Category Archives: Education
How to conduct a Doping Control
Accurate and effective doping control procedures are essential to maintaining fairness and integrity in sport. For these reasons, there are specific steps to be followed by the athlete, the Doping Control Officer (DCO) and any other party who is involved in a doping control process, which are the following: Notification Reporting to Doping Control Station (DCS) Sample…
Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs)
The term doping in sport has always been related and/or understood, in a general way, as the intentional or unintentional use of a prohibited substance by an athlete with the aim of achieving greater sporting performance. In line with the above information, the Real Academia Española (RAE) defines the concept of doping as follows: Administration of stimulant substances to enhance the…
ITA IDCO Training Program
The ITA International Doping Control Officer (IDCO) Training Program is the International Testing Agency (ITA) certification which worldwide guarantees that doping controls are conducted by trained DCOs/BCOs/professionals in accordance with the World Anti-Doping Code (WADC) and its eight International Standards. This certification was developed by a selected group of the best international experts in the sample collection field, among which is Professional Worldwide…
International Standard for the Prohibited List
This document is one of the eight International Standards that must be complied with by all sports organizations that are signatories of the World Anti-Doping Code (WADC). The ‘Prohibited List’ identifies the substances and methods which are prohibited at all times, In-Competition (IC) or in particular sports. Additionally, the International Standard for the Prohibited List 2022 is structured as…
