Knowledge Center: Sport and Doping Rules

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Knowledge Center items filed under Sport and Doping Rules. Categories are plain-language browse labels for explainer pages. They are separate from peptide tags, which list compounds rather than concepts.

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This category holds 7 items.

  • Anabolic steroid — What is an anabolic steroid?
    Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) are synthetic androgens derived from testosterone, used to boost muscle mass and strength. Prohibited in tested sport.
  • Anti-doping — How does anti-doping work?
    Anti-doping is the system of rules, testing, and sanctions used to detect and deter prohibited performance-enhancing substances and methods in sport.
  • Natural bodybuilding — What is natural bodybuilding?
    Natural bodybuilding is competitive physique sport in which athletes build muscle without anabolic steroids or other substances banned by tested federations.
  • Performance-enhancing substance — What is a performance-enhancing substance?
    A drug or biologic used to boost athletic performance beyond what training, diet, and recovery alone achieve; prohibited in tested sport when listed by WADA.
  • Therapeutic use exemption — How does a therapeutic use exemption work?
    A formal authorisation under the WADA Code permitting an athlete to use an otherwise prohibited substance for a documented medical condition.
  • WADA Code — What is the WADA Code?
    The World Anti-Doping Code is the core document harmonising anti-doping rules and regulations across sport organisations and public authorities worldwide.
  • World Anti-Doping Agency — What is the World Anti-Doping Agency?
    WADA, founded in 1999, is the international agency that publishes the World Anti-Doping Code and the annual Prohibited List used by sport federations worldwide.

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