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Table 10: BREAKDOWN OF ANTI-DOPING RULE VIOLATIONS 2012–13Category of anti-doping rule violationNumber of violationsPresence 28Use/attempted use 23Possession 1Violation of applicable requirements of athlete availability for out-of-competition testing 1Tampering 1Note: Athletes frequently commit more than one ADRV at one time (that is, presence and use).Of the 34 entries on the RoF:> 22 athletes or support personnel waived their right to a hearing and accepted they had committed an ADRV> 11 athletes exercised their right to a hearing before the relevant sporting tribunal and/or the AdministrativeAppeals Tribunal> one athlete is still to make an election.The finding that an athlete had committed an ADRV was upheld in all instances where a hearing took place.ASADA was involved in 13 hearings at various courts and sporting tribunals during 2012–13. This involvedpresenting cases for the tribunals’ consideration and making submissions in regard to possible ADRVs andassociated matters.Further details of publicly announced entries onto the RoF are at Appendix B.Figure 3 shows the number of athletes or support personnel placed on the RoF, from 2002–03 to 2012–13.Figure 3: NUMBER OF ATHLETES AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL RECORDING ANTI-DOPING RULE VIOLATIONS52