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National Anti Doping Panel- leaflet
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100%Me Newsletter Volume 10.pdf
100% Me updates 2010 Prohibited List
It is very important that all athletes ensure they are up to date with all the information relating to regulations on the use of Drugs
Swimmers, go to the Global drug Reference site www.globaldro.com to check you medications frequently.
The independent research shows that out of 152 products tested, 10.5 per
Drugs banned by the World Doping Agency found in one in 10 supplements -
cent contained enough illegal substances to trigger a positive drug test.
The findings will be a wake-up call to British athletes who would face a twoyear
suspension if they tested positive for a banned substance, even if they
believed the product was legal.
The research will revive memories of the 1990s when numerous British
athletes tested positive for nandrolone, including Dougie Walker, Mark
Richardson and Linford Christie, who has always blamed the failed test on a
contaminated supplement. Under World Anti-Doping Agency rules ignorance
is no defence.
Liz Yelling, who will compete in the marathon in Beijing, said: "These findings
are worrying because athletes have a right to know that any supplements they
use are totally clean."
The study, funded by Lucozade Sport, was carried out at the Newmarket
laboratory of HFL, a leading drug-screening company. Andy Parkinson, acting
director of UK Sport's anti-doping agency, said: "What this shows is that there
are no guarantees when taking supplements and athletes have to be very
mindful and cautious and manage all the risks that they can when deciding to
use a particular supplement."
Meanwhile International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge says
he expects up to 40 athletes to be caught doping in Beijing, compared to 26
at the 2004 Athens Games. He has based his forecast on the increased
number and improved quality of urine analyses.
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06/02/2008 - 100%me newsletter volume 6
Position statement of UK Sport, the British Olympic Association (BOA), the British Paralympic Association (BPA) and the Home Country Sports Councils (HCSC), Version 5, issued in May 2008.
There are an array of supplements available for athletes to purchase through a range of retail sources that have no prohibited substances listed as ingredients. Despite this there have been several cases whereby supplement products have been contaminated with prohibited substances as defined by the World Anti-Doping Code (WADC) Prohibited List.
UK athletes are advised to be vigilant in their choice to use any supplement. No guarantee can be given that any particular supplement is free from Prohibited Substances.
Athletes should be aware that any product that claims to restore, correct or modify the body’s physiological functions should be licensed as a medicine, according to current legislation (for further information visit the Medicines Healthcare products Regulatory Agency website at www.mhra.gov.uk ).
Diet, lifestyle and training should all be optimised before considering supplements and athletes should assess the need for supplements by always consulting an accredited sports dietician and/or registered nutritionist with expertise in sports nutrition and a sports and exercise medicine doctor before taking supplements.
An important principle of the World Anti-Doping Code (WADC) is that of strict liability stating athletes are ultimately responsible for any Prohibited Substances found in their system or for the use of any Prohibited Method. Therefore before taking supplements athletes must assess the risk and understand their personal responsibility.
In an attempt to support athletes a number of initiatives have been created globally to identify whether a prohibited substance can be identified within a supplement. As such, supplements may claim to be drug free or safe for drug tested athletes. It is not possible to guarantee that specific supplements will be free of prohibited substances but only to reduce the risk of inadvertent doping by making informed decisions.
In the UK HFL Sports Science has taken the initiative to create a scheme to support athletes in assessing the risk. The Informed-Sport programme is designed to evaluate supplement manufacturers for their process integrity and screening of supplements and ingredients for the presence of prohibited substances that are present on the WADC Prohibited List. The supplements industry has been consulted on this approach and support its development.
UK Sport believes this risk minimisation service to be a positive step and welcomes the approach being taken by industry and the HFL owned Informed-Sport programme.
Ultimately we wish to remind athletes that strict liability will still apply and the appropriate sanctions provided to any athlete returning an adverse analytical finding from any supplement product as with all other anti-doping case.
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