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All Member Federations and other members shall include in their policies, rules and programs the provisions necessary to ensure that IWF may enforce these Anti-Doping Rules (including carrying out Testing ) directly in respect of Athletes (including National-Level Athletes ) and other Persons under their anti-doping... |
18.2 Each Member Federation shall incorporate these Anti-Doping Rules either directly or by reference into its governing documents, constitution and/or rules as part of the rules of sport that bind their members so that the Member Federation may enforce them itself directly in respect of Athletes (including National... |
They shall also recognize, abide by and implement the decisions made pursuant to these Anti-Doping Rules, including the decisions imposing sanctions on Persons under their authority.18.4 All Member Federations shall take appropriate action to enforce compliance with the Code, International Standards , and these Anti... |
18.5 All Member Federations shall establish rules requiring all Athletes preparing for or participating in a Competition or activity authorized or organized by a Member Federation or one of its member organizations, and all Athlete Support Personnel associated with such Athletes , to agree to be bound by these An... |
18.7 All Member Federations shall have disciplinary rules in place to prevent Athlete Support Personnel who are Using Prohibited Substances or Prohibited Methods without valid justification from providing support to Athletes under the authority of IWF or the National Federation .18.8 All Member Federations shall ... |
In the event of such prohibited association, the Member Federation shall immediately notify IWF and the relevant National Anti-Doping Organization . |
In case of repeated failures to comply with the duties set out under this Article, a sanction may be imposed on the Member Federation pursuant to Article 12 of these Anti-Doping Rules.18.10 Member Federations must investigate any anti-doping rule violation when requested by IWF in order to ascertain which Persons w... |
Member Federations must also conduct an automatic investigation of Athlete Support Personnel in the case of any anti-doping rule violation involving a Minor, Protected Person or Athlete Support Person who has provided support to more than one Athlete found to have committed an anti-doping rule violation. |
Member Federations have a duty to provide updates to IWF upon request and promptly produce a report to IWF upon conclusion of these investigations. |
Failure to do so may lead to sanctions being imposed on the Member Federation .18.11 Member Federations shall ensure that their affiliated Athletes comply with their obligations to provide whereabouts information under Article 5.5. |
In case of repeated failure by a Member Federation to cooperate in the provision of whereabouts information including under Article 5.5.16, a sanction may be imposed on the Member Federation pursuant to Article 12 of these Anti-Doping Rules. |
18.12 If medals obtained at IWF Events are to be forfeited due to Disqualification based on these Anti-Doping Rules, the Member Federation concerned shall ensure that IWF 2021 ANTI-DOPING RULES / 59such medals are delivered to IWF within (30) days of the receipt of the final appellate decision on Disqualification... |
18.13 All Member Federations are obliged to notify IWF of decisions issued at national level regarding anti-doping rule violations committed by their affiliated Athletes or other Persons .18.14 All Member Federations shall provide IWF with an (up-to-date) list of the Athlete Support Personnel associated with each... |
In the event that a Member Federation manifestly and/or repeatedly breaches this provision, a sanction may be imposed on such Member Federation .79ARTICLE 19ADDITIONAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF IWF19.1 In addition to the roles and responsibilities described in Article 20.3 of the Code for International Federation... |
19.3 Subject to applicable law, and in accordance with Article 20.3.5 of the Code , any IWF employee who is involved in Doping Control (other than authorized anti-doping Education or rehabilitation programs) must sign a statement provided by IWF confirming that they are not Provisionally Suspended or serving a per... |
The IWF will publish on its website a standard form to be used for the purposes of this Article. |
The information will be used by IWF for Testing and investigation purposes. |
When processing the informa -tion, it is each Member Federation’s duty to ensure that the provisions of the International Standard for the Protection of Privacy and Personal Information and of any applicable law are duly respected.] |
79 [Comment to Article 18.15: the IWF will publish on its website a standard form to be used for the purposes of this Arti -cle. |
For the avoidance of doubt, the fact that a coach, trainer and/or medical personnel does not sign such a statement does not imply that he is not otherwise bound by the these Anti-Doping Rules and subject to the jurisdiction of IWF. |
]60 / IWF 2021 ANTI-DOPING RULES› IWF 2021 ANTI-DOPING RULESARTICLE 20ADDITIONAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF ATHLETES20.1 To be knowledgeable of and comply with these Anti-Doping Rules.20.2 To be available for Sample collection at all times.8020.3 To take responsibility, in the context of anti-doping, for what... |
20.4 To inform medical personnel of their obligation not to Use Prohibited Substances and Prohibited Methods and to take responsibility to make sure that any medical treatment received does not violate these Anti-Doping Rules.20.5 To disclose to IWF and their National Anti-Doping Organization any decision by a no... |
Failure by any Athlete to cooperate in full with Anti-Doping Organizations investigating anti-doping rule violations may result in a charge of misconduct under IWF's disciplinary rules.20.7 To disclose the identity of their Athlete Support Personnel upon request by IWF or a Member Federation , or any other Anti-Dopi... |
20.8 Offensive conduct towards a Doping Control official or other Person involved in Doping Control by an Athlete , which does not otherwise constitute Tampering , may result in a charge of misconduct under IWF's disciplinary rules.ARTICLE 21ADDITIONAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF ATHLETE SUPPORT PERSONNEL21.1 To ... |
For example, it is known that some Athletes Use low doses of EPO during these hours so that it will be undetectable in the morning. |
]IWF 2021 ANTI-DOPING RULES / 61non- Signatory finding that they committed an anti-doping rule violation within the previous ten (10) years.21.5 To cooperate with Anti-Doping Organizations investigating anti-doping rule violations. |
Failure by any Athlete Support Personnel to cooperate in full with Anti-Doping Organizations investigating anti-doping rule violations may result in a charge of misconduct under IWF's disciplinary rules.21.6 Athlete Support Personnel shall not Use or Possess any Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method without v... |
Any such Use or Possession may result in a charge of misconduct under IWF's disciplinary rules.21.7 Offensive conduct towards a Doping Control official or other Person involved in Doping Control by Athlete Support Personnel , which does not otherwise constitute Tampering , may result in a charge of misconduct unde... |
22.2 To disclose to IWF and their National Anti-Doping Organization any decision by a non- Signatory finding that they committed an anti-doping rule violation within the previous ten (10) years.22.3 To cooperate with Anti-Doping Organizations investigating anti-doping rule violations. |
Failure by any other Person subject to these Anti-Doping Rules to cooperate in full with Anti-Doping Organizations investigating anti-doping rule violations may result in a charge of misconduct under IWF's disciplinary rules.22.4 Not to Use or Possess any Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method without valid ju... |
22.5 Offensive conduct towards a Doping Control official or other Person involved in Doping Control by a Person , which does not otherwise constitute Tampering , may result in a charge of misconduct under IWF's disciplinary rules.62 / IWF 2021 ANTI-DOPING RULES› IWF 2021 ANTI-DOPING RULESARTICLE 23INTERPRETATION O... |
In the event of any conflict between the English and French versions, the English version shall prevail.23.2 The comments annotating various provisions of the Code shall be used to interpret the Code .23.3 The Code shall be interpreted as an independent and autonomous text and not by reference to the existing law o... |
However, pre- Code anti-doping rule violations would continue to count as "First violations" or "Second violations" for purposes of determining sanctions under Article 10 for subsequent post- Code violations.23.7 The Purpose, Scope and Organization of the World Anti-Doping Program and the Code and Appendix 1, Defin... |
24.2 These Anti-Doping Rules shall be interpreted as an independent and autonomous text and not by reference to existing law or statutes. |
24.3 These Anti-Doping Rules have been adopted pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Code and the International Standards and shall be interpreted in a manner that is consistent with applicable provisions of the Code and the International Standards . |
The Code and the International Standards shall be considered integral parts of these Anti-Doping Rules and shall prevail in case of conflict.24.4 The Introduction and Appendix 1 shall be considered integral parts of these Anti-Doping Rules. |
IWF 2021 ANTI-DOPING RULES / 6324.5 The comments annotating various provisions of these Anti-Doping Rules shall be used to interpret these Anti-Doping Rules. |
24.6 These Anti-Doping Rules shall enter into force on 1 January 2021 (the “Effective Date”). |
They repeal previous versions of IWF’s Anti-Doping Rules. |
24.7 These Anti-Doping Rules shall not apply retroactively to matters pending before the Effective Date. |
However:24.7.1 Anti-doping rule violations taking place prior to the Effective Date count as "first violations" or "second violations" for purposes of determining sanctions under Article 10 for violations taking place after the Effective Date.24.7.2 Any anti-doping rule violation case which is pending as of the Eff... |
For these purposes, the retrospective periods in which prior violations can be considered for purposes of multiple violations under Article 10.9.4 and the statute of limitations set forth in Article 16 are procedural rules, not substantive rules, and should be applied retroactively along with all of the other procedura... |
24.7.3 Any Article 2.4 whereabouts failure (whether a filing failure or a missed test, as those terms are defined in the International Standard for Results Management ) prior to the Effective Date shall be carried forward and may be relied upon, prior to expiry, in accordance with the International Standard for Resul... |
24.7.4 With respect to cases where a final decision finding an anti-doping rule violation has been rendered prior to the Effective Date, but the Athlete or other Person is still serving the period of Ineligibility as of the Effective Date, the Athlete or other Person may apply to IWF or other Anti-Doping Organizat... |
Such application must be made before the period of Ineligibility has expired. |
The decision rendered may be appealed pursuant to Article 13.2. |
These Anti-Doping Rules shall have no application to any case where a final decision finding an anti-doping rule violation has been rendered and the period of Ineligibility has expired. |
24.7.5 For purposes of assessing the period of Ineligibility for a second violation under Article 10.9.1, where the sanction for the first violation was determined based on rules in force prior to the Effective Date, the period of Ineligibility which would have been assessed for that first violation had these Anti-D... |
]64 / IWF 2021 ANTI-DOPING RULES› IWF 2021 ANTI-DOPING RULES24.7.6 Changes to the Prohibited List and Technical Documents relating to substances or methods on the Prohibited List shall not, unless they specifically provide otherwise, be applied retroactively. |
As an exception, however, when a Prohibited Substance or a Prohibited Method has been removed from the Prohibited List, an Athlete or other Person currently serving a period of Ineligibility on account of the formerly Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method may apply to IWF or other Anti-Doping Organization wh... |
24.7.7 The CAS ADD shall have jurisdiction over any case where the notice asserting an anti-doping rule violation has been served to an Athlete or other Person after the Effective Date, even if the asserted violation occurred before the Effective Date.82APPENDIX 1DEFINITIONS83ADAMS : The Anti-Doping Administration an... |
However, this definition shall not include the actions of bona fide medical personnel involving a Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method Used for genuine and legal therapeutic purposes or other acceptable justification and shall not include actions involving Prohibited Substances which are not prohibited in Out-... |
Adverse Passport Finding: A report identified as an Adverse Passport Finding as described in the applicable International Standard s.Aggravating Circumstances: Circumstances involving, or actions by, an Athlete or other Person which may justify the imposition of a period of Ineligibility greater than the standard... |
Such circumstances and actions shall include, but are not limited to: the Athlete or other Person Used or Possessed multiple Prohibited Substances or Prohibited Methods , Used or 82 [Comment to Article 24.7.7: If, on the occasion of a future edition of IWF Anti-Doping Rules, IWF renounces to delegate to the CAS AD... |
]83 [Comment to Definitions: Defined terms shall include their plural and possessive forms, as well as those terms used as other parts of speech. |
]IWF 2021 ANTI-DOPING RULES / 65Possessed a Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method on multiple occasions or committed multiple other anti-doping rule violations; a normal individual would be likely to enjoy the performance-enhancing effects of the anti-doping rule violation(s) beyond the otherwise applicable pe... |
For the avoidance of doubt, the examples of circumstances and conduct described herein are not exclusive and other similar circumstances or conduct may also justify the imposition of a longer period of Ineligibility . |
Anti-Doping Activities: Anti-doping Education and information, test distribution planning, maintenance of a Registered Testing Pool , managing Athlete Biological Passports , conducting Testing , organizing analysis of Samples , gathering of intelligence and conduct of investigations, processing of TUE applications, R... |
This includes, for example, the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, other Major Event Organizations that conduct Testing at their Events , International Federations, and National Anti-Doping Organizations .Athlete : Any Person who competes in sport at the international level (as ... |
An Anti-Doping Organization has discretion to apply anti-doping rules to an Athlete who is neither an International-Level Athlete nor a National-Level Athlete, and thus to bring them within the definition of “Athlete”. |
In relation to Athletes who are neither International-Level nor National-Level Athletes, an Anti-Doping Organization may elect to: conduct limited Testing or no Testing at all; analyze Samples for less than the full menu of Prohibited Substances ; require limited or no whereabouts information; or not require adv... |
However, if an Article 2.1, 2.3 or 2.5 anti-doping rule violation is committed by any Athlete over whom an Anti-Doping Organization has elected to exercise its authority to test and who competes below the international or national level, then the Consequences set forth in the Code must be applied. |
For purposes of Article 2.8 and Article 2.9 and for purposes of anti-doping information and E ducation , any Person who participates in sport under the authority of any Signatory, government, or other sports organization accepting the Code is an Athlete.84Athlete Biological Passport: The program and methods of gathe... |
All International- and National-Level Athletes are subject to the anti-doping rules of the Code, with the precise definitions of international and national level sport to be set forth in the anti-doping rules of the Internation -al Federations and National Anti-Doping Organizations. |
]66 / IWF 2021 ANTI-DOPING RULES› IWF 2021 ANTI-DOPING RULESconduct planned to culminate in the commission of an anti-doping rule violation. |
Provided, however, there shall be no anti-doping rule violation based solely on an Attempt to commit a violation if the Person renounces the Attempt prior to it being discovered by a third party not involved in the Attempt .Atypical Finding : A report from a WADA -accredited laboratory or other WADA -approved labora... |
For example, a basketball game or the finals of the Olympic 100-meter race in athletics. |
For stage races and other sport contests where prizes are awarded on a daily or other interim basis the distinction between a Competition and an Event will be as provided in the rules of IWF.Consequences of Anti-Doping Rule Violations (“Consequences ”): An Athlete' s or other Person 's violation of an anti-doping r... |
Delegated Third Party: Any Person to which IWF delegates any aspect of Doping Control or anti-doping Education programs including, but not limited to, third parties or other Anti-Doping Organizations that conduct Sample collection or other Doping Control services or anti-doping Educational programs for IWF, or in... |
This definition does not include CAS.Disqualification : See Consequences of Anti-Doping Rule Violations above.Doping Control : All steps and processes from test distribution planning through to ultimate IWF 2021 ANTI-DOPING RULES / 67disposition of any appeal and the enforcement of Consequences , including all steps... |
For IWF, the Event Period is considered the period which starts at 11:59 p.m. of the day before the Event and finishes at 11:59 p.m. of the day on which the Event effectively ends.Event Venues : Those venues so designated by the ruling body for the Event . |
For IWF, the Event Venues are considered the official training, accommodation and competition venues for the Event .Fault : Fault is any breach of duty or any lack of care appropriate to a particular situation. |
Factors to be taken into consideration in assessing an Athlete or other Person ’s degree of Fault include, for example, the Athlete’s or other Person ’s experience, whether the Athlete or other Person is a Protected Person , special considerations such as impairment, the degree of risk that should have been percei... |
In assessing the Athlete ’s or other Person ’s degree of Fault, the circumstances considered must be specific and relevant to explain the Athlete ’s or other Person’ s departure from the expected standard of behavior. |
Thus, for example, the fact that an Athlete would lose the opportunity to earn large sums of money during a period of Ineligibility, or the fact that the Athlete only has a short time left in a career, or the timing of the sporting calendar, would not be relevant factors to be considered in reducing the period of In... |
However, under Article 10.6.2, no reduction of sanction is appropriate unless, when the degree of Fault is assessed, the conclusion is that No Significant Fault or Negligence on the part of the Athlete or other Person was involved. |
]86 [Comment to In-Competition: Having a universally accepted definition for In-Competition provides greater harmoniza -tion among Athletes across all sports, eliminates or reduces confusion among Athletes about the relevant timeframe for In-Competition Testing, avoids inadvertent Adverse Analytical Findings in between... |
]68 / IWF 2021 ANTI-DOPING RULES› IWF 2021 ANTI-DOPING RULESIneligibility : See Consequences of Anti-Doping Rule Violations above.Institutional Independence: Hearing panels on appeal shall be fully independent institutionally from the Anti-Doping Organization responsible for Results Management . |
They must therefore not in any way be administered by, connected or subject to the A nti-Doping Organization responsible for Results Management .International Event: An Event or Competition where the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, an International Federation, a Major Event O... |
For the sport of weightlifting, International-Level Athletes are defined as set out in the Scope section of the Introduction to these Anti-Doping Rules.87International Standard : A standard adopted by WADA in support of the Code . |
Compliance with an International Standard (as opposed to another alternative standard, practice or procedure) shall be sufficient to conclude that the procedures addressed by the International Standard were performed properly. |
International Standard s shall include any Technical Documents issued pursuant to the International Standard .IWF Event: IWF Events are international weightlifting competitions registered as “IWF Events” in the IWF Calendar.IWF Calendar Event: An Event listed in the IWF Calendar . |
The IWF Calendar includes IWF Events and other Events . |
The IWF Calendar Event is published on the IWF website.Major Event Organizations: The continental associations of National Olympic Committee s and other international multi-sport organizations that function as the ruling body for any continental, regional or other International Event .Marker: A compound, group of co... |
However, it must publish those criteria in clear and concise form, so that Athletes are able to ascertain quickly and easily when they will become classified as Internation -al-Level Athletes. |
For example, if the criteria include participation in certain International Events, then the International Federation must publish a list of those International Events. |
]IWF 2021 ANTI-DOPING RULES / 692) withdrawal of the right to organize IWF Events , IWF Congress, IWF Executive Board meetings, meetings of IWF Commissions and Committees (if the right to organize such event taking place during the period of sanction has been allocated to the Member Federation prior to the notificat... |
The specific contents, conditions and extent of the Member Consequences to be imposed in each case of a violation of Article 12 of these Anti-Doping Rules shall be determined by the Independent Panel at its discretion, taking into account the seriousness of the underlying anti-doping rule violations (for violations of... |
If this designation has not been made by the competent public authority(ies), the entity shall be the country’s National Olympic Committee or its designee.National Event: A sport Event or Competition involving International - or National-Level Athletes that is not International Event .National-Level Athlete: Athl... |
The term National Olympic Committee shall also include the National Sport Confederation in those countries where the National Sport Confederation assumes typical National Olympic Committee responsibilities in the anti-doping area.No Fault or Negligence: The Athlete or other Person ’s establishing that he or she did... |
Except in the case of a Protected Person or Recreational Athlete , for any violation of Article 2.1, the Athlete must also establish how the Prohibited Substance entered the Athlete ’s system.No Significant Fault or Negligence: The Athlete or other Person 's establishing that any Fault or Negligence , when viewed ... |
Except in the case of a Protected Person or Recreational Athlete , for any violation of Article 2.1, the Athlete must also establish how the Prohibited Substance entered the Athlete ’s system.Operational Independence: This means that (1) board members, staff members, commission members, consultants and officials of... |
The objective is to ensure that members of the hearing panel or individuals otherwise involved in the decision of the hearing panel, are not involved in the investigation of, or decisions to proceed with, the case.Out-of-Competition: Any period which is not In-Competition .Participant: Any Athlete or Athlete Suppor... |
Provided, however, there shall be no anti-doping rule violation based solely on Possession if, prior to receiving notification of any kind that the Person has committed an anti-doping rule violation, the Person has taken concrete action demonstrating that the Person never intended to have Possession and has renoun... |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this definition, the purchase (including by any electronic or other means) of a Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method constitutes Possession by the Person who makes the purchase.89Prohibited List: The List identifying the Prohibited Substances and Prohibited Methods... |
Similarly, in the example of anabolic steroids found in a home medicine cabinet under the joint control of an Athlete and spouse, IWF must establish that the Athlete knew the anabolic steroids were in the cabinet and that the Athlete intended to exercise control over them. |
The act of purchasing a Prohibited Substance alone constitutes Possession, even where, for example, the product does not arrive, is received by someone else, or is sent to a third party address. |
]IWF 2021 ANTI-DOPING RULES / 71Prohibited Method: Any method so described on the Prohibited List .Prohibited Substance: Any substance, or class of substances, so described on the Prohibited List.Protected Person: An Athlete or other natural Person who at the time of the anti-doping rule violation: (i) has not re... |
This would include, for example, a Paralympic Athlete with a documented lack of legal capacity due to an intellectual impairment. |
The term “open category” is meant to exclude competition that is limited to junior or age group categories. |
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