Testing pools
Any athlete in the Registered Testing Pool (RTP) will be required to provide whereabouts information.
ASADA maintains a Registered Testing Pool (RTP) and a Domestic Testing Pool (DTP) for the purposes of implementing, coordinating, administering, monitoring and enforcing effective doping control measures.
If an athlete is selected to be part of the RTP or the DTP they will be informed by ASADA or their sporting organisation.
Athletes in ASADA's RTP and DTP, in addition to any other athlete who meets ASADA's definition of Athlete under the ASADA Act and ASADA Regulations, may be subject to both in-competition and out-of-competition sample collection.
ASADA makes the final decision on who is included in the RTP and DTP, based on a number of factors (see list below).
ASADA is not able to discuss why a particular athlete or athletes are included on the RTP or DTP, as it may affect the effectiveness of the doping control program.
Inclusion in ASADA's RTP is based on a number of factors related to the athlete and the sport. These may include:
- physical demands of the sport and possible performance enhancing effect that doping may elicit
- available doping analysis statistics
- available research on doping trends
- injury
- withdrawal or absence from expected competition
- going into or coming out of retirement
- behaviour indicating doping
- sudden major improvement in performance
- changes in whereabouts information that can indicate a potential increase in the risk of doping, including moving to a remote location
- athlete sport performance history
- details of past doping controls
- athlete reinstatement after period of ineligibility
- reliable information from a third party
- training periods and competition season
- serving periods of ineligibility or provisional suspensions as consequences of Anti-Doping Rule Violations.
The DTP mostly contains athletes who are in national senior teams or squads (or the equivalent level, depending on the structure of the sport) who are not in the RTP. ASADA is able to source the details required for doping control programs relevant to the DTP from the national sporting organisation (NSO).
Information required for RTP
ASADA testing pool |
Athlete type |
Information requirements |
Information source |
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Whereabouts information |
Athlete |
RTP |
Athletes who meet RTP criteria |
Personal contact details and initial contact details |
National sporting organisation (NSO) |
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Training, camps and competition |
Athlete and NSO |
Information required for DTP
ASADA testing pool |
Athlete type |
Information requirements |
Information source |
DTP |
Athletes in national senior teams/squads (or equivalent) who are not in the RTP |
Personal and contact details |
NSO |
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Training camps and competitions |
NSO |
RETIREMENT PROCEDURES
Athletes must immediately notify their National Sporting Organisation (NSO) in writing of their decision to retire.
It is the responsibility of the NSO to notify ASADA
Athletes on ASADA’s Registered Testing Pool (RTP) or Domestic Testing Pool (DTP) who wish to retire from competition, should also complete the ASADA Retirement Notification form and submit it to ASADA.
Athletes wishing to retire must immediately notify their sport in writing.
SELECTION FOR SAMPLE COLLECTION AFTER SUBMITTING RETIREMENT NOTIFICATION TO ASADA
You are required to complete the sample collection process if ASADA has not received the Retirement Notification Form or
notification from your NSO.
Failure to comply with the request to provide a sample could result in an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV).
PROCEDURES FOR ATHLETES ON THEIR INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION’S (IF) RTP
Any athlete on an IF’s RTP will also be subject to the IF’s retirement requirements. (Contact your IF for more information)
RETIRED ATHLETES RETURNING TO COMPETITON
Athletes must ensure they follow the reinstatement procedures as set out in their NSO and IF Anti-Doping Policy (ADP).
WAITNG FOR REINSTATMENT
Your NSO reinstatement procedure specifies a timeframe from the reinstatement date until you are able to compete in an NSO sanctioned event. During this time, you must be available for out-of-competition sample collection in accordance with the NSO ADP. Most sports require a minimum of six months between retirement date and application for reinstatement.
Any athlete in an IF RTP will also be subject to that federation's reinstatement requirements.
RETIRING WHILST ON A SANCTION FOR RECEIVING AN ANTI-DOPING RULE VIOLATION
If you retire while on a sanction the clock stops on the sanction. If you wish to be reinstated you will need to:
- wait out either your remaining sanction period or the reinstatement period, whichever is longer; and
- be subject to out of competition testing.
