Médecin:Anti-doping controls maintain the integrity of the sport and ensure that athletes practice their activity in a healthy and cheating-free manner.

Présentateur: okay.Where and When ?

Médecin:

Anti-doping tests can take place anywhere and anytime.

Indeed, athletes can be controlled at their place of competition but also out of competition, training or at home, for example.

Présentateur:Alright and by who ?

Médecin:

Several organizations may organize anti-doping tests on the territory of the French Community:

    The World Anti-Doping Agency
    The NADO of the French Community
    Any International Federation organizing a sporting event or wishing to control an athlete of its target group out of competition.
    Any other anti-doping organization wishing to perform a check on an athlete in its target group.
    Organizers of major sporting events
    ...

The various authorities communicate with each other to ensure that certain competitions or sports are controlled.

Anti-doping authorities recruit and train Doping Control Officers (DCOs) to ensure the various controls.

The ACD practicing for the NADO of the French Community are trained and subject to professional secrecy.

Présentateur:How does a doping test take place?

Médecin:

The tests are carried out according to the rules in force of the World Anti-Doping Code and a series of international standards. 1. Selection of athletes 2. Notification of selection for control 3. Presentation at the control 4. Choice of sample vials 5. Sample collection under supervision 6. Selection of bottles A and B 7. Sample Division and Vial Sealing 8. Measurement of Specific Gravity 9. Completion of the verification report 10. Sending samples to laboratory 11. Treatment of results