Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV) 

An Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV) is when an Athlete or Athlete Support Person commits a doping offence and subsequently there are consequences or sanctions to that person.

 Anti-Doping Rule Violations:

1.Presence of a prohibited substance or its metabolites or markers in an athlete’s sample

2.Use or attempted use by an athlete of a prohibited substance or a prohibited method

3.Evading, refusing or failing to submit to sample collection

4.Whereabouts failures (any combination of three missed tests and/or filing failures within a 12-month period by an athlete)

5.Tampering or attempted tampering with any part of doping control

6.Possession of a prohibited substance or a prohibited method

7.Trafficking or attempted trafficking in any prohibited substance or prohibited method

8.Administration or attempted administration to any athlete in-competition of any prohibited substance or prohibited method or administration or attempted administration to any athlete out-of-competition of any prohibited substance or any prohibited method that is prohibited out-of-competition.

9.Complicity (assisting, encouraging, aiding, abetting, conspiring, covering up or any other type of intentional complicity involving an Anti-Doping Rule Violation)

10. Prohibited Association

11. Any action by the athlete or any other person to prevent the reporting of any prohibited activity to the authorities.