July 2016 l Volume 03 l Issue 03
JADCO Educates Athletes and Support Personnel ahead of 2016 Rio Olympic Games
INSIDE Rio 2016 Anti-Doping Education Programme Page 2
Message from the Executive Director Page 3
The Importance of Filing Whereabouts Information
Toni-Ann Williams, athlete, shows off her gymnastic skills and her support for the Say No To Doping campaign at the JADCO/Jamaica Amateur Gymnastics Association (JAGA) Anti-Doping Education Workshop held at the Wolmer’s Boys’ School Auditorium on Thursday, July 7, 2016.
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WADA Notice on Meldonium Page 5
Rio 2016 Anti-Doping Checklist Page 6
Information on Mosquito Repellents Page 10
2016 JADCO School Tour Page 12
2016 Junior Athletes AntiDoping Education Workshops Page 13
(L-r) Samantha Allen, Public Relations and Education Officer at JADCO, talks about the importance of becoming familiar with the 2016 Prohibited List with Maurice Wilson, Head Coach at Sprintec Track Club, Oshane Bailey and Ristananna Tracey, both athletes. The occasion was the JADCO/Sprintec Track Club Anti-Doping Education Workshop which was held at the G.C. Foster College in St. Catherine on Tuesday, May 11, 2016.
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Editorial The 2016 Olympic Games is almost here. The city of Rio de Janeiro will come alive for 16 days, when for the first time Brazil will host the world’s most highly anticipated sporting event. In previous years, our athletes have excelled at the Olympic Games, especially on the track. They have been making their mark and leaving an impression in the hearts of many. Athletes, as you participate in the Olympic Games, there will be billions of eyes watching you. The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) is one such set of eyes and we encourage you all to play fair.
We are your National Anti-Doping Organisation, mandated to not only test you, but to educate you as you get ready to participate in what may be the biggest event of your career. We want to ensure that you are aware of your rights and responsibilities as athletes. As a result, we have compiled Anti-Doping Education Checklists for the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games, which are included in this publication. We are available to assist you if you require further guidance, so don’t hesitate to contact us. If you have queries or wish to share your feedback on this publication, send an email to truespirit@jadco.gov.jm.
before participating in any major game. As a result, anti-doping education workshops were held for several clubs and associations including the Sprintec Track Club, Cameron Blazers Track and Field Club and the Jamaica Amateur Gymnastics Association. Athletes and support personnel from the Jamaica Paralympic Association also benefitted from an anti-doping education workshop which was held to prepare the athletes for participation in the Paralympic Games, which will also be held in Rio de Janeiro from September 7 to 18, 2016. (L-r) Vanessa Reid-Ledford, Director of Communication and Education at JADCO, discusses the Rio 2016 AntiDoping Checklist with Bertland Cameron, Head Coach at Cameron Blazers Track and Field Club, Kaliese Spencer and Riker Hylton, both athletes. The occasion was the JADCO/Cameron Blazers Track and Field Club Anti-Doping Education Workshop which was held at the Institute of Sports in Kingston on Thursday, June 9, 2016.
Rio 2016 Anti-Doping Education Programme
Athletes and support personnel from some of Jamaica’s leading sporting associations and federations received valuable information on anti-doping ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games which will be held from August 5 to August 21, 2016. The Commission believes that it is important for athletes to know their rights and responsibilities
Speaking after the workshop with his club, Bertland Cameron, Head Coach of the Cameron Blazers Track and Field Club, said “A couple of my athletes don’t understand the doping control process. This workshop improved their understanding as well as mine. I understand the Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) perfectly now and the athletes know that they are responsible for whatever they take, so they really have to take care of themselves. I also believe the athletes realise that JADCO is here to help us. All of them left smiling.” Alphanso Cunningham, athlete from the Jamaica Paralympic Association (JPA), said “I had no prior knowledge of the two additional Anti-Doping Rule Violations, Complicity and Prohibited Association. I am happy that I have been made aware of them and of my rights and responsibilities as an athlete.
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This session has truly been an informative one.” The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission remains committed to the fight against doping in sport as we continue to provide athletes and their
support personnel with important information on anti-doping to enable them to make informed decisions.
(L-r) Dr. Kerone Wint, a representative of the Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association (JMDA) and Carey Brown, Executive Director, JADCO, discuss the importance of using mosquito repellents to prevent mosquito borne illnesses with Alphanso Cunningham and Sylvia Grant, both athletes from the Jamaica Paralympic Association (JPA), during an anti-doping education workshop held at the Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Centre on Saturday, July 9, 2016.
Message from the Executive Director Congratulations to all the athletes who have made it to the world stage. A chance to perform at the Olympic Games is always an accomplishment in itself. The thrill brought on by watching our athletes perform and the pride we feel, is second to none. This is why we implore our athletes to play fair as we aim to preserve what is intrinsically valuable about sport. We at JADCO, pride ourselves in providing information about doping, in an ongoing effort to deter doping in sport. We want to be able to feel proud of our athletes as they do their best without breaking the rules.
Carey Brown, Executive Director JADCO
Do not ruin your reputation by cheating and always bear in mind that as professional athletes, you are placed on a pedestal by your supporters and our junior athletes. Therefore, be a positive role model. As you get ready to go for gold, always remember that JADCO is available to assist you if you require further guidance. Play hard but play fair and remember, have a wonderful time in Rio!
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The Importance of Filing Whereabouts Information Athletes included in JADCO’s Registered Testing Pool (RTP) are required to make a quarterly whereabouts filing that provides accurate and complete information about their whereabouts during the upcoming quarter. This includes identifying where he/ she will be living, training and competing during that quarter, so that he/she can be located for testing at any time during that quarter. ü For each day of the forthcoming quarter, the athlete must identify one 60-minute time slot between the hours of 5 a.m. and 11 p.m. when he/she will be available at a specified location for testing. ü If the athlete’s plans change and he/she will no longer be at the specified location during the specified time slot, he/she must update the whereabouts filing prior to that 60-minute time slot either to provide a new location for that 60-minute time slot or to provide a new 60-minute time slot and location. ü For each day of the forthcoming quarter (including weekends and public holidays), the athlete must state the full address of the place where he/she will be staying overnight (e.g. home, hotel, temporary lodgings). If the athlete will be staying at a hotel or temporary lodging and he/she is not the registered guest, the athlete should state the number of the room where he/she will be staying or give sufficient information to enable the Doping Control Officer (DCO) to locate him/her. ü If there is a change in the athlete’s place of residence, he/she must update the whereabouts filing to provide full details of the new address upon leaving the existing address. ü The athlete is required to state the name and address of the place where he/she will be training, working or conducting any other regular activities (e.g. school) during the relevant quarter, including weekends and public holidays. The athlete is also required to provide the days and times of such regular activities. ü If the athlete’s regular activities change, e.g. if he/she stops training in the mornings and trains in the afternoons instead, or if he/she trains at the gym on Mondays and Thursdays then moves to Tuesdays and Fridays, then he/she must update his/her whereabouts filing to reflect that change. ü The athlete is required to state the date(s) and venue(s) where he/she is scheduled to compete during the forthcoming quarter. In the event there is a change in the date(s) or venue(s), the athlete must immediately update his/her whereabouts information. ü If at the time of filing the quarterly whereabouts information, the athlete does not know his/ her exact location for all days during the forthcoming quarter, he/she must provide the required details to the best of his/her knowledge. Such information must be updated promptly. ü When the athlete specifies a location in his/her whereabouts filing, he/she must provide sufficient information to enable the DCO to identify that location, to gain access to the location and to find him/her at the location. If the athlete lives in an apartment building, gated community or in an area to which access is obtained via a front desk, a doorman, a security guard or to which access is otherwise restricted, he/she must make all necessary arrangements with the security officers or otherwise and advise JADCO of those specific arrangements in his/her whereabouts filing to enable the DCO to gain access unannounced. Please note that if the athlete specifies a location to which the DCO cannot gain uninterrupted access, it is likely to result in a Missed Test or a Filing Failure.
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ü In order to ensure that the athlete receives his/her mails, he/she must specify in the whereabouts filing an address where he/she lives and/or where mails will be received and brought immediately to his/her attention. ü The athlete is required, in his/her whereabouts filings, to provide JADCO with his/her current email address, telephone number for home and work, as well as their cellular numbers. ü The athlete must provide all the required information accurately and in sufficient detail so that the DCO can locate him/her for testing on any day in the quarter, at any location specified and at the times specified in his/her whereabouts filing including, but not limited to, the 60-minute period. If the athlete fails to comply or if the information provided is inaccurate or insufficient, it is likely to result in a Filing Failure.
Sanctions for Non-Compliance As an athlete, it is important for you to accurately file your whereabouts information by the deadlines specified. Failure to do so without an adequate reason will constitute a ‘Filing Failure’ under the JADCO Rules. It is also very important for you to update this information as soon as there is a change of plans, so that you are available for testing at the declared location if JADCO seeks to test you. Failure to be available at the location specified for the 60 minute time slot without adequate reason is considered a ‘Missed Test’ under the JADCO Rules. If inaccurate or incomplete whereabouts information in the Anti-Doping Administration & Management Systems (ADAMS) results in an unsuccessful attempt to test an athlete out-of-competition outside of his/her 60 minute time slot, he/she may be liable for a ‘Filing Failure’ under the JADCO Rules. Athletes need to be aware that any combination of three ‘Filing Failures’ and/or ‘Missed Tests’ in a 12-month period, applied either by JADCO or the athlete’s International Federation, may result in an Anti-Doping Rule Violation. Whereabouts violations are punishable by a maximum period of two year’s ineligibility from sport.
WADA Notice on Meldonium On January 1, 2016, the drug Meldonium, a non-specified substance prohibited at all times in- and outof-competition, was added to the 2016 Prohibited List. Click the link below to learn more: https://wada-main-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/resources/files/wada-2016-04-12-meldonium-notice-en.pdf
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2016 JADCO School Tour The 2016 series of the JADCO School Tour commenced in February and focused on disseminating anti-doping information to secondary schools in Kingston, St. Andrew and St. Catherine. The schools visited were Kingston College on February 3, Convent of Mercy Academy “Alpha” on February 17, Bridgeport High School on March 2, St. Jago High School on March 9, Jose Marti Technical High School on April 6, McGrath High School on April 13 and Jonathan Grant High School on April 20. This year the workshops impacted over 600 junior athletes and support personnel. Participants got information about the role and responsibilities of JADCO, values-based education and the doping control process. Following are highlights of the schools visited since the last publication.
Jose Marti Technical High School
McGrath High School
Nadia Vassell (l), Director of Technical Services at JADCO, demonstrates the urine sample collection process with the assistance of Rupert Green (r), Physical Education teacher at Jose Marti Technical High School during the JADCO School Tour on Wednesday, April 6, 2016.
Student athletes from McGrath High School endorse the Say No To Doping campaign during the JADCO School Tour on Wednesday, April 13, 2016.
Jonathan Grant High School Roshae Miller (r), Public Relations and Education Officer at JADCO, discusses the doping control process with E. Graham O’Meally (2nd right), Guidance Counsellor at Jonathan Grant High School and student athletes, Mario Brown (2nd left) and Ricardo Scott (l) during the JADCO School Tour on Wednesday, April 20, 2016.
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JADCO Out and About The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission remains committed to the fight against doping in sport, as we continue to educate athletes and athlete support personnel about the effects of doping and the importance of fair play. Following are highlights of activities the Commission hosted and supported since April 2016.
JADCO Supports the 6th Annual Caribbean Conference on Sport Sciences
Roshae Miller (l), Public Relations and Education Officer, JADCO, explains the responsibilities of JADCO to support personnel during the 6th Annual Caribbean Conference on Sport Sciences held at the University of Technology on Friday, April 8, 2016.
JADCO Supports Church Teachers’ College Seminar on Drugs in Sports
JADCO Supports G.C. Foster College AntiDoping Seminar
Samantha Allen (r), Public Relations and Education Officer at JADCO, presents Vangelee Williams (l), athlete, with a token for successfully answering a question about the Jamaica Anti-Doping Programme at the G.C. Foster College Anti-Doping Seminar held at the institution on Thursday, April 21, 2016.
JADCO/Jamaica Defence Force AntiDoping Education Workshop
Roshae Miller (2nd left), Public Relations and Education Officer at JADCO, discusses whereabouts and Anti-Doping Rule Violations with Patrick Graham (l), Physical Education Lecturer at Church Teachers’ College, Oneika Davy (2nd right), student of Winston Jones High School and Alston Billings (r), student of Church Teachers’ College at the Church Teachers’ College Seminar on Drugs in Sports held at the institution on Thursday, May 5, 2016.
Nadia Vassell (l), Director of Technical Services at JADCO, demonstrates the urine sample collection process with the assistance of Handasyde Ellington (r), athlete at the Jamaica Defence Force, during an anti-doping education workshop held at Up Park Camp on Wednesday, May 11, 2016.
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JADCO/Jamaica Football Federation Anti-Doping Education Workshop
JADCO/Jamaica Amateur Bodybuilding and Fitness Association Anti-Doping Education Workshop
(L-r) Vanessa Reid-Ledford, Director of Communication and Education at JADCO, discusses the 2016 Prohibited List with Dr. Jason Blankson, a representative of the Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association (JMDA), Akeem Prawl, footballer and Vin Blain, Technical Director at the Jamaica Football Federation, during an antidoping education workshop on Wednesday, May 18, 2016.
Carey Brown, Executive Director of JADCO, discusses the 2016 Prohibited List with members of the Jamaica Amateur Bodybuilding and Fitness Association (JABBFA) during an anti-doping education workshop held at the College of Insurance and Professional Studies on Saturday, May 28, 2016.
JADCO/Jamaica Rugby Football Union Anti-Doping Education Workshop
JADCO Supports JAAA National Junior Championships
Athletes from the Jamaica Rugby Football Union (JRFU) Say No To Doping during an anti-doping education workshop held at the JRFU headquarters in Kingston on Wednesday, June 15, 2016.
JADCO’s mascot, Leo and student athletes showcasing their natural talent through a push-up contest during day two of the National Junior Championships held at the National Stadium on Saturday and Sunday, June 18 and 19, 2016.
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JADCO Supports Table Tennis Jamaica National Senior and Junior Championship
The JADCO mascot, Leo, plays a friendly game of table tennis with an athlete participating in Table Tennis Jamaica’s (TTJ) National Senior and Junior Championship. JADCO set up an information booth on Day 1 of the event which was held at the National Arena from Friday, June 24 to Sunday June 26, 2016.
JADCO/Jamaica Cycling Federation AntiDoping Education Workshop
(L-r) Carey Brown, Executive Director, JADCO, discusses the doping control process with Dr. Kerone Wint, a representative from the Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association (JMDA), Andrew Ramsay and Merrick Williams, both athletes from the Jamaica Cycling Federation, during an anti-doping education workshop on Thursday, June 30, 2016.
Prepared by the Communication and Education Department of JADCO. Contact us at: The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission PBCJ Complex, Building 2 5 - 9 South Odeon Avenue, Kingston 10
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