Anti-Doping
WHAT IS DOPING?
Doping is the use of substances or methods that are banned in sport. Doping is cheating because it gives one athlete an advantage over others. Doping is also extremely dangerous to your health and can destroy your reputation.
WHAT IS ANTI-DOPING?
Anti-doping is a set of rules designed to protect athletes’ rights to participate in sport free of performance enhancing drugs. It’s anti-doping that keeps sport fair and keeps the playing field level. When athletes choose not to dope, we say they compete clean.
ANTI-DOPING AND WRESTLING AUSTRALIA
Wrestling Australia takes a position of zero tolerance toward doping in sport and works closely with Sport Integrity Australia (SIA) in Australia and United World Wrestling internationally to ensure a drug-free environment in our sport.
Anti-doping rules apply to all participants of our sport from elite to grassroots. All members must be aware of, and have a basic understanding of, their obligations regarding anti-doping. The Sport Integrity Australia website (Anti-Doping | Sport Integrity Australia) has a range of information and resources to assist, including:
* Information about supplements. (Sport Supplements & Supps In Sport - Athlete Advice)
* Applying for a Therapeutic Use Exemption: (Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) | Sport Integrity Australia)
* Submitting Whereabouts: (Athlete Whereabouts | Sport Integrity Australia) information
*Information about athlete testing: (Athlete Testing | Sport Integrity Australia)
Wrestling Australia's anti-doping policy is the Australian National Anti-Doping Policy, effective 1 January 2021, and can be found on the Sport Integrity Australia website. (Australian National Anti-Doping Policy | Sport Integrity)
To report a breach of anti-doping rules, submit directly to Sport Integrity Australia here. (Tell us about a concern or issue | Sport Integrity Australia)
PROHIBITED LIST OF SUBSTANCES AND METHODS
The Prohibited List (Prohibited Substances & Methods | Sport Integrity Australia) outlines the substances and methods that are prohibited in sport.
It is updated annually by the World Anti-Doping Agency. Remember that individual products or brands are not named on the Prohibited List. Athletes should check the status of all medications on Global DRO (Global DRO - Home) before they use them.
CHECKING YOUR SUBSTANCES
Global DRO (Global DRO - Home) allows users to check whether the most commonly prescribed and over-the-counter medicines in Australia are permitted or prohibited in sport.
If an athlete requires use of a prohibited substance to treat a medical condition, the athlete needs to be aware of the TUE requirements. For more information on a TUE visit the Sport InTegrity Australia website (Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) | Sport Integrity Australia).