{"id":52,"date":"2008-02-11T14:46:32","date_gmt":"2008-02-11T14:46:32","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2013-11-27T17:59:09","modified_gmt":"2013-11-27T17:59:09","slug":"lausanne-declaration-on-doping-in-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportjournal.org\/article\/lausanne-declaration-on-doping-in-sport\/","title":{"rendered":"Lausanne Declaration on Doping in Sport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The World Conference on Doping<br \/>\nin Sport, with the participation of representatives of governments,<br \/>\nof inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations, of<br \/>\nthe International Olympic Committee, the International Sports<br \/>\nFederations (IFs), the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and<br \/>\nof the athletes, declares:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Education, prevention and<br \/>\nathletes&#8217; rights<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Olympic oath shall be extended to coaches and other officials,<br \/>\nand shall include the respect of integrity, ethics and fair play<br \/>\nin sport. Educational and preventive campaigns will be intensified,<br \/>\nfocusing principally on youth, and athletes and their entourage.<br \/>\nComplete transparency shall be assured in all activities to fight<br \/>\ndoping, except for preserving the confidentiality necessary to<br \/>\nprotect the fundamental rights of athletes. Partnership with<br \/>\nthe media shall be sought in anti-doping campaigns.<\/p>\n<p><!--break--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Olympic Movement Anti-Doping<br \/>\nCode<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Olympic Movement Anti-Doping Code is accepted as the basis<br \/>\nfor the fight against doping, which is defined as the use of<br \/>\nan artifice, whether substance or method, potentially dangerous<br \/>\nto the athletes&#8217; health and\/or capable of enhancing their performances,<br \/>\nor the presence in the athlete&#8217;s body of substance, or the ascertainment<br \/>\nfrom the use of a method on the list annexed to the Olympic Movement<br \/>\nAnti-Doping Code.<br \/>\nThe Olympic Movement Anti-Doping Code applies to all athletes,<br \/>\ncoaches, instructors, officials, and to all medical and paramedical<br \/>\nstaff working with athletes or treating athletes participating<br \/>\nin or training for sport competitions organized within the framework<br \/>\nof the Olympic Movement.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Sanctions<br \/>\nThe sanctions which apply to doping violations will be imposed<br \/>\nin the framework of controls both during and out of competition.<br \/>\nIn accordance with the wishes of the athletes, the NOCs and a<br \/>\nlarge majority of the Ifs, the minimum required sanction for<br \/>\nmajor doping substances or prohibited methods shall be a suspension<br \/>\nof the athlete from all competition for a period of two years,<br \/>\nfor a first offense. However, based on specific, exceptional<br \/>\ncircumstances to be evaluated in the first instance by the competent<br \/>\nIF bodies, there may be a provision for a possible modification<br \/>\nof the two-year sanctions. Additional sanctions or measures may<br \/>\nbe applied. More severe sanctions shall apply to coaches and<br \/>\nofficials guilty of violations of the Olympic Movement Anti-Doping<br \/>\nCode.<\/li>\n<li>International Anti-Doping<br \/>\nAgency<br \/>\nAn independent International Anti-Doping Agency shall be established<br \/>\nso as to be fully operational for the Games of the XXVII Olympiad<br \/>\nin Sidney in 2000. This institution will have as its mandate,<br \/>\nnotably, to coordinate the various programs necessary to realize<br \/>\nthe objectives that shall be defined jointly by all the parties<br \/>\nconcerned. Among these programs, consideration should be given<br \/>\nin particular to expanding out-of-competition testing, coordinating<br \/>\nresearch, promoting preventive and educational actions and harmonizing<br \/>\nscientific and technical standard and procedures for analyses<br \/>\nand equipment. A working group representing the Olympic Movement,<br \/>\nincluding athletes, as well as the governments and inter-governmental<br \/>\norganizations concerned, will meet, on the initiative of the<br \/>\nIOC, within three months, to define the structure, mission and<br \/>\nfinancing of the Agency. The Olympic Movement commits to allocate<br \/>\na capital of US $25 million to the Agency.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Responsibilities of the<br \/>\nIOC, the IFs, the NOCs and the CAS<\/strong><br \/>\nThe IOC, the IFs, and the NOCs will maintain their respective<br \/>\ncompetence and responsibility to apply doping rules in accordance<br \/>\nwith the International Anti-Doping Agency. Consequently, decisions<br \/>\nhanded down in the first instance will be under the exclusive<br \/>\nresponsibility of the IFs, the NOCs or, during the Olympic Games,<br \/>\nthe IOC. With regard to last instance appeals, the IOC, the IFs<br \/>\nand the NOCs recognize the authority of the Court of Arbitration<br \/>\nfor Sport (CAS), after their own procedures have been exhausted.<br \/>\nIn order to protect athletes and their rights in the area of<br \/>\ndisciplinary procedure, the general principles of law, such as<br \/>\nthe right to a hearing, the right to legal assistance, and the<br \/>\nright to present evidence and call witnesses, will be confirmed<br \/>\nand incorporated into all applicable procedures.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Collaboration between the<br \/>\nOlympic Movement and public authorities<br \/>\nThe collaboration in the fight against doping between sports<br \/>\norganizations and public authorities shall be reinforced according<br \/>\nto the responsibilities of each party. Together, they will also<br \/>\ntake action in the areas of education, scientific research, social<br \/>\nand health measures to protect athletes, and coordination of<br \/>\nlegislation relative to doping.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Done in Lausanne (Switzerland),<br \/>\n4 February 1999<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n<p>The World Conference on Doping<br \/>\n      in Sport, with the participation of representatives of governments,<br \/>\n      of inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations, of<br \/>\n      the International Olympic Committee, the International Sports<br \/>\n      Federations (IFs), the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and<br \/>\n      of the athletes, declares:<\/p>\n<p>      <OL><br \/>\n        <LI><\/p>\n<p><strong>Education, prevention and<br \/>\n        athletes&#8217; rights<\/strong><br \/>\n        The Olympic oath shall be extended to coaches and other officials,<br \/>\n        and shall include the respect of integrity, ethics and fair play<br \/>\n        in sport. Educational and preventive campaigns will be intensified,<br \/>\n        focusing principally on youth, and athletes and their entourage.<br \/>\n        Complete transparency shall be assured in all activities to fight<br \/>\n        doping, except for preserving the confidentiality necessary to<br \/>\n        protect the fundamental rights of athletes. Partnership with<br \/>\n        the media shall be sought in anti-doping campaigns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[290,292,291,296],"tags":[8,20,24,31],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4btio-Q","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":86,"url":"https:\/\/thesportjournal.org\/article\/its-time-to-work-together-to-stop-doping-in-sports\/","url_meta":{"origin":52,"position":0},"title":"It&#8217;s Time to Work Together to Stop Doping in Sports","date":"February 13, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Submitted by: Richard Bell, Ed.D. 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