Team Manual - Anti-Doping

24 October 2007

Drug testing is likely to be conducted at international competitions and as such we would like to provide you with all the latest anti-doping information and advice you need.

Medication

If you are using any medication you must ensure that there is nothing in your medication which appears on the current Prohibited List. You should check your medication on the UK Sport Drug Information Database (DID) before you go to the event. The DID can be found online at www.didglobal.com

Another key resource that can be used to investigate medication is the Global Drugs Reference Online Site. The Global Drug Reference Online (Global DRO) provides athletes and support personnel with information about the prohibited status of specific substances based on the current World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List.

Visitors can search the Global DRO for specific information on products sold in the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. The Global DRO can be found online at www.globaldro.com/ 

Remember to take adequate supplies of your medication with you when you travel abroad as you may find that the same brand marketed abroad contains different ingredients, (including potentially prohibited substances).

Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUE)

If you are using a prescribed medication containing a prohibited substance there may not be an acceptable alternative medication (your GP will be able to advise you of this) and you will therefore need to register your use of the medication. As a member of a GB and NI representative team you are classified as an international athlete and will therefore need to register your use of medication with the IAAF. If you need further information on this consult the UKA website or call the Anti–Doping team on 0121 7138 466.

Anti-Doping Procedures

You can expect the same high standard of sample collection procedures wherever you are in the world.  We would strongly advise that, if you are selected for testing, you make sure that you are accompanied to Doping Control by a representative of your choice (team manager, doctor, fellow athlete, parent or coach) and that you ensure that sample collection procedures are correctly followed. If you are unhappy with any aspect of Doping Control you must initially raise your concern with the Doping Control Officer, register your concerns in the comments box of the Sample Collection Form and inform the Anti - Doping team at UKA on your return to the UK. Remember that in addition to a representative you may also take an interpreter with you to Doping Control, if you require this.

Some important things to remember if you are tested:

• Always keep a copy of the sample collection form as a record of the test

• Don’t forget to list, in the appropriate section of the sample collection form, any medications you have taken in the last 7 days, (including non prescribed medicines / supplements etc)

• Always check that the information recorded on the sample collection form is correct

• Never let your sample out of your sight unless and until the sample has been securely sealed by you.

If you are on the out-of-competition testing register it is your responsibility to inform the anti–doping team as early as possible of your travel and accommodation details as soon as these are known.  It is still your responsibility to update your whereabouts even if the trip is organised by UKA.

Anti – Doping Supporting Information

As an athlete you are responsible for ensuring that you comply with the policies and rules as outlined in the UKA policy, (see below) and complete any necessary paperwork to fulfil the requirements of UK Athletics and UK Sport. A whole host of anti-doping information can be found on the UKA website under the anti - doping section, currently http://www.uka.org.uk/anti-doping/ including:

• A copy of the UKA anti-doping rules
• An Athletes guide to anti – doping

• Athlete registration and whereabouts form for the out of competition register, (online and downloadable copy)
• Therapeutic Use Exemption Guide
• Medical advice in relation to the following areas:

              - Basic medication pack

              - Cold and flu remedies

              - Hay fever advice

              - Contraception advice for female athletes

              - Insect bites

• A link to the prohibited list of substances and methods
• IAAF Testing pool
• Disciplinary Notices.

Drug Information Database

Athletes can check if their medication is permitted, restricted or prohibited via the UK Sport online interactive drug information database.  This can be found at http://www.didglobal.com/

Contacts

For any queries in relation to anti – doping, please contact

David Herbert, Anti – Doping Manager on 0121 7138 432, 07803 671978 or email dherbert@uka.org.uk  or

Rachael Thompson, Anti- Doping Administrator on 0121 7138466 or email rthompson@uka.org.uk  

Alternatively you can email antidoping@uka.org.uk or send a confidential fax to 0121 7138 451.

UK Athletics Anti – Doping Policy

The following information outlines the UKA anti-doping policy and requirements.  It is important that you have read and understood the information below.

1)      It is your responsibility to ensure you are familiar with, and comply with, all the applicable rules and provisions with regard to anti-doping of UKA, IAAF/IPC, UK Sport and the World Anti Doping Code (together the "Anti-Doping Rules"). 

2)      UKA is committed to drug-free athletics and its rules reflect those of the IAAF and IPC and comply with the provisions of the World Anti-Doping Code.  Additionally UKA recognises UK Sport as the United Kingdoms National Anti-Doping Organisation (as that term is defined in the World Anti-Doping Code).

3)      You must ensure that:

    (a) any medication or substance taken in any form does not contain any substance prohibited by the Anti-Doping Rules

     (b) you neither possess, supply, nor use illegal or prohibited drugs or techniques;

     (c) UKA is fully informed of any and all drug-related offences in which you may be involved;

     (d) you are available for testing in accordance with the Anti-Doping Rules;

    (e) where requested, UKA andUK Sport are aware of your whereabouts information as required at all times for the purposes of out of competition testing in accordance with the Anti-Doping Rules;

    (f) any therapeutic use or other permitted medication exemptions are fully documented and registered prior to use as laid out in the Anti-Doping Rules; and

    (g)you support drug-free and ethical practices and, as reasonably required by UKA, you participate in educational programmes in relation to doping control and related matters.

The information listed above is in addition to and is in no way intended to limit the scope of the obligations set out in the Anti-Doping Rules, nor to set out in any comprehensive way the scope of the Anti-Doping Rules.  You are bound to comply with the Anti-Doping Rules in force.