Slovenian anti-doping organization
www: www.sloado.si
Email: antidoping@olympic.si
Tel.: +386 1 230 60 10
Fax: +386 1 230 60 11
Doping Control
Doping Control
Sample collection (also known as doping control or drug testing) is an essential part of promoting and protecting doping-free sport. Sample collection detects the use of a prohibited substance, or prohibited method, by an athlete.
Sample collection consists of testing by an anti-doping organization (such as SLOADO) and sample analysis, by a laboratory accredited by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
Sample collection can be either in-competition or out-of-competition (such as at an athlete’s training venue or home). The majority of testing is carried out with no-advance-notice. The test can involve the collection of urine, blood or both.
Athletes must comply with a valid request for testing. Athletes may face sanctions if they refuse to comply. The penalty for refusing to provide a sample upon a valid request may be the same as providing a sample that contains a prohibited substance.
SLOADO’s drug testing program complies with the World Anti-Doping Code and the International Standard for Testing.
What happens to the Samples?
But why me?
In-competition you can be chosen by random selection, finishing position or by being targeted for a particular reason.
Out-of-competition you may be tested anytime, anywhere and with no advance notice.
If you are a minor or an athlete with a specific disability, you may require slight modifications to the sample collection procedure. You can discuss these modifications with the DCO at the time of testing.
International Standards
Doping control (testing) is regulated by International Standards for Testing.
The purpose of the International Standard for Testing (IST) is to plan for effective testing and to maintain the integrity and identity of samples, from notifying the athlete to transporting samples for analysis.