✅ What are testing pools and why are whereabouts important for clean sport?
Out-of-competition testing with no-advance notice is one of the most powerful means of deterrence and detection of doping. To support this type of testing, the IF/NADO has created testing pools as part of its testing program.
Certain athletes in the IF/NADO testing pools, such as those in the Registered Testing Pool (RTP) are required to provide information on their whereabouts in ADAMS, WADA’s online anti-doping administration and management system.
The IF/NADO updates the composition of the testing pools (RTP)/at least yearly. Athletes in the RTP are chosen based on set criteria.
✅ How do athletes know they need to provide their whereabouts?
Athletes who need to provide their whereabouts in ADAMS are notified by the IF/NADO of their inclusion in a testing pool as well as what information exactly is required of them, how to use ADAMS, deadlines to submit this information, and any consequences if the information required is not submitted.
✅ What do RTP/TP athletes need to know?
Should athletes have any queries on ADAMS, such as how to submit whereabouts, please refer to the ADAMS Help Center or contact Agnieszka Korol.
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✅ What should athletes do if they wish to retire or return to competition after retiring?
All IF/NADO-licensed athletes who decide to retire from competition must inform the IF and/or NADO.
For RTP athletes, as soon as the retirement is officially confirmed by the ADO, the athlete will be withdrawn from the ADO’s RTP with immediate effect. If an athlete wishes to resume competing, they will not be able to do so until they have given the ADO written notice of their intent to resume competition (i.e. by completing and sending a Return to Competition Form) and made themselves available for testing for a period of six months. Please consult Article 5.6. of the International Union of Kettlebell Lifting (IUKL) Anti-Doping Rules.
- Home address, email address, and phone number
- An address for overnight accommodations
- Regular activities, such as training, work, and school, the locations and the times of these activities
- Competition schedules and locations
- A 60-minute time slot for each day where they’ll be available and accessible for testing and liable for a potential ‘missed test’
• A mobile App, 'Athlete Central' is available for athletes to use to submit and update their whereabouts information.
• RTP athletes have to submit their whereabouts information by a specific date and time for the next 3 months (the next quarter). The time and date is set by the ADO.
• If plans change then whereabouts information must be updated. The easiest way to do this is via Athlete Central, ADAMS, or SMS if this is activated in ADAMS. Sometimes ADOs allow updates by email.
• There may be consequences if an athlete is not where they say they are, and cannot be located for testing. This is known as a missed test.
• There may be consequences if an athlete does not file their whereabouts information on time or provides inaccurate information. This is known as a filling failure.
• Any combination of 3 filling failures or missed tests in 12 months may lead to an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV).