Education is key! Archery Canada National Team athletes, and coaches are required to complete the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) online anti-doping course, True Sport Clean 2019 at least two (2) weeks prior to departure for a national team event or to any international event where registration for the event must be through Archery Canada. Athletes funded under the Sport Canada Athlete Assistance Program must complete the CCES online anti-doping courses, True Sport Clean 2019 course at the beginning of each new carding cycle and at times thereafter as required by Sport Canada.

National Team athletes must submit, without prior warning, to unannounced doping-control tests in addition to other prior-notice tests and submit at other times to doping-control testing when requested by Archery Canada, the CCES or other authorities designated to do so. National Team athletes may be registered with the CCES as part of the Registered Testing Pool and as such will be informed if they are added to this pool. It is important to be aware of your (and Archery Canada’s) obligations concerning anti-doping and more by reviewing your athlete agreement.

While the CCES administers anti-doping for the Canadian sport community, as a member federation of World Archery, our athletes must also be fully compliant with World Archery’s anti-doping rules. World Archery’s anti-doping rules are fully compliant with the most current World Anti-Doping Code, International Standards and Guidelines as they may exist from time to time. 

CCES recommends that athletes take the following actions to ensure they don’t commit an inadvertent anti-doping rule violation:

• Know your rights and responsibilities as an athlete with regard to anti-doping.
• Always comply with a testing request if you are notified for doping control.
• Check all medications and products before taking them to ensure they do not contain ingredients that are banned.
• Verify your medical exemption requirements.
• Do not take supplements, but if you do, take steps to minimize your risk.
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Athletes, like all others, may have illnesses or conditions that require them to take medications. If the medication an athlete is required to take happens to fall under the World Anti-Doping Agency’s Prohibited List, a therapeutic use exemption (TUE) can give the athlete authorization to take the needed medicine.

Athletes are not automatically granted authorization and must ensure they follow the appropriate process for their sport and competition level. Contact Archery Canada’s Program Coordinator if you would like guidance in this area.

Who should apply for a TUE?

All athletes who are subject to doping control must be aware of the TUE rules and requirements that apply to them. These rules and requirements will vary depending on the athlete and will determine when and to which organization an athlete must submit a TUE application. Check your requirements now.

• The CCES AthleteZone is a hub of resources and information for athletes and their support personnel.
• Any coach or athlete can take the True Sport Clean course if they are not yet on the National Team. The following link will provide access to the course but will not issue a certificate or be tracked. http://cces.ca/truesportclean101untracked 
• The Global Drug Reference Online (DRO) provides athletes and support personnel with information about the prohibited status of specific substances based on the current WADA Prohibited List.
• The World Anti-Doping Agency works towards a vision of a world where all athletes compete in a doping-free sporting environment.
• The CCES is a proud and active member of the True Sport Movement – a movement that is based on the simple idea that good sport can make a great difference.