Substances: Chemical and Physical Manipulation

The following types of manipulation are prohibited:

  • Tampering, or attempting to tamper, in order to alter the integrity and validity of samples collected in doping controls.
  • These include but are not limited to intravenous infusions*, catheterisation, and urine substitution.

* Except as a legitimate acute medical treatment, intravenous infusions are prohibited. Intravenous infusions must be administered only under the authority of a physician and for legitimate acute medical treatment. Only under such strict medical control are intravenous infusions permitted without a therapeutic use exemption. No other reasons for use of intravenous infusions are acceptable.

Status in sport

Chemical and physical manipulation is prohibited under the World Anti-Doping Code 2007 Prohibited List (effective from 01/01/07).

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