Clean Sport Red Flags #4: High-Risk Dietary Supplements
When it comes to supplements, there is a spectrum of risk for a positive anti-doping test or adverse health event. There are numerous red flags to look out for as an athlete or consumer considering the use of supplements.
Making the Journey for Clean Sport
Doping Control Officer Joanna Latham will travel more than 7,000 miles to support clean sport at the 2018 Paralympic Games in PyeonChang.
Clean Sport Red Flags #3: Thinking Supplements are as Safe as Medications
It’s important for athletes and their support personnel to understand that supplements and medications are very different in terms of regulation and safety.
Clean Sport Red Flags #2: Medical practitioners who don’t consider anti-doping obligations
Athletes should always tell their treating physician that they are subject to anti-doping rules since compliance is ultimately the athlete’s responsibility. Due to these strict liability principles, athletes risk an anti-doping rule violation and sanction, including a possible period of ineligibility, even if they received poor guidance from their primary care providers.
Clean Sport Red Flag #1: A Win-At-All Costs Attitude
A win-at-all costs attitude can be revealed through various behaviors and by various members of the sports community, from athletes, to coaches, to parents.
Cannabidiol in 2018: Four Questions Answered
DISCLAIMER: This content is NOT being updated and is only current as of the publication date. Elite athletes must be very careful about the substances they use, including substances marketed as supplements or herbal products. The prohibited status of cannabidiol (CBD) is changing in 2018, but all other cannabinoids are still prohibited in-competition, including THC,