financial and other sanctions assessed against
National Olympic Committees
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OCA EB has the authority to withhold some or all
the funding or other non financial support to
National Olympic Committees that are not in
compliance with these rules.
OCA EB may elect to take additional disciplinary
action against National Olympic Committees with
respect to recognition and the eligibility of its
officials and athletes to participate in Asian
Games.
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Appeals
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Submitted initially to OCA EB
Appeals from decisions regarding to:
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Anti-Doping rule violations
Consequences
Provisional suspensions
Granting or denying a TUE
Financial or other disciplinary action against NOC
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Time for filling appeals
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10 days from notice of decision for the initial appeal to EB
21 days for appeal to CAS
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Confidentiality and Reporting
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Public disclosure
The OCA, the relevant International and Asian Federations
and NOC shall maintain the confidentiality of results and
identities until:
. It has been determined in a hearing that a violation has
occurred
. The hearing has been waived
. The assertion of violation has not been timely
challenged
. The athlete has been provisionally suspended
Once a violation has been established, it shall be publicly
reported no later than 21 days after such decision
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Mutual recognition and decisions
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Recognition by other organizations of decisions made by
the OCA
OCA decisions are recognized by all International and Asian
Federations, National Olympic Committees as well as by
other Signatories and other bodies who wish to act in
accordance with the World Anti-Doping Code and shall take
all necessary follow up action to render such results
effective.
Recognition by the OCA of decisions made by other
organizations
The testing, TUE and hearing results or other final
adjudications of Signatories of World Anti-Doping Code
which are consistent to the Code and are within the
Signatory’s authority are recognized and respected by
OCA.
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