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Selection
1. SELECTION 1. Selection 2. Notification 3. Sample Processing 4. Analysis
1. SelectionHow are Athletes selected?

An effective program begins with a sample collection plan that includes appropriately timed, year-round, no advance-notice testing. The USADA Test Distribution Plan provides for the collection of samples at times of high-risk of doping, and creates deterrence to the use of performance-enhancing drugs across all sports. The doping control process begins with athletes being selected for testing in accordance with our Test Distribution Plan.
At competitions, the selection criteria varies from sport to sport, or event to event. Specific athletes are not selected for testing, rather their positions are selected.
Out-of-Competition (OOC) selections are typically done by an automated draw.
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