ANTI-DOPING GENERAL INFORMATION

- World Anti-Doping Code
- Prohibited List
- Prohipbited Association
- Therapeutic Use Exemptions
- Registered Testing Pool
- Testing and Results Management
- Sanctioning
- The IPOD
- The ISSF Anti-Doping Rules
- Privacy

Athletes and Athlete support personnel should be advised that all individuals on the Prohibited Association List are named here and that it is prohibited to associate with any one on this List:

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"

The term Registered Testing Pool refers to the pool of top level athletes established by the ISSF and/or a relevant National Anti-Doping Organization who are subject to both In-Competition and Out-of-Competition testing as part of the ISSF or a National-Anti-Doping Organization's test distribution plan.


The athletes who are included the ISSF Registered Testing Pool must provide their whereabouts on a quarterly basis, including all training camps and schedules. They must also provide a 60 minute time slot for which they can be available for testing every day of the year. Any failure to submit timely and accurate whereabouts information, or any failure to be present at the location and time indicated on the whereabouts information submitted, can result in sanctions.

The ISSF RTP will be reset and updated at each quarter and athletes are required to verify if they are included in the ISSF RTP for the current quarter.

Please be advised that all athletes who compete in ISSF events and who hold an ISSF ID are equally subject to both In-Competition and Out-of-Competition testing on a year-round basis.

As a condition of obtaining an ISSF ID and by way of their Athlete Declaration, all ISSF athletes agree to be bound by the ISSF Anti-Doping Rules, to submit to testing when requested to do so and to respect all possible consequences arising from the doping control process.

In-Competition tests
In-Competition testing in shooting sport is testing that is conducted in connection with any ISSF sanctioned event. More specifically, “In-Competition” means the period commencing at 11:59 p.m. on the day before a Competition in which the Athlete is scheduled to participate through the end of such Competition and the Sample collection process related to such Competition.

Out-of-Competition tests
Out-of-Competition testing can occur during any period which is not In-Competition. This means testing can be done at any time of the year (excluding the In-Competition event testing periods) and at any location, such as an athlete's home, place of training, or even while they are abroad for personal or training reasons. Out-of-Competition testing takes place with no advance notice to the athlete.

ISSF works closely with National Anti-Doping Organizations and certified Sample Collection Agencies to plan and conduct Out-of-Competition testing on its RTP and TP athletes throughout the year in accordance with its Anti-Doping Rules and the International Standard for Testing and Investigations

The term Adverse Analytical Finding (AAF) refers to a report from a WADA accredited laboratory that indicates that the urine sample collected from an athlete (during in-competition or out-of-competition testing) yielded the presence of a Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method.

The term AAF does not necessarily imply that an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV) has occurred because the athlete may have been granted a Therapeutic Use Exemption for the use of the substance or may have elevated endogenous substances which are normal for his or her own system and do not necessarily reflect a positive doping violation.

An AAF only becomes an asserted ADRV after the completion of a preliminary review and a formal enquiry.

Further to an ADRV being formally asserted against an athlete by the ISSF Anti-Doping Committee, a hearing shall take place and a written and reasoned decision shall be rendered by the CAS Anti-Doping Division as to whether an ADRV has truly occurred and what the appropriate sanction should be.

Due process is ensured throughout all these disciplinary steps.

Please see Article 5 of the ISSF Anti-Doping Rules which deals with Testing, Article 7 and 8 of the ISSF Anti-Doping Rules which deals with Results Management and Hearings, as well as the International Standard for Testing and Investigations and the International Standard for Results Management.

Any sanctions imposed as a result of an anti-doping rule violation shall comply with the Code and the ISSF Anti-Doping Rules.

Please see Article 10 of the ISSF Anti-Doping Rules which deals with sanctions.

All decisions issued by ISSF or by the CAS Anti-Doping Division as a result of an anti-doping rule violation committed by under the ISSF Anti-Doping Rules will be posted on this website in accordance with Article 14 of the ISSF Anti-Doping Rules.

ISSF will also continue to disseminate educational materials via our member federations, through our articles in the ISSF News publication and at some of our International Events by means of the Athlete Outreach Booth. We trust these tools will continue to educate all our Shooters and their support teams on the ISSF anti-doping program, the results management and sanctioning processes and the various negative implications of using performance enhancing drugs.

In accordance with ISSF’s ongoing obligations under the Code, the ISSF Anti-Doping Rules and anti-doping program have been regularly modified and enhanced to remain in full compliance with the Code.

The ISSF Anti-Doping Rules requires athletes and athlete support personnel to furnish a significant amount of personal information to ISSF and their relevant National Anti-Doping Organization (NADO). The administration of the ISSF Anti-Doping Program also requires and results in employees and third-party contractor or other having access to a myriad of private and personal data.

Athletes consent to the same by way of their ISSF Athlete Declaration and as a result of being bound to the ISSF Anti-Doping Rules and the International Standard for the Protection of Privacy and Personal Information.

It is essential for ISSF to appropriately protect the personal information that it processes both to meet legal standards and to ensure the continued confidence and trust of those involved in shooting sport. The ISSF privacy policy and the ISSF ADAMS Notice provide additional information on the ISSF privacy safeguards. You can also contact ISSF directly if you have any questions on this topic. doris@issf-sports.org