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ITTF
Handbook 2009
/ 2010 |
| Index |
Description |
| 5.05 |
TESTING |
| 5.05.01 |
Authority to Test
All Athletes under the jurisdiction of a National Association shall be subject to In-Competition Testing by the ITTF, the Athlete's National Association, and any other Anti-Doping Organization responsible for Testing at a Competition or Event in which they participate. All Athletes under the jurisdiction of a National Association, including Athletes serving a period of ineligibility or a Provisional Suspension, shall also be subject to Out-of-Competition Testing at any time or place, with or without advance notice, by the ITTF, WADA, the Athlete's National Association, the National Anti-Doping Organization of any country where the Athlete is present, the IOC during the Olympic Games, and the IPC during Paralympic Games. Target Testing will be made a priority. |
| 5.05.02 |
Responsibility for ITTF Testing
The ITTF Anti-Doping Panel shall be responsible for drawing up a test distribution plan for the sport of Table Tennis in accordance with Article 4 of the International Standard for Testing, and for the implementation of that plan, including overseeing all Testing conducted by or on behalf of the ITTF. Testing may be conducted by members of the ITTF Anti-Doping Panel or by other qualified persons so authorised by the ITTF. |
| 5.05.03 |
Testing Standards
Testing conducted by ITTF and its National Associations shall be in substantial conformity with the International Standard for Testing in force at the time of Testing.
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| 5.05.03.01 |
Blood (or other non-urine) Samples may be used to detect Prohibited Substances or Prohibited Methods, for screening procedure purposes, or for longitudinal hematological profiling (gthe passporth). If the Sample is collected for screening only, it will have no consequences for the Athlete other than to identify him/her for a urine test under these anti-doping rules. In these circumstances, the ITTF may decide at its own discretion which blood parameters are to be measured in the screening Sample and what levels of those parameters will be used to indicate that an Athlete should be selected for a urine test. If however, the Sample is collected for longitudinal hematological profiling (gthe passporth), it may be used for anti-doping purposes in accordance with Article 2.2 of the Code. |
| 5.05.04 |
Coordination of Testing
ITTF and National Associations shall promptly report completed tests through the WADA clearinghouse to avoid unnecessary duplication in Testing.
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| 5.05.05 |
Athlete Whereabouts Requirements |
| 5.05.05.01 |
ITTF shall identify a Registered Testing Poolof those Athletes who are required to comply with the whereabouts requirements of the International Standard for Testing, and shall publish the criteria for Athletes to be included in this Registered Testing Pool as well as a list of the Athletes meeting those criteria for the period in question. The ITTF shall review and update as necessary its criteria for including Athletes in its Registered Testing Pool, and shall revise the membership of its Registered Testing Pool from time to time as appropriate in accordance with the set criteria. Each Athlete in the Registered Testing Pool (a) shall advise the ITTF of his/her whereabouts on a quarterly basis, in the manner set out in Article 11.3 of the International Standard for Testing; (b) shall update that information as necessary, in accordance with Article 11.4.2 of the International Standard for Testing, so that it remains accurate and complete at all times; and (c) shall make him/herself available for Testing at such whereabouts, in accordance with Article 11.4 of the International Standard for Testing. |
| 5.05.05.02 |
An Athletefs failure to advise the ITTF of his/her whereabouts shall be deemed a Filing Failure for purposes of Article 5.2.4 where the conditions of Article 11.3.5 of the International Standard for Testing are met. |
| 5.05.05.03 |
An Athletefs failure to be available for Testing at his/her declared whereabouts shall be deemed a Missed Test for purposes of Article 5.2.4 where the conditions of Article 11.4.3 of the International Standard for Testing are met. |
| 5.05.05.04 |
Each National Association shall also assist its National Anti-Doping Organization in establishing a national level Registered Testing Pool of top level national Athletes to whom the whereabouts requirements of the International Standard for Testing shall also apply. Where those Athletes are also in the ITTFfs Registered Testing Pool, the ITTF and the National Anti-Doping Organization will agree (with the assistance of WADA if required) on which of them will take responsibility for receiving whereabouts filings from the Athlete and sharing it with the other (and with other Anti-Doping Organizations) in accordance with Article 5.5.5.5. |
| 5.05.05.05 |
Whereabouts information provided pursuant to Articles 5.5.5.1 and 5.5.5.4 shall be shared with WADA and other Anti-Doping Organizations having jurisdiction to test an Athlete in accordance with Articles 11.7.1(d) and 11.7.3(d) of the International Standard for Testing, including the strict condition that it be used only for Doping Control purposes. |
| 5.05.06 |
Retirement and Return to Competition |
| 5.05.06.01 |
An Athlete who has been identified by the ITTF for inclusion in the ITTFfs Registered Testing Pool shall continue to be subject to these Anti-Doping Rules, including the obligation to comply with the whereabouts requirements of the International Standard for Testing unless and until the Athlete gives written notice to the ITTF that he or she has retired or until he or she no longer satisfies the criteria for inclusion in the ITTF's Registered Testing Pool and has been so informed by the ITTF. |
| 5.05.06.02 |
An Athlete who has given notice of retirement to the ITTF may not resume competing unless he or she notifies the ITTF at least six months before he or she expects to return to competition and makes him/herself available for unannounced Out-of-Competition Testing, including (if requested) complying with the whereabouts requirements of the International Standard for Testing, at any time during the period before actual return to competition. |
| 5.05.06.03 |
National Associations/National Anti-Doping Organizations may establish similar requirements for retirement and returning to competition for Athletes in the national Registered Testing Pool. |
| 5.05.07 |
Selection of Athletes to be Tested |
| 5.05.07.01 |
At International Events, the ITTF Anti-Doping Panel shall determine the number of finishing placement tests, random tests and target tests to be performed. |
| 5.05.07.02 |
At National Events, each National Association shall determine the number of Athletes selected for Testing in each Competition and the procedures for selecting the Athletes for Testing. |
| 5.05.07.03 |
In addition to the selection procedures set forth in Articles 5.5.7.1 and 5.5.7.2 above, the Anti-Doping Panel at International Events, and the National Association at National Events, may also select Athletes for Target Testing so long as such Target Testing is not used for any purpose other than legitimate Doping Control purposes. |
| 5.05.07.04 |
Athletes shall be selected for Out-of-Competition Testing by the ITTF Anti-Doping Panel and by National Associations through a process that substantially complies with the International Standard for Testing in force at the time of selection. |
| 5.05.08 |
National Associations and the organizing committees for National Association Events shall provide access to Independent Observers at Events as directed by the ITTF. |