Rights of the Athlete
The success of clean sport depends on mutual respect of the rights of all involved. Here we give a summary of important rights under the code for both Athletes and Athlete Support Personnel:
• Equality of opportunity
• Equitable and Fair Testing programs
• Medical treatment and protection of health rights
• Right to justice
• Right to accountability
• Whistle-blower rights
• Right to education
• Right to data protection
• Rights to compensation
• Protected Persons Rights
• Rights during a Sample Collection Session
• Right to B sample analysis
• Other rights and freedoms not affected
• Application and standing
For more information on the Rights & Responsibilities of the Athlete you can refer to the Athletes’ Anti-Doping Rights Act here
Responsibilities of the Athlete
As important as it is for athletes to understand their rights, it is equally important to understand their Anti-Doping Responsibilities. To give their athlete the best support, Athlete Support Personnel should also make themselves aware of these responsibilities including:
• Know and abide by the Anti-Doping Rules, policies and practices : FISav Rules and Policies
• Take personal responsibility for everything you ingest – to ensure that prohibited substances do not enter your body and that no prohibited methods are used : The Principle of Strict Liability
• Always inform medical practitioners / personnel that you are an athlete and what your obligations as such are. They should not use prohibited substances or methods, as per the WADA Prohibited List, and that any advice or treatment given to an athlete should not violate the Anti-Doping Rules : Prohibited Substances and Methods
• Be available for testing at all times
• Tell FISav and your National Anti-Doping Organisation if you have committed an Anti-Doping Rule Violation within the last 10 years
• Cooperate with FISav and other Anti-Doping Organisations (WADA, ITA, NADOs) in any doping investigations when asked to do so
• Ensure that you do not work with coaches, trainers, physicians or other support personnel who are ineligible due to an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV) or those who have been convicted or disciplined in relation to doping : Prohibited Association List
• Disclose the identity of your support personnel upon request from an Anti-Doping Organisation
More information on these responsibilities can be found in the Code under Article 21.1.
Athletes have specific rights and responsibilities during a Doping Control. Please take the time to make yourself as familiar as possible with these. (Link)
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