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      Testing

Testing is a cardinal part of an anti-doping program that is carried out under uniform international guidelines. The testing program of the NADC complies with the World Anti-Doping Code, the WADA International Standard for Testing and Investigation and the NADC National Anti-Doping Rules

Testing is a measure for detecting and/or deterring the use of a prohibited substance or method by an athlete. Testing can be conducted in-competition or out-of-competition and carried out with no advance notice and involve the collection of urine sample, blood sample or both.

Athletes must submit for testing when notified or face the consequence of a sanction if they refuse. It is important that athletes understand their rights and responsibilities during the testing process.

Athletes’ Rights

  1. To treatment from the DCOs that is as discreet and appropriate as possible. DCOs must provide official proof of identity.
  2. To be informed of the consequences of refusal to comply.
  3. To be accompanied by a trusted person.
  4. To engage an interpreter if necessary.
  5. To have the testing procedure explained and their questions answered.
  6. To ask if sample collection might be postponed briefly, e.g.
    1. for athlete presentations or award ceremonies
    2. for media-related obligations
    3. to participate in competitions taking place immediately
    4. for initial regeneration measures
    5. for necessary medical treatment
    6. to obtain proof of identity
  7. To choose from a selection of originally packaged testing kits, and to handle them themselves at all times.
  8. To the presence of a person of the same sex when providing a urine sample.
  9. To note remarks about the testing procedure, and especially anything that appears unusual, on the doping control form.
  10. To receive a copy of the completed and signed Doping Control form.

Athletes’ Responsibilities

  1. To undergo testing when required to do so (refusal to give a sample, or the evasion or manipulation of sample-giving, constitutes an anti-doping rule violation.
  2. To follow the instructions of the DCO.
  3. To provide proof of identity to the DCO.
  4. To confirm notification of selection for testing by signing the doping control form.
  5. To be supervised by a DCO (or chaperone) between receiving notification of selection for testing and arriving at the testing station.
  6. Urine sample collection under visual check.
  7. Careful checking of the information on the form, in particular the number of the testing kit.
  8. To sign the form after the test is completed