WMRA - WMRA Anti-doping programme

WMRA Anti-doping programme

Introduction
The athletic discipline of mountain running comes under the umbrella of IAAF (IAAF rule 1)

The World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) is recognised by IAAF as the organisation responsible for administration of the sport at international level and as such identifies itself completely with IAAF’s fight against doping in our sport.

WMRA policy is to test for doping abuse in WMRA Competitions and ‘Out of Competition’ for a limited list of international mountain runners.

The WMRA anti-doping rules (appendix 1) are based on the current IAAF Competition Rules chapter three, modified to suit the position of a)WMRA as a non-IAAF member, and b) athletes who are not members of IAAF via their National athletic federations and associated clubs.

The WMRA Council will appoint a WMRA Anti-doping Commission, responsible for the administration of these Regulations and reporting to WMRA Council.

The WMRA anti-doping Regulations and its appendices will form part of the contractual agreement between WMRA event organisers and national athletic federations

WMRA Anti- Doping Programme WMRA Competitions below all come under the auspices of their National Athletic Federation.
The following anti-doping ‘in competition’ programme will be adopted by WMRA for these competitions:

1. WMRA World Mountain Running Championships.
In competition urine standard and EPO anti-dope tests for men and women –
2. WMRA World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge.
In competition urine standard and EPO anti-dope tests for men and women –
3. WMRA Grand Prix (IAAF permit) races.
In competition urine standard and EPO anti dope tests.
4. WMRA/WMA World Masters Athletic Championships – Mountain Running.
WMA anti-doping regulations will apply to this competition.

The random positions to be tested will be selected by the Doping Control Officer (DCO) and the WMRA event delegate.

Financial implications
Arrangements for paying all costs associated with the testing programme will be the responsibility of the event organisers.

The IAAF have agreed to meet the cost of EPO analysis. WMRA will be instructed as to which WADA accredited laboratory should be used for each competition.

Anti-Doping Regulations
WMRA procedures in carrying out anti-dope testing will be the ‘IAAF Anti-Doping Regulations’. Chapter 5 of these guidelines refer to Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUE’s) for which WMRA procedures will be introduced to cover all athletes taking part in WMRA Competitions (Appendix 2).

Athletes competing in event 1 above are subject to national athletic federation discipline regarding all aspects of anti-doping in accordance with IAAF rules chapter 3.

Athletes who come under the jurisdiction of their IAAF Member, competing in events 2, 3 and 4 above, are subject to national athletic federation discipline regarding all aspects of anti-doping in accordance with IAAF rules chapter 3.

Events 2, 3 and 4 above are open to athletes who may not be members of their national athletic federations. These athletes are therefore not subject to federation discipline. They will be required to agree to anti-doping control procedures, as set out in these Regulations and appendices, by signature to that effect on the entry form. Failure or refusal to do this will result in their being denied entry to the race. Failure to submit to an anti-doping test constitutes an anti-doping rule violation and could result in a disciplinary sanction in accordance with WMRA and IAAF Rules.
WMRA is the body responsible for administering disciplinary procedures in the event of a positive anti-dope test for non-federation athletes.

The DCO will be a person authorised by the national athletic federation of the country in which the competition takes place and must be approved by WMRA. He will supply a post event report to WMRA on the results of his tests.

Out of Competition Anti-Dope testing
A limited list of leading mountain runners will be nominated by the WMRA anti-doping Commission for inclusion in the IAAF ‘out of competition testing pool’ They will come under the rules in appendix 3 of these regulations (which are the IAAF rules)

Prohibited Substances and Methods
WMRA adopt the current IAAF/WADA prohibited substance and prohibited methods list which is updated annually, and will be made freely available to athletes and coaches on request.

All athletes taking part in the above WMRA competitions using a prohibited substance for medical reasons must obtain a Therapeutic Use Exemption’ (TUE) as described in appendix 2.

Registered athletes
By ‘Registered athletes’ we mean those athletes who come under the jurisdiction of the IAAF member of the country of their nationality. These are athletes who are members of athletic clubs or other organisations affiliated to the IAAF Member. As such, all these athletes are governed by the IAAF anti-doping regulations and any anti-doping regulations within their own country. Participation in any of WMRA Competitions renders them subject to these regulations with which they are advised to be familiar. The WMRA anti-doping rules (appendix 1) do not apply to Registered athletes, but they are similar to the IAAF anti-doping rules.