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Definition of ‘Anti-Doping Rule Violations based on 2015 WADA Code (ADRVs)

  • Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an Athlete’s Sample
  • Use or Attempted Use by an Athlete of a Prohibited Substance or a Prohibited Method
  • Evading, Refusing or Failing to Submit to Sample Collection
  • Whereabouts Failures
  • Tampering or Attempted Tampering with any part of Doping Control
  • Possession of a Prohibited Substance or a Prohibited Method
  • Trafficking or Attempted Trafficking in any Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method
  • Administration or Attempted Administration to any Athlete In-Competition of any Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method, or Administration or Attempted Administration to any Athlete Out-of-Competition of any Prohibited Substance or any Prohibited Method that is prohibited Out-of-Competition
  • Complicity
  • Prohibited Association

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