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2. The use would produce no additional enhancement to performance other than a
return to a state of normal health.
3. There is no reasonable therapeutic alternative.
Clearly, the TUE Committee should face a considerable challenge in applying these
criteria.
4.9.3 Drug-Testing Process
Discussion regarding the details of doping control process is not in the scope of this
chapter. Nevertheless, the general procedures of drug testing in competition is summarized
in Fig. 4.2 .
4.9.4 Roles and Responsibility of Athletes
In the process of doping control, athletes have some roles and responsibilities, including:
To be knowledgeable of and comply with all applicable anti-doping policies and
rules adopted pursuant to the code
To be available for sample collection
To take responsibility, in the context of anti-doping, for what they ingest and use
To inform medical personnel of their obligation not to use prohibited substances and
methods and to take responsibility to make sure that any medical treatment received
does not violate anti-doping policies and rules adopted pursuant to the code [23]
4.9.5 Testing In and Out of Competition
Originally, testing was scheduled within competition only. Athletes participating in
an event recognized that they were likely to be selected for testing. To counter this,
they began to reschedule their drug use to the training period and to calculate clearance
times in the body. The extension of testing to the out-of-competition period
was intended to address this trend.
Establishment of the WADA represents a major step forward in the achievement
of a worldwide program of out-of-competition testing [26] .
4.9.6 Sanctions
According to WADA Code, in the case of anti-doping rule violation, athletes may
be subject to two forms of sanction: disqualification and ineligibility.