Athletes may have illnesses or conditions that require them to take particular medications. If the medication an athlete is required to take to treat an illness or condition happens to fall under the Prohibited List, a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) may give that athlete the authorization to take the needed medicine.
The ISSF has its own TUE Committee that considers all submitted TUE applications and that grants or denies TUEs to international-level athletes in shooting sport. All athletes intending to compete at the international level must apply for and obtain a TUE from ISSF. The application must be submitted at least 30 days before competing
An Athlete may be granted a TUE if (and only if) he/she can show, on the balance of probabilities, that each of the following conditions is met:
a) The Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method in question is needed to treat a diagnosed medical condition supported by relevant clinical evidence.
b) The Therapeutic Use of the Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method will not, on the balance of probabilities, produce any additional enhancement of performance beyond what might be anticipated by a return to the Athlete’s normal state of health following the treatment of the medical condition.
c) The Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method is an indicated treatment for the medical condition, and there is no reasonable permitted Therapeutic alternative
d) The necessity for the Use of the Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method is not a consequence, wholly or in part, of the prior Use (without a TUE) of a substance or method which was prohibited at the time of such Use.
Any national-level athlete holding a national-level TUE must expressly inform ISSF of the national-level TUE and request ISSF recognition of the TUE prior to competing in any international competition. Email contact information must be included with the application for recognition so that ISSF may contact the athlete or the NADO if additional information is required.
In the event that the TUE is not recognized by the ISSF TUEC, the national level TUE will be deemed to be non-valid at the international level for international competition.
Please see Article 4.4 of the ISSF Anti-Doping Rules which deals with Therapeutic Use Exemptions. The ISSF TUE application form is available on the drop-down menu on the right under "Documents and Forms" |