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WORLD SQUASH ANTI-DOPING
CODE
POSITION STATEMENT
The World Squash Federation
is unequivocally opposed on ethical and medical grounds to
the practice of doping in sport and fully supports the
position of the International Olympic Committee/World
Anti-Doping Agency (IOC/WADA) against the use of banned
substances and methods. The use, possession and/or
trafficking of banned substances, methods, or the
encouragement or counselling to use banned substances, or
methods; and/or taking measures to mask the use of banned
substances, or methods by any participant in competitions
over which the WSF has jurisdiction is unacceptable and will
not be tolerated.
The WSF Policy on Doping is motivated by a desire for fair
and equal competition among athletes and by concern for the
health of athletes participating in such competition. This
Policy shall apply to all participants in competitions over
which the WSF has jurisdiction and provides for sanctions
against any player found guilty of doping offence. All
athletes are subject to doping controls (urine analyses,
blood tests and other authorised techniques for detecting
prohibited substances or methods. It is intended that all
participants be subject to year round out-of-competition
testing and that the Code not apply solely to in-competition
testing.
To harmonise Anti-Doping polices at the World level of
Squash the WSF signed an agreement with the Professional
Squash Association (PSA) and the Women's International
Squash Players Association (WISPA) on 14 April 2004.
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Guidelines for
Therapeutic Exemption Forms
As part of the World Anti-doping Code (4.4. Therapeutic Use)
where a player needs to use a Prohibited Substance or
Prohibited Method because of a medical condition he/she must
obtain a Therapeutic Use Exemption from World Squash
Federation in the case of International players (i.e. those
who compete internationally) or from his/her National
Anti-doping Agency in the case of players who compete at a
national level.
The request for an exemption to WSF must be made (except in
emergency situations) no later than 21 days before
participation at an international event.
A Standard TUE Application form must be completed for all
Prohibited Substances and Methods. The exceptions are for
certain beta-2-agonists used by inhalation in the treatment
of asthma and glucocorticosteroid by intra-articular
injection in which cases an Abbreviated TUE Application form
must be completed.
Therapeutic Use Exemption Application forms may be obtained
from WSF or downloaded from the WSF website.
Abbreviated TUEs are valid under the World Squash
Anti-doping Code for the duration of the treatment as
prescribed by the physician up to a MAXIMUM OF TWO YEARS. It
is the player’s responsibility to reapply should his/her TUE
expire.
Details of WADA 2006 list of Prohibited Substances and
Methods International Standards will be available on the WSF
website from January 1st 2006. Until then the 2005 list
remains in force.
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