IAAF tightens anti-doping rules - minimum number of tests in "high-risk countries"

Monaco (SID) The World Athletics Federation IAAF has significantly tightened its anti-doping rules. Accordingly, federations from “high-risk countries” must ensure that their athletes have been tested out of competition at least three times in the ten months before the World Championships or Olympic Games. If athletes cannot demonstrate these tests, they will not be eligible to take part in the major event, the IAAF said in response to a SID request. The independent Integrity Commission (AIU) of the world association had proposed the new regulations. Starting next year, national associations will be divided into three classes based on sporting success and doping risk. Mandatory training controls will be introduced for athletes from countries in category A. Kenya, Ethiopia, Belarus and Ukraine will certainly be part of this class with the supposedly highest doping risk. These four nations are currently on the IAAF watch list. Category A and B associations must also provide the IAAF with the test plans of their athletes before major events. The new rules are intended to make the individual associations more responsible in the fight against doping. In the future, associations will also have to ensure that athletes' support staff are checked and records of athletes' medical treatments are available. The AIU will also be allowed to carry out investigations directly against member associations in the future. “For far too long, the strict requirements of the anti-doping rules have mostly fallen only on the athletes,” said AIU Chairman David Howman. Last week, the IAAF and AIU launched a transparency offensive and published details of more than 100 doping cases currently underway. So far only closed cases have been published, now all steps of the respective disciplinary procedures should be transparently traceable. The IAAF also decided on new rules for the controversial change of nation. In the future, athletes will be banned internationally for at least three years before starting for another country, and a committee will also check the “credibility” of the application beforehand. The IAAF restricted changes of nations in February 2017 after protests from athletes and officials. The IAAF had already maintained the ban on the Russian association RUSAF on Friday. This means that only Russian athletes who can prove that they are not or have not been part of the Russian doping system can start at the European Championships in Berlin (August 6th to 12th) under a neutral flag. Although progress can be seen, three requirements still have to be met for a resumption, according to the justification. The Russian association must bear the costs that the IAAF has to bear in the investigation. In addition, it is imperative that the Russian anti-doping agency RUSADA be reinstated by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). In addition, the Russian authorities would have to make the doping tests from 2011 to 2015 available.

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IAAF tightens anti-doping rules - minimum number of tests in "high-risk countries"

The World Athletics Federation IAAF has significantly tightened its anti-doping rules.

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