VALLEDUPAR 2026 Anti-Doping Program for the Pan American Games
The purpose of the Project is to promote fair play and the health of athletes by implementing various strategies to detect and prevent any type of sports-related violation outlined in the World Anti-Doping Code.
These strategies are based on the guidelines established by WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency), whose mission is to promote and coordinate the fight against all forms of doping in sport at the international level.
In collaboration with the national anti-doping organizations of each country, which seek to uphold the principles of the Code, including ethics, fair play, and honesty, as well as health, joy, fun, and teamwork.
The Americas Paralympic Committee (APC) is the authority responsible for testing and results management; it is in charge of enforcing current regulations, duly validated by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), during the Games.
COLOMBIA'S NATIONAL ANTI-DOPING ORGANIZATION
The sample collection authority is responsible for implementing the testing distribution plan provided by APC. During the Games, this role will be assumed by the National Anti-Doping Organization (ONAD) of Colombia.
All CPNs, for athletes and support staff, are required to review and familiarize themselves with the APC anti-doping rules, which are based on the current World Anti-Doping Code.
Athletes and support staff will be able to consult the current WADA Prohibited List on the official website of the Games.
Responsibilities of Para Athletes
- Be familiar with and comply with all applicable anti-doping policies and rules.
- Be available for testing at any time.
- Take responsibility (in the context of the fight against doping) for anything they ingest or use.
- Inform medical staff of their obligation not to use prohibited substances or methods, and take responsibility for ensuring that any medical treatment you receive does not violate anti-doping policies or rules.
- Disclose to your National Anti-Doping Organization (NADO) and International Federation (IF) whether you have committed an anti-doping rule violation in the past ten years.
Derechos de los Para Atletas
- Have a representative and an interpreter, if necessary.
- Request additional information about the sample collection process.
- Request a postponement of reporting to the Doping Control Station for valid reasons (attendance at an awards ceremony, medical care, a press conference scheduled by the Organizing Committee, or another competition).
- Responsibilities during the Games.
- Remain under the direct supervision of the doping control officer or chaperone at all times, from the moment you are notified until the sample collection process is complete.
- Present a valid form of photo ID, such as a staff ID, driver's license, national ID card, and/or passport.
VIOLATIONS OF THE RULES
- Falsification or attempted falsification of any part of the doping control procedure.
- Possession of a prohibited substance or method.
- Trafficking or attempting to traffic a prohibited substance or method.
- The administration or attempted administration of a prohibited substance or method to an athlete.
- Complicity. This encompasses a wide range of actions: aiding, abetting, contributing to, instigating, conspiring, covering up, or “any other form of complicity” involving a violation or attempted violation of an anti-doping rule by “another person.”
- Location (Stop) not found. This is to facilitate out-of-competition testing for easy location.
- To evade, refuse, or fail to provide a sample.
- (Prohibited association) You must not work with personnel who have been penalized for anti-doping violations.
