In this section:

• Testing guide
• Testing pools
• Rights and responsibilities
• Results management

Testing

Sample collection (also known as doping control or drug testing) is an essential part of promoting and protecting doping-free sport.

Sample collection detects the use of a prohibited substance, or prohibited method, by an athlete.

Sample collection consists of testing by an anti-doping organisation (such as ASADA) and sample analysis, by a laboratory accredited by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

 

Sample collection can be either in-competion or out-of-competition (such as at an athlete’s training venue or home). The majority of testing is carried out with no-advance-notice. The test can involve the collection of urine, blood or both.

 

Watch a video on sample collection procedures [streaming FLV - 32.76MB]

 

Athletes must comply with a valid request for testing. Athletes may face sanctions if they refuse to comply. The penalty for refusing to provide a sample upon a valid request may be the same as providing a sample that contains a prohibited substance.

ASADA’s drug testing program complies with the World Anti-Doping Code, the International Standard for Testing, the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Act 2006 and the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Regulations 2006 including the National Anti-Doping (NAD) scheme, and the International Organization for Standardization 9001:2008 Standard for Quality Management Systems.