TO - - WADA Accredited Laboratories IOC Medical Commission Members National Olympic Committees NOC Medical Liaison Officers International Summer Sports Federations on Olympic Programme Olympic Games Organising Committees National Anti-Doping Organisations World Anti-Doping Agency CC Ref No LAB ME C FE CO WADA HMS SCH csar 90 2011 By e-mail Court of Arbitration for Sport Association of Summer Olympic International Sports Federation ASOIF Lausanne 15 December 2011 IOC Anti-Doping Rules applicable to the Games of the XXX Olympiad London 2012 Dear Sir Madam A IOC Anti-Doping Rules Please note that the IOC has finalised the IOC Anti-Doping Rules applicable to the Games of the XXX Olympiad London 2012 “IOC Anti-Doping Rules” which will be in force in relation to such Games “London Olympic Games” A copy of these IOC Anti-Doping Rules as well as the World Anti-Doping Code can be found in English and French on both the IOC website http www olympic org medical and the WADA website www wada-ama org Please note that all defined terms contained in this letter shall have the same meaning as in the IOC Anti-Doping Rules Although it is your responsibility to study the contents of such document we wish to bring the following points to your specific attention 1 During the Period of the London Olympic Games all Doping Controls initiated by the IOC shall include Testing for all Prohibited Substances and all Prohibited Methods referred to in the Prohibited List The Period of the London Olympic Games is defined as “the period commencing on the date of the opening of the Olympic village for the Olympic Games namely 16 July 2012 up until and including the day of the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games namely 12 August 2012” For the purposes of the Prohibited List the Period of the London Olympic Games shall be treated as an “in-competition” period meaning that all Prohibited Substances and all Prohibited Methods are prohibited National Olympic Committees are responsible to inform all their Athletes that they will be subject to Doping Controls at any time during the Period of the Olympic Games for all Prohibited Substances and all Prohibited Methods referred to in the Prohibited List B 2 All Athletes shall be subject during the Period of the London Olympic Games to Doping Controls initiated by the IOC at any time or place with no advance notice required to be given to the Athletes 3 The IOC may appoint WADA and any other Anti-Doping Organisation to carry out Doping Controls on behalf of the IOC during the Period of the London Olympic Games outside of the United Kingdom and at non-Olympic venues inside of the United Kingdom 4 Pursuant to Article 15 1 of the World Anti-Doping Code the IOC hereby authorises all Anti-Doping Organisations to carry out Doping Controls on the Athletes within their authority during the Period of the London Olympic Games prior to the Athlete having validated his Olympic identity and accreditation card for the Olympic Games and or subsequent to the Athlete having finished his or her final competition at the Olympic Games 5 The disciplinary procedure with respect to anti-doping rule violations arising upon the occasion of the Olympic Games is contained in Article 6 of the IOC Anti-Doping Rules 6 In view of the extended nature of the In-Competition Period we remind you that an Athlete should request a therapeutic use exemption prior to taking any substance that is included in the Prohibited List This procedure is explained in further detail in the IOC Anti-Doping Rules 7 To the extent that an Athlete accused of having committed an anti-doping rule violation is a member of a Team Sport or is participating in a sport that is not a Team Sport but where awards are given to teams the International Federation concerned shall be present at the hearing of the Disciplinary Commission in order to help ensure that the sanctions imposed by the IOC are as provided in the applicable rules of the relevant International Federation 8 Please find attached for your information a non-exhaustive “Summary of substantive changes made to the “IOC Anti-Doping Rules applicable to the Games of the XXX Olympiad London 2012” as compared to the “IOC AntiDoping Rules applicable to the Olympic Winter Games Vancouver 2010” Whereabouts Information With respect to whereabouts information the IOC encourages the National Olympic Committees NOCs to liaise with the relevant International Federations IFs and National Anti-Doping Organisations NADOs to ensure the best ways to comply with their obligations under the IOC Anti-Doping Rules The IOC will provide by separate communication a short summary as well as further information for NOCs to assist them in complying with their obligations in this respect In the meantime NOCs are invited to contact their respective NADOs and the relevant IFs to discuss and agree on the way to move forward Page 2 3 Ref No LAB ME C FE CO WADA HMS SCH csar 90 2011 C The 2012 Prohibited List The Prohibited List applicable during the London Olympic Games shall be available on the WADA’s website and on the IOC’s website D Technical Procedures relating to Doping Control Appendix 3 of the IOC Anti-Doping Rules is a document entitled “Technical Procedures for Doping Control by LOCOG for the Games of the XXX Olympiad London 2012 and complements the main body of the IOC Anti-Doping Rules E Resolving pending cases involving possible violations of anti-doping rules The IOC would appreciate every effort made by the National Anti-Doping Organisations the International Federations and the National Olympic Committees to ensure that pending cases involving possible violations of anti-doping rules committed by Athletes or Athlete Support Personnel who are intended to participate in the London Olympic Games are resolved before the athletes take part in their first competitions at the London Olympic Games and before the Athlete Support Personnel is accredited F NOC Contact Person for anti-doping-related matters The IOC requests that all NOCs which are sending teams to the London Olympic Games forward to the IOC Legal Affairs Department sarah friberg@olympic org not later than 31 March 2012 the name and the coordinates of the person whom the IOC can contact from your NOC regarding anti-doping-related matters upon the occasion of the London Olympic Games G IF Contact Person for anti-doping-related matters The IOC requests that all IFs whose sport is on the programme for the London Olympic Games forward to the IOC Legal Affairs Department sarah friberg@olympic org not later than 31 March 2012 the name and the coordinates of the person whom the IOC can contact from your IF regarding antidoping-related matters upon the occasion of the London Olympic Games Please ensure that the documentation and information referred to above is forwarded to all persons linked to your organization who have a need to know such documentation in particular to the Athletes coaches and medical personnel Yours sincerely Howard M STUPP Director of Legal Affairs Patrick SCHAMASCH Medical and Scientific Director Encl Summary of substantive changes made to the “IOC Anti-Doping Rules applicable to the Games of the XXX Olympiad London 2012” as compared to the “IOC Anti-Doping Rules applicable to the Olympic Winter Games Vancouver 2010” Page 3 3 Ref No LAB ME C FE CO WADA HMS SCH csar 90 2011 Summary of substantive changes made to the “IOC Anti-Doping Rules applicable to the Games of the XXX Olympiad London 2012” as compared to the “IOC Anti-Doping Rules applicable to the Olympic Winter Games Vancouver 2010” Please find below a summary of the substantive changes made to the “IOC Anti-Doping Rules applicable to the Games of the XXX Olympiad London 2012” “London ADR” as compared to the “IOC Anti-Doping Rules applicable to the XXI Olympic Winter Games Vancouver 2010” “Vancouver ADR” 1 Whereabouts Information The IOC will not ask all athletes to provide whereabouts information but will rather rely upon the existing Registered Testing Pools “RTPs” - e g of the International Federations “IFs” and the National Anti-Doping Organisations “NADOs” to get the whereabouts information on athletes participating in the 2012 London Olympic Games the “London Olympic Games” Articles 4 5 1 1 and 4 5 1 2 London ADR It should be noted that 2 - for those athletes who are not in an RTP the IOC asks that their NOCs provide in particular rooming lists and training schedules Article 4 5 1 3 London ADR and - an NOC may be sanctioned for not providing such information or deliberately providing misleading or incorrect information Article 10 London ADR Missed Tests – Results Management Although the IOC is not the Anti-Doping Organisation “ADO” responsible for athletes in their respective RTP the IOC will have jurisdiction on deciding whether a Missed Test has occurred in the context of the London Olympic Games It should be noted that in general the NOCs are required to provide all assistance to the IOC in relation to Results Management and gathering of documentation - e g Articles 4 5 9 and 6 2 4 1 London ADR 3 “Third Strike” – Results Management According to the Code and the International Standard for Testing in particular Clause 11 6 5 thereof the IOC does not have jurisdiction to decide on an anti-doping rule violation “ADRV” in the case of a third Whereabouts Failure of an athlete in an RTP The Anti-Doping Organisation “ADO” who has the Athlete in its RTP is the ADO which must bring proceedings against the Athlete under Article 2 4 of the World Anti-Doping Code Therefore based upon the existing framework set out in the Code and the International Standard for Testing 4 • The NOCs will be required to provide certain information for example on athletes with two pre-existing strikes in the past 18 months - e g Article 6 2 4 3 London ADR • The IOC will manage potential Missed Tests in the context of the London Olympic Games as noted in paragraph 2 above • The IOC will defer to the Responsible ADO - e g the IF or the NADO as the case may be to carry out the results management of the potential ADRV resulting from the third strike within an 18 month period and • Based on the decision of the Responsible ADO the IOC would then adopt its own decision accordingly in relation to the London Olympic Games Provisional Suspension – in particular in case of Missed Test third “strike” In addition to the usual right to provisionally suspend an athlete in case of a potential ADRV wording has been added that allows the IOC to provisionally suspend an athlete who would have been the subject of a potential third strike Article 6 2 4 4 and 6 2 8 London ADR 15 12 2011