The International Testing Agency
(ITA) has been supporting FINA with its out-of-competition (OOC) testing
strategy since January 1, 2019, and the robust plan has seen many significant
benefits.
The main focus for the 2021 testing
year is the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Due to the Olympics falling approximately
half way through the year, the testing programme has been divided into two
halves, pre-Games and post-Games.
The majority of FINA’s OOC doping
control programme is focused on the pre-Games period due to the increased
doping risk that comes with an Olympic Games.
The ITA will be collecting
approximately 3200 samples during the pre-Games testing period (number can vary
depending on the rapidly-evolving sanitary situation). Reinforced controls are
being implemented ahead of the remaining Olympic qualification events (diving,
artistic swimming, open water), National Olympic Trials (swimming) and ahead of
the Olympic Games itself.
Due to the volume of competing
athletes, the ITA pre-Games Expert Group, on which FINA Bureau Member Dr. Margo
Mountjoy sits, have issued a large number of testing recommendations
specifically tailored towards the aquatic disciplines. Meeting the
recommendations is a combined effort between FINA and the athlete’s National
Anti-Doping Agency (NADO), therefore collaboration is key. The ITA has already
started liaising with NADOs to implement a collaborative testing programme that
aims at fulfilling the pre-games testing recommendations for targeted athletes.
The ITA is ensuring the volume of
additional analysis conducted meets the
requirements set out by WADA.
Written by: FINA Communications department
/ photo credit ©Maddie Meyer/Getty Images
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