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8 September 2025
More than 120 athletes from 18 nations joined the clean sport presentation, creating a lively space for learning, sharing, and building knowledge on human anti-doping.
The session helped athletes and their support teams to gain a comprehensive understanding of human anti-doping, its importance, and the roles, rights, and responsibilities that come with it. Athletes learned which anti-doping rules and violations apply directly to them, as well as which ones extend to Athlete Support Personnel.
One Athlete Support Personnel from Sweden shared: “I’ll feel much more confident now knowing exactly what my role is in protecting clean sport. It’s clearer what I can do to support the athletes properly.”
A Young Rider from Switzerland added: “For me the learning had been enjoyable and memorable, as the games made it easy to understand and retain the information.”
The program also explored the purpose and structure of the Prohibited List and showed how to check medications carefully in order to prevent inadvertent doping. In addition, it guided participants in making informed decisions about the use of supplements and provided a clear explanation of what a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) is, including how to apply for one if necessary. Finally, it ensured that athletes knew where to find reliable information and who to turn to for help when questions arise.
A rider from Spain also explained: “While the rules sometimes seemed complicated, the training presented everything in a clear and simple way, leaving me more confident about my anti-doping responsibilities.”
The presentation on 20 August gave participants the chance to dive into their responsibilities and practical tools to protect themselves — and to ask anything they wanted about the human anti-doping system.
Alongside the presentation, the ITA hosted a clean sport booth across both days, where athletes could test their knowledge, ask further questions, and engage in interactive learning activities.
