What Is CPISRA and What Do We Do?
CPISRA is the leading international sports organisation governing and promoting sport and recreation for Cerebral Palsy (CP) and related neurological conditions. CPISRA aims to provide and promote opportunities for recreational sport and activity, the development of grassroots adaptive sport, and devise platforms for regional and international competitive and elite sport. CPISRA is a founding organisation of the Paralympics and one of only four International Organisations of Sport for the Disabled (IOSD) recognised by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to represent impairment groups.
Our vision: All people who have Cerebral Palsy or related neurological conditions have the opportunity to benefit from and participate in sport and recreation throughout the World
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Mel Nicholls, T34 Paralympic Athlete and Adventurer, told us why she loves to explore the outdoors.
For me, being in a busy shopping centre, or trying to navigate through crowds either on my crutches or in my wheelchair isn’t much fun. I get knocked off my balance, I feel anxious as I can’t process through the many voices, people rush around you and often into you or landing on you, without much consideration, and generally these places for someone with a neurological disability can be a struggle.
Outside, I am me. The wind might be howling around me, the rain lashing down, and I might be pulling myself up a rocky ledge. But out here I feel alive, I have all the space I need to find my balance and all the time to take a minute and process and work out my next move, my way.
I have always loved the great outdoors, and always had adventure in my soul. I love sport and I love racing, with such a passion. But for me it is about much more than winning. Getting to do a sport that keeps me outside is very important to me, and any chance I can, away from my day to day training, I take to my own adventures. Pushing myself, as I do in my sport, but also reaping the rewards that being outside, amongst nature, in the elements, and in such beauty of our wild world when we take a moment to stop and really notice. It is certainly cathartic. As well as the physical benefits to anyone getting active outside, as someone with a disability I know my time spent in the hills, with the trees in the woods, and climbing up rocks with my arms, continues to make both my body and mind stronger. Parts of my body don’t work and never will, but my belief in what is possible, and mindset grows with each challenge, every time I head out into the unknown. It is calming yet empowering, it helps me refocus, yet I dream up a million plans in an afternoon. It is the best medicine for some time out alone, and yet the greatest get-together for friends and families.
It is important to stretch our comfort zones, it is the only way we improve. If you’ve only ever pushed to the end of your road, you’ll never know just how far you can go. Equally, if you’ve never been camping with your friends and roasted marshmallows on a camp fire, you won’t know just what that kind of an experience can bring. The gain in confidence, independence, friendships, and sense of adventure. Getting mucky and being pushed through squelchy mud is so much fun, for everyone involved! Yes, you’re going to get filthy and mud up to your armpits, but it brings out the inner warrior in you and soon you’ll be using your muddy fingers to paint battle stripes on your face and everyone around you.
I am an adventurer, I seek out wild places and tell untold stories, but adventure does not have to mean climbing mountains and sailing the high seas. Adventure is just as much a state of mind and can be accessible for all. It’s just about finding your way. With the right support you can abseil, raft down a river, take a pony trek through the moors, or spend the day with friends on a hill, with a hot flask of tea and a packet of biscuits. If it’s adventurous to you, it’s your adventure, and to me, there is nothing better.
I know I cannot climb Everest and I cannot mountain bike as I used to down the hills near my home. But through being brave enough to get out there and try, not caring what I look like or how slow I am, I have achieved far more than I ever thought possible and have found ways to do and to ‘can’, rather than to ‘can’t’. I have sat down (stand up) paddle boarded rivers and solo handcycled some of the wildest and most remote islands in the North Atlantic, carrying everything on my bike. I have taken tea (complete with teapot) with friends at sunset on top of a hill after they pushed me up there in my wheelchair to watch the sun go down on Midsummers day, and I have swum off the wild Pembrokeshire coast on a chilly November morning as the sun came up. Most recently I achieved something I have only ever dreamt of for the last ten years since my last stroke. Using specially adapted crutches and an incredible support team, I climbed a mountain.
Every one of those adventures meant so much to me. Many I never knew if or how much I could, and out of each of them I gained so much. Whether that’s learning and growth, or friendships and teamwork, so often moments stripped me back, to give me back me. Physically stronger and fitter and feeling like I could take on the world but at the same time feeling humbled by the world around me.
I have many more plans and more wild places to explore, my way, and I hope through my work and my adventures I continue to inspire others to find their way. I believe we are all Beyond Barriers and there is ALWAYS a way. Here’s to Getting Outside and Getting Active, Adventure Awaits...
The CPISRA World Games 2018 was a great success and fantastic experience for our athletes. CPISRA can thank enough the Local Organising Committee ( Catalan Sports Federation for Persons with Cerebral Palsy), Sant Cugat City Council and the Games partners. Also a huge thank you to all team personnel, officials, volunteers and spectators for without you there would be no Games.
Sant Gugat, Spain welcomed 600 participants from 30 countries around the World to the Games with a wonderful opening ceremony. The highlight being a high wire act with ninety percent of the performers being people with Cerebral Palsy. Mr Carlos Munoz; President of Catalan Sports Federation for people with Cerebral Palsy and Stephen Miller MBE Stephen; multiple Paralympic gold medallist and Chair of the CPISRA Athletes Committee, opened the Games.
In the 40 year history of the CPISRA World Games, this is only the 2nd time that they have been held outside of the United Kingdom, and is the first time that they have been held in Continental Europe. CPISRA’s mantra of Opportunity, Development and Participation was well and truly reflected in this year’s programme as it is the broadest offered to date. The week showcased world class competition in para-athletics, para-swimming and under-19 CP football. As well as this, the CPISRA World Games development sports programme provided a Camp and Competition format for boccia, wheelchair slalom and female CP football to help improve skills and introduce international competition. The Agitos Proud Paralympian programme , run alongside the games, providing leadership training as well as education workshops for all. And completing the multi-dimensional Games programme the CPISRA General Assembly was held; enabling delegates to be part of this exceptional Games programme.
The Games finished not with a Closing Ceremony but with a Games Celebration party. For in addition to performance and results, the Games was also about making friends, embracing new cultures and enjoying the experience. May many of the athletes have built friendships that will last a lifetime.
In successfully delivering the broadest programme ever, this Games has lifted the CPISRA World Games to new a new level. To which great credit and thanks is given to the LOC for having the courage and commitment to make it happen.
The Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) and Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CPISRA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote and encourage CP sport in the Asian region.
The MoU was signed by Asian Paralympic Committee president Mr. Majid Rashed and CPISRA president Mr. Peter Drysdale during the CPISRA General Assembly in Sant Cugat, Barcelona, Spain. The General Assembly was held during the CPISRA World Games and it was with great pleasure and appreciation that CPISRA welcomed Mr. Rashed to the CPISRA World Games Opening Ceremony and the General Assembly.
According to the agreement, both the parties will collaborate to increase the community awareness. sport and competition opportunities for athletes with cerebral palsy or other neurological conditions. To increase the awareness of the Paralympic Movement and Para Athletes in Asia; to educate and support the classification system for CP Athletes; to increase training and education opportunities for CP Athletes, Coaches, Technical Officials and Classifiers; and to develop CP sports in various methods in the Asian region.
The agreement, which is effective from the date of signing for a period of four years, is a follow up of Mr. Drysdale’s visit to APC headquarters in Dubai in early June when they discussed and sought APC’s co-operation in promoting the sport in Asia and holding possible events together in future.
Commenting on the association, APC president Mr. Rashed said:
"This is a big step towards promoting and developing CP sport in Asia. I hope that together with CPISRA, we can help grow the sport with our commitment, determination and encouragement. I am overwhelmed to see the enthusiasm and determination of the athletes here at the World Games and believe that through this agreement, we will be able to strengthen the platform for the athletes in Asia as well. I congratulate the entire CP fraternity for this day and wish good luck to the athletes for their events at the Games."
CPISRA last year undertook a valuable research study looking at developing recreational opportunities. Findings showed that if there were more opportunities to introduce individuals to sports and recreation, or gave them different sports and recreation experiences, this would increase participation.
Calvert Trust is based in Keswick, England within the National Park of the Lake District has been chosen as the pilot location to host the first recreational camp for CPISRA.
The Lake District Calvert Trust provides residential outdoor activity courses for people of all ages with physical, sensory, learning, behavioural and/or mental disabilities. Its mission is to challenge disability through outdoor adventure. Pioneering equipment adaptations, and intensive, instructor-led activity programmes (that include climbing, abseiling, canoeing, sailing, horse/trap driving, archery, orienteering and paragliding), provide an environment whose aims are to teach, challenge, motivate, engender confidence in ability, promote independence, and foster integration. All instructors are highly trained and specialist qualified, and the facilities are specially adapted and fully accessible to all. The Lake District Calvert Trust provides a unique and life-changing experience for those with disabilities, who are encouraged to believe that it’s what you CAN do that counts.
Julie and Lauren summed up the intensive introduction weekend at Calvert Trust exceeded both, Julie and Lauren’s expectations for the weekend. For someone like Julie who has CP and had enthralled of the adventure began from childhood was utmost impressed with the facilities. The high calibre of staff and expertise of the Calvert Trust has to offer ensures everyone regardless of the complexity of the disability, Calvert Trust is well placed to cater all groups and sizes. Calvert Trust will give individuals to challenge their disability in the outdoor.
We are seeking interested participants to attend the first CPISRA recreational camp in 2019.
If you would like more information about CPISRA recreational camp in 2019, please contact Julie or Lauren on: julie.mcelroy@cpisra.org or lauren.milstead@cpisra.org
Britt Sorensen, the Danish Marathon RaceRunner speaks to CPISRA. Please click on the following link to read of Britt's amazing marathon achievements. Britt Race Runs the Distance
With the CP World Games 2018 fast approaching, representatives from the CPISRA Executive Committee and the World Games Athletes Committee recently visited Sant Cugat, Spain to review preparations and facilities. Particular emphasis was given to the World Games Athletes Committee reviewing and providing feedback and suggestions from the athletes' perspective. All participating felt the visit had been very positive and excitement is now building towards the Games.
During the visit the City Council of Sant Cugat hosted a press conference to highlight their important partnership with the Local Organising Committee (FECPC) to deliver the CPISRA World Games, but also to seek local volunteers to get involved.
On the first day of the 2 day visit, the CPISRA Executive Committee and World Games Athletes’ Committee were taken on a tour of the different sport venues that will be used during the Games.
Centre d’Alt Rendiment (CAR) - Athletics, Para Taekwondo & Swimming
CAR which will host Para Athletics, Para Swimming and Para Taekwondo was the first part of the tour. The main goal of the High Performance Sports Centre of Catalonia (CAR) is to support the sport with the highest technical and scientific quality resources. CAR was created in 1992 when the Olympic and Paralympic Games were celebrated in Barcelona.
Multiple Paralympic gold medallist swimmer Richard Oribe and his coach Javier , checked out the 50m Olympic pool and warm-up pool, providing some great tips to the LOC.
Multiple Paralympic gold medallist field athlete Stephen Miller and CPISRA Head of Development Craig Carscadden MBE, completed a review of the athletics track and field areas, noting recent upgrades that have been made and advising the LOC on further details to make the games a success.
GB Para Taekwondo Athlete, Samantha Carrington, was very impressed with the facilities that will host the World Taekwondo Poomsae competition, with everything in place for a great games.
La Guinardera - Boccia & CP Football Training
La Guinardera sports complex was created in 2004 to host the future city of sports in Sant Cugat. This venue will host Boccia and be a training venue for CP Football.
Rachel Miller, an international Boccia classifer and coach, thought the facilities were great for the Boccia Camp and Competition.
Jaume Tubau Stadium - CP Football Competition
Jaume Tubau Stadium was created in 2001, and not only hosts a football field but also has 2 sports courts, 2 paddle courts and 2 gym rooms.
The IFCPF World Cup U19 will be held here, with great facilities for players, officials and spectators.
Rambla del Celler - Female CP Football, Para Table Tennis & Wheelchair Slalom
Rambla del Celler is a sports complex in the city centre of Sant Cugat; formed of three sports pavilions and a gym with a swimming pool.
The three pavilions will host Female CP Football, Para Table Tennis and Wheelchair Slalom as three of the development sports in the world games.
For more information on CP World Games venues go to CP World Games Venues
On the final day the CPISRA Executive Committee and World Games Athletes’ Committee had separate and joint meetings to discuss the site visit and to provide feedback to the LOC on ensuring the games are a great success but also athlete centred. Bringing all of the representatives together, everyone felt that the weekend had been very positive and excitement is now building towards the games
CPISRA and Member News
Registrations for the Inaugural International Outdoor Recreation Camp is now open! The camp will be held on Monday 23rd September 2019 - Friday 27th September 2019 at the Calvert Trust Lakes District, in England. The camp will include 4 nights and 3 full days of activities and include a mix of individual, group and social activities. The emphasis will be on team activities, making new friends, building self-confidence, challenging what you think is possible and breaking boundaries through outdoor adventure. This inaugural camp is for adults (18+) with cerebral palsy and related conditions and you will be challenged to activities such as rock climbing, orienteering, canoeing, an assault course and much more. All activities and accommodation are fully accessible. Please contact lauren.milstead@cpisra.org for more information and to register your interest.
Cost is £480 per person and is inclusive of all activities, food and accommodation
View the camp flyer here
RaceRunning Animations
The University of Edinburgh has produced two informative RaceRunning animations as part of their project to research suitability of animation in communicating research findings. The aim of the animations is to expand the potential audience reach and impact of such research and to more effectively convey and engage people beyond the research community.
The research currently being carried out by the University of Edinburgh in collaboration with CPISRA has produced two animations, the first describing What Is RaceRunning and the second detailing RaceRunning Physiology Research currently being carried out.
Access the videos on the RaceRunning section of the CPISRA website or on the links below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y94t8HqISyA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-tjxVzGWbU&t=3s
We hope you enjoy the videos!
RaceRunning makes a very successful debut at the World Para Athletics European Championships. 20 RaceRunning athletes from 7 countries competed at the Berlin WPA European Championships in August, 2018. With 14 athletes competing in the combined RR2/3 class and 7 athletes in the RR1 class.
RaceRunning makes a very successful debut at the World Para Athletics European Championships. 20 RaceRunning athletes from 7 countries competed at the Berlin WPA European Championships in August, 2018. With 14 athletes competing in the combined RR2/3 class and 7 athletes in the RR1 class.
Our congratulations to all athletes that competed and contributed to great debut.
Our congratulations to all athletes that competed and contributed to great debut.
Below are the entries and results.
The CPISRA World Games 2018 was a great success and fantastic experience for our athletes. CPISRA can thank enough the Local Organising Committee ( Catalan Sports Federation for Persons with Cerebral Palsy), Sant Cugat City Council and the Games partners. Also a huge thank you to all team personnel, officials, volunteers and spectators for without you there would be no Games.
Sant Gugat, Spain welcomed 600 participants from 30 countries around the World to the Games with a wonderful opening ceremony. The highlight being a high wire act with ninety percent of the performers being people with Cerebral Palsy. Mr Carlos Munoz; President of Catalan Sports Federation for people with Cerebral Palsy and Stephen Miller MBE Stephen; multiple Paralympic gold medallist and Chair of the CPISRA Athletes Committee, opened the Games.
In the 40 year history of the CPISRA World Games, this is only the 2nd time that they have been held outside of the United Kingdom, and is the first time that they have been held in Continental Europe. CPISRA’s mantra of Opportunity, Development and Participation was well and truly reflected in this year’s programme as it is the broadest offered to date. The week showcased world class competition in para-athletics, para-swimming and under-19 CP football. As well as this, the CPISRA World Games development sports programme provided a Camp and Competition format for boccia, wheelchair slalom and female CP football to help improve skills and introduce international competition. The Agitos Proud Paralympian programme , run alongside the games, providing leadership training as well as education workshops for all. And completing the multi-dimensional Games programme the CPISRA General Assembly was held; enabling delegates to be part of this exceptional Games programme.
The Games finished not with a Closing Ceremony but with a Games Celebration party. For in addition to performance and results, the Games was also about making friends, embracing new cultures and enjoying the experience. May many of the athletes have built friendships that will last a lifetime.
In successfully delivering the broadest programme ever, this Games has lifted the CPISRA World Games to new a new level. To which great credit and thanks is given to the LOC for having the courage and commitment to make it happen.
The Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) and Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CPISRA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote and encourage CP sport in the Asian region.
The MoU was signed by Asian Paralympic Committee president Mr. Majid Rashed and CPISRA president Mr. Peter Drysdale during the CPISRA General Assembly in Sant Cugat, Barcelona, Spain. The General Assembly was held during the CPISRA World Games and it was with great pleasure and appreciation that CPISRA welcomed Mr. Rashed to the CPISRA World Games Opening Ceremony and the General Assembly.
According to the agreement, both the parties will collaborate to increase the community awareness. sport and competition opportunities for athletes with cerebral palsy or other neurological conditions. To increase the awareness of the Paralympic Movement and Para Athletes in Asia; to educate and support the classification system for CP Athletes; to increase training and education opportunities for CP Athletes, Coaches, Technical Officials and Classifiers; and to develop CP sports in various methods in the Asian region.
The agreement, which is effective from the date of signing for a period of four years, is a follow up of Mr. Drysdale’s visit to APC headquarters in Dubai in early June when they discussed and sought APC’s co-operation in promoting the sport in Asia and holding possible events together in future.
Commenting on the association, APC president Mr. Rashed said:
"This is a big step towards promoting and developing CP sport in Asia. I hope that together with CPISRA, we can help grow the sport with our commitment, determination and encouragement. I am overwhelmed to see the enthusiasm and determination of the athletes here at the World Games and believe that through this agreement, we will be able to strengthen the platform for the athletes in Asia as well. I congratulate the entire CP fraternity for this day and wish good luck to the athletes for their events at the Games."
CPISRA last year undertook a valuable research study looking at developing recreational opportunities. Findings showed that if there were more opportunities to introduce individuals to sports and recreation, or gave them different sports and recreation experiences, this would increase participation.
Calvert Trust is based in Keswick, England within the National Park of the Lake District has been chosen as the pilot location to host the first recreational camp for CPISRA.
The Lake District Calvert Trust provides residential outdoor activity courses for people of all ages with physical, sensory, learning, behavioural and/or mental disabilities. Its mission is to challenge disability through outdoor adventure. Pioneering equipment adaptations, and intensive, instructor-led activity programmes (that include climbing, abseiling, canoeing, sailing, horse/trap driving, archery, orienteering and paragliding), provide an environment whose aims are to teach, challenge, motivate, engender confidence in ability, promote independence, and foster integration. All instructors are highly trained and specialist qualified, and the facilities are specially adapted and fully accessible to all. The Lake District Calvert Trust provides a unique and life-changing experience for those with disabilities, who are encouraged to believe that it’s what you CAN do that counts.
Julie and Lauren summed up the intensive introduction weekend at Calvert Trust exceeded both, Julie and Lauren’s expectations for the weekend. For someone like Julie who has CP and had enthralled of the adventure began from childhood was utmost impressed with the facilities. The high calibre of staff and expertise of the Calvert Trust has to offer ensures everyone regardless of the complexity of the disability, Calvert Trust is well placed to cater all groups and sizes. Calvert Trust will give individuals to challenge their disability in the outdoor.
We are seeking interested participants to attend the first CPISRA recreational camp in 2019.
If you would like more information about CPISRA recreational camp in 2019, please contact Julie or Lauren on: julie.mcelroy@cpisra.org or lauren.milstead@cpisra.org
The CPISRA RaceRunning classification master list has been updated in accordance with World Para Athletics memo of 17th December. Any athlete appearing on the current master list will not require to be classified prior to the 2019 WPA World Championships in Dubai.
The masters list can be found here and on the RaceRunning page on cpisra.org
World Para Athletics (WPA) have announced that RaceRunning will be included at the World Para Athletics Championships 2019. To be held in Dubai in November 2019. This follows the successful debut of RaceRunning at the European Para Athletics Championships held in Berlin in August. The inclusion of RaceRunning at the Worlds is a further very significant step on the path to inclusion at the Paralympics.
Also included within the WPA announcement are details on classification and development. Both being conducted by CPISRA in partnership with WPA. To read the announcement please click the following: WPA RaceRunning Update
Celebrating 25 Years of Champions at 2018 Canadian Boccia Championships
Newfoundland Set to Host Some of Nation’s Top Boccia Athletes in the Quest for Gold
Celebrating its 25th year, the 2018 Canadian Boccia Championships is the culmination of the parasport boccia competition season in Canada. Held annually, the event brings together Canada’s best and upcoming boccia players to compete for the title of Canadian Champion in Team, Pairs and Individual play.
The Championships are a display of athleticism, game strategy, clutch shots, strong competition and sportsmanship at its best. Every one of the athletes competing at the Championships has a compelling story of overcoming obstacles, in the pursuit of achieving personal excellence through boccia.
What: 25th Annual Canadian Boccia Championships
When: Friday, November 16th, 9am – 4:30pm
Saturday, November 17th, 9am - 5:15pm
Sunday, November 18th, 9am – 4:15pm
*all times are Newfoundland local
To view the Championships via live webcast, please visit: http://bocciacanada.ca/en/boccia/programs/canadian-boccia-championships/
Where: Newfoundland & Labrador Sports Centre, 90 Crosbie Road, St. John's, NL
Who: Participating athletes will represent Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia and include some of the nation’s best boccia athletes, as well as a few of Canada’s top internationally ranked boccia athletes
As hosts of the 25th Canadian Boccia Championships, Easter Seals Newfoundland and Labrador look forward to welcoming athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers from across the country, and extending the traditional warm and friendly hospitality Newfoundlanders and Labradorians are known for.
For more information, please visit: http://bocciacanada.ca/en/boccia/programs/canadian-boccia-championships/
About Boccia
Boccia is a Paralympic sport of precision and strategy similar to lawn bowling or curling, played by athletes with Cerebral Palsy, Muscular Dystrophy and related disabilities. It is one of only two Paralympic sports that do not have an Olympic counterpart. Athletes compete in a specific sport class based on their level and type of disability.
Registrations for the Inaugural International Outdoor Recreation Camp is now open! The camp will be held on Monday 23rd September 2019 - Friday 27th September 2019 at the Calvert Trust Lakes District, in England. The camp will include 4 nights and 3 full days of activities and include a mix of individual, group and social activities. The emphasis will be on team activities, making new friends, building self-confidence, challenging what you think is possible and breaking boundaries through outdoor adventure. This inaugural camp is for adults (18+) with cerebral palsy and related conditions and you will be challenged to activities such as rock climbing, orienteering, canoeing, an assault course and much more. All activities and accommodation are fully accessible. Please contact lauren.milstead@cpisra.org for more information and to register your interest.
Cost is £480 per person and is inclusive of all activities, food and accommodation
View the camp flyer here
Congratulations to Ramon Storm, RaceRunning coach at Rotterdam Atletiek, for being nominated for a #BeActive Local Hero Award 2018 in the Netherlands. Read more about RaceRunning in Roterdam, Ramon and the #BeActive Local Hero award here.
81 athletes representing 11 countries gathered at Frederiksberg Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark from 8th to 15th July for the 22nd RaceRunners Camp & Cup. During the first three days, a RaceRunning Camp was held. In these days there is a chance for joint training and knowledge-sharing between the athletes and coaches from the participating nations.
People come all over the world to attend the RaceRunners Camp & Cup. Australia was represented in the Camp & Cup for the first time. 9-year-old Arran Keith from Sydney became the first RaceRunning athlete to compete internationally for Australian. Arran is keen to develop RaceRunning in Australia and we very much hope it does.
For the first time, a training course in RaceRunning was completed with three coaches who all received a lot of skills to take back home to Norway, the Faroe Islands and Mexico. It was a success that will be continued.
A big thanks to Frederiksberg Sports Union and Frederiksberg municipality for always supporting the annual RaceRunning Camp & Cup. This event would not be possible without the amazing volunteers and sponsors.
At the event there were 18 world records set , including 11 age group world records. A full list of the world records set at the RaceRunners Camp & Cup can be found here:
WR_-_RaceRunners_Cup_2018.pdf
WR_-_RaceRunners_Junior_Cup_2018.pdf
Other News
Montreal, 1 January 2019 – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announces that its 2019 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods (List), which was first published on 28 September 2018, enters into force today (1 January).
The List, which is one of six International Standards that are mandatory for all Signatories of the World Anti-Doping Code (Code), designates what substances and methods are prohibited both in- and out-of-competition, and which substances are banned in particular sports.
The List’s annual revision process is led by WADA, beginning with an initial meeting in January and concluding with the publication of the List by 1 October. This is an extensive consultation process that includes WADA’s List Expert Group gathering information, circulating a draft List among stakeholders, taking their submissions into consideration and revising the draft, followed by review by the Agency’s Health, Medical and Research (HMR) Committee.
The HMR Committee then makes its recommendation to the WADA Executive Committee, which approves the List during its September meeting.
For a substance or method to be added to the List, it must be determined that it meets two of the following three criteria:
It has the potential to enhance or enhances sport performance
It represents an actual or potential health risk to the athletes
It violates the spirit of sport
It should be noted that for athletes who have a legitimate medical reason for using a prohibited substance or method that is on the List, they may be accommodated if they meet the criteria outlined in the International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions (ISTUE). The TUE process has overwhelming acceptance from athletes, physicians and anti-doping stakeholders worldwide.
To view the changes made in the 2019 Prohibited List as compared to the 2018 version, please see the 2019 Summary of Major Modifications and Explanatory Notes.
Languages and Formats
The 2019 Prohibited List; the 2019 Summary of Modifications and Explanatory Notes; and the 2019 Monitoring Program are available for download on WADA’s website in multiple languages.
Stakeholders wishing to translate the List into other languages are kindly asked to signal their interest to info@wada-ama.org. If interested, WADA would provide the necessary files and, once the translation is finalized, would make the List available on the Agency’s website.
The List’s mobile-friendly digital edition can be accessed here.
Montreal, 20 December 2018
Dear Colleagues,
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is pleased to publish the following updated templates for use by Anti-Doping Organizations (ADOs) in carrying out their programs and activities. These templates have been updated to reflect changes to the International Standard for the Protection of Privacy and Personal Information (ISPPPI), which took effect in June this year:
Doping Control Form (and instructions)
Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) Application Form
Athlete Information Notice
Athlete Consent Form
The updated templates detail the personal information processed for anti-doping purposes, state the legal bases for such processing and specify the rights of participants in respect of their personal information.
Please note that the TUE Application Form will be mandatory for all ADOs starting on 1 January 2019, pursuant to the revised International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions (ISTUE), which will be published in the coming days and that will come into force on 1 January 2019.
We hope that these templates facilitate delivery of quality anti-doping programs.
Should you have any questions regarding these templates, please feel free to contact privacy@wada-ama.org.
Best regards,
World Anti-Doping Agency
Montreal, 19 December 2018
Dear Colleagues,
Further to our communication of 29 November, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) wishes to remind you that online registration is now open for the 15th edition of its Annual Symposium, which will be held on Wednesday, 13 March and Thursday, 14 March 2019 at the SwissTech Convention Center in Lausanne, Switzerland. Contrary to recent years, the Symposium will be a two-day event versus three in light of WADA’s World Conference on Doping in Sport that will be held in November 2019, in Katowice, Poland.
The WADA Symposium, which is the main event on the annual global anti-doping calendar, is a unique and practical event that offers anti-doping stakeholders the opportunity to gather, interact and learn from one another. The Symposium is designed for anti-doping practitioners from International Federations, National and Regional Anti-Doping Organizations and Major Event Organizations; representatives from Governments, Athlete Commissions, WADA-accredited laboratories and Athlete Passport Management Units; as well as, other stakeholders such as the media, researchers and service providers that are integral to clean sport.
Under the theme “Towards 2021 – Navigating the future together”, this year's agenda will focus on the 2021 World Anti-Doping Code (Code) and International Standards review as we head towards the World Conference. The event will also address the Anti-Doping Charter of Athletes’ Rights that is being developed by WADA’s Athlete Committee with the aim of including key principles within the 2021 Code.
WADA warmly welcomes the participation of athlete representatives (who will participate for free). Under the leadership of WADA’s Athlete Committee, a one-and-a-half-day session will be held that will be exclusively dedicated to athlete representatives, which will cover the Anti-Doping Charter of Athletes’ Rights; and, other key topics such as the new ADAMS and other matters that directly relate to an athlete’s experience with anti-doping. In order to maximize the athletes’ voice, Anti-Doping Organization stakeholders are asked to encourage the participation of their athlete representatives.
Should you wish to register for the Symposium, please do so on the Symposium Website by 26 February 2019. The website contains all relevant information regarding the event, including the draft Agenda, how to register and how to book your hotel accommodations.
WADA looks forward to welcoming participants in March, in Lausanne, for what promises to be a pivotal event that will lead to positive outcomes for clean sport.
Best regards,
World Anti-Doping Agency
Montreal, 12 December 2018
Dear Colleagues,
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is pleased to publish new Privacy Protection Guidelines.
These Guidelines are designed to assist Anti-Doping Organizations in the implementation of the requirements of the revised International Standard for the Protection of Privacy and Personal Information (ISPPPI), which took effect in June this year.
The Guidelines outline the requirements of the ISPPPI and include several new practical tools and templates, namely:
A form of record of processing;
A confidentiality agreement template;
A security breach reporting form; and
A risk assessment form
Consistent with the ISPPPI, these Guidelines aim to provide a minimum, common set of standards for the appropriate treatment of personal information processed in the course of anti-doping activities. The Guidelines are a Level III, non-mandatory document.
For any questions or to provide feedback relating to the Guidelines, please direct your e-mails to privacy@wada-ama.org.
Best regards,
World Anti-Doping Agency
Montreal, 14 December 2018 – A full technical mission from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) will be in Russia next week to retrieve data from the former Moscow Laboratory.
The five-person delegation will travel to Moscow on Monday 17 December to access the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) and the underlying raw data of the Laboratory, as required by WADA’s Executive Committee decision of 20 September. The team will be led by independent expert Dr. José Antonio (Toni) Pascual, who is a research scientist and academic in Barcelona, Spain with 30 years’ experience in anti-doping, including 25 years in laboratory management. It is expected the data extraction will take three days to complete.
WADA Director General Olivier Niggli said: “Following an initial meeting last month between WADA and the Russian public authorities, we have been preparing for the full technical mission to gain access to the Moscow Laboratory and the relevant data, in line with the strict conditions set for RUSADA’s reinstatement.
“Gaining full access to the laboratory and the data contained within it was the reason behind the 20 September decision and it is satisfying that we are another step closer to realizing that. The raw data is the missing piece of the puzzle that will complement the duplicate LIMS database that is already in WADA’s possession and help conclude WADA’s McLaren and Operation LIMS investigations.”
Under the terms of the 20 September decision to reinstate RUSADA as compliant, the Russian authorities must also procure that any re-analysis of samples required by WADA following review of the laboratory data is completed by no later than 30 June 2019.
The data contained within the laboratory will need to be fully assessed and verified, which will take some time. They will then be used, in conjunction with the re-analysis of samples as required, to build cases against athletes who cheated.
Earlier this week, a WADA team completed a two-day audit of RUSADA, in accordance with the strict conditions of its reinstatement. Based on its findings, the audit team will prepare a full report highlighting any outstanding issues that need to be addressed.
Montreal, 7 December 2018
Dear Colleagues,
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is pleased to publish the new Technical Document for Sport Specific Analysis (TDSSA) (version 4.0), which includes amendments recently approved by the Agency’s 14 November 2018 Executive Committee (ExCo) meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Please note that the following changes are scheduled to come into force on 1 January 2019:
Athlete Biological Passport (ABP) – Haematological Module
The mandatory implementation of the ABP haematological module will now apply to all athletes from those sports/disciplines with an Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents’ (ESAs) Minimum Level of Analysis (MLA) of 30% or greater (as identified in the TDSSA) who are part of an Anti-Doping Organization’s (ADO’s) Registered Testing Pool (RTP).
[Note: In November 2016, the ExCo approved the mandatory implementation of the ABP haematological module by ADOs for the sports/disciplines with an ESAs MLA of 30% or greater to come into effect on 1 January 2018. This was subsequently deferred to 1 January 2019.]
The ABP program must be compliant with all applicable ABP Technical Documents and International Standards, including the Technical Document for Athlete Passport Management Units (TD-APMU) [effective 1 March 2019].
All ADOs will be required to plan, at a minimum, an average of three ABP blood tests annually across all athletes from those sports/disciplines with an ESAs MLA of 30% or greater who are part of an ADO’s RTP.
The distribution of these tests should be carried out according to the status of the athlete’s ABP, as well as any intelligence that the ADO may have access to and the recommendations of the APMU. This will ensure that athletes with atypical/suspicious ABPs receive more tests than those athletes with normal ABPs.
WADA encourages ADOs with joint jurisdiction over an athlete to collaborate on testing plans and strategies. These ADOs may also combine ABP blood tests in order to achieve the average minimum numbers.
WADA will work closely with ADOs that are in the process of establishing an ABP haematological module and will monitor the implementation of such programs as part of the Agency’s wider Compliance Monitoring Program.
Should you have any questions regarding the implementation of an ABP program, please contact athletepassport@wada-ama.org.
Growth Hormone (GH)
Please note that the mandatory implementation of the GH MLAs for all sports/disciplines, which was due to come into force on 1 January 2019, will now be postponed until the endocrine module of the ABP is ready for implementation. In the meantime, ADOs are encouraged to continue to collect samples for GH and attempt to meet the GH MLAs. Please note that the MLAs for Growth Hormone Releasing Factors (GHRFs) remain mandatory.
Please also note that a stakeholder consultation process for a review of the TDSSA will commence in early 2019.
ADOs that have questions or comments regarding the TDSSA are invited to contact WADA at tdssa@wada-ama.org.
We thank you in advance for your cooperation and ongoing commitment to clean sport.
Best regards,
World Anti-Doping Agency
