Medical and Anti-Doping

ICF covid-19 policy, v1.5 April 2022. As approved by the ICF Board of Directors

A revised version of the World Anti-Doping Code will take effect on 1 January 2021. This new version of the Code is a result of a 4 year process, with a consultation of all stakeholders.

To reflect those changes, the ICF has updated its Anti-Doping rules accordingly. The ICF Board has approved, on December 3rd 2020, the 2021 ICF Anti-Doping Rules based on the 2021 World Anti-Doping Code:

• 2021 ICF Anti-Doping rules - taking effect from 1st January 2021
  • WADA CODE: Significant Changes between the 2015 and 2021 Code
  • ICF specificities in 2021 Anti-Doping Rules

• 2021 World Anti-Doping Code (on the WADA Website)
• List of prohibited substances
  • WADA Prohibited List – Q&A

• Anti-doping Online Education - ADEL

• Principles and values associated with clean sport
• Athletes’, Athlete Support Personnel’s and other groups’ rights and responsibilities under the Code
• The principle of Strict Liability
• Consequences of doping, for example, physical and mental health, social and economic effects, and sanctions
  • Dangers of Doping leaflet
• Anti-doping rule violations list
• Substances and Methods on the Prohibited List
• Risks of supplement use
  • WADA research study
  • IOC Consensus Statement on Sports Nutrition
• Nutrition advice
• Use of medications and Therapeutic Use Exemptions
• Testing procedures, including urine, blood and the Athlete Biological Passport
  
  • sample collection explained - WADA Video (available in several languages)
  • Doping Control Process leaflet: available in English, French, Spanish, Bengali
  • Tokyo 2020 Doping Control Guidebook
  • Rights & responsabilities during Sample Collection
  • Athlete Biological Passport (ABP)
• Speaking up to share concerns about doping: the WADA Speak up plateform

• WADA Anti-Doping Leaflet and WADA Athlete's guide

2023 ITA Education webinar series:

• Webinar 1 - Introduction to anti-doping (5 April): 01 - IF Series 2023 Introduction to anti-doping - YouTube
• Webinar 2 - The Doping Control Process (12 April): 02 - IF Series 2023 Doping Control Process - YouTube
• Webinar 3 - Medications, Supplements, Prohibited List and TUEs (19 April): 03 - IF Series 2023 Medications, Supplements, Prohibited List and TUEs - YouTube
• Webinar 4 - Principles and Values of Clean Sport (26 April): 04 - IF Series 2023 Principles and Values of Clean Sport - YouTube
• Webinar 5 - Out-of-Competition Testing (3 May): 05 - IF Series 2023 Out-of-Competition Testing - YouTube

2023 ITA Education specific webinar for NFs - 08/11/2023: (will be available soon)

On site Education: An ITA education booth has been present in some competition, in order to provide more direct education with our community, especially the younger athletes:

• 2023 Canoe Slalom World Championships (Krakow)
• 2023 Canoe Sprint World Championships (Auronzo)
• 2023 Stand up Paddling World Championships (Pattaya)

• TUE Form
• Explanation on TUE

• ADAMS
• Retirement form
• ICF Testing Pools
• Statistics and Sanctions
• Reveal: reporting platform for Doping suspicions

• Data Protection Policies
• Privacy Notice
• Data Processing with ADAMS
  
• Contact 

• Anti-doping Committee

For more information please contact: michel.alarcon@canoeicf.com