Real Winner - Interactive Educational Tool For All
New Irish Sports Council TUE Policy
Applicable Anti Doping Rules
List of Prohibited Substances
PCI Registered Testing Pool
Whereabouts Requirements
Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUE's)
Athletes and Medications
 

Real Winner - Interactive Educational Tool For All

Real Winner is an interactive e-learning education programme about Anti-Doping, brought to you in partnership with the Irish Sports Council. It gives athletes and their support personnel an understanding of key topics such as doping control procedures, the World Anti-Doping Agency prohibited list, whereabouts systems, therapeutic use exemptions and the consequences of doping. Real Winner consists of nine interactive modules, ranging from five to ten minutes per module, plus an introduction module; the entire course can be completed in just over an hour.

Anyone can access the programme by clicking on the Real Winner banner; on the 'Login' section of the Real Winner homepage, enter your Name, Email address, select your Sport and Status and click 'Log In'. (Remember these details as you have the option of either completing all modules at once, or you can exit at any time and return to where you left off when you next log in.)  When you have completed all modules, you can print a Certificate of Completion.

The following are the nine modules of Real Winner:

Case 0 - Introduction

Case 1 - Rules

Case 2 - Consequences for health

Case 3 - Doping control procedures

Case 4 - Therapeutic Use Exemptions

Case 5 - Whereabouts

Case 6 - Dietary supplements

Case 7 - The WADA Prohibited List

Case 8 - Breach of anti-doping regulations

Case 9 - Role model and values communicator

The Real Winner programme is available on www.irishsportscouncil.ie/realwinner

New Irish Sports Council Policy on Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs)

Following an amendment to the Irish Anti-Doping Rules (IADR) by the Irish Sports Council (ISC) on April 6th, the ISC has adopted policy changes regarding Therapeutic Use Exemptions (Pre Test TUEs and Post Test TUEs).

Click here to download the a comprehensive explanation of the new policy on TUEs.  Athletes on PCI panels are reminded that they are more than likely on the respective registered testing Pool of their International Federation as well as the ISC and therefore other rules may apply.

Applicable Anti Doping Rules:

The anti-doping rules of the Paralympic council of Ireland are the Irish Anti-Doping Rules (IADR) as amended from time to time. These rules became effective on June 1^st 2004.  The 2009 version are available by clicking here

Any athlete, coach etc. requiring any assistance with an anti-doping related issue should immediately contact their NGB's Anti-Doping Officer or the PCI's Anti-Doping Officer, Liam Harbison (liam@pcireland.ie)

List of Prohibited Substances:

The current list of prohibited substances is "The 2010 PROHIBITED LIST - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD" of the World Anti-Doping Code (WADC). Click here to view the current list. 

To view the paper produced by WADA highlighting the major modifications between the 2009 and 2010 lists click here.

To view the substances and methods on the 2010 monitoring programme click here.

PCI Registered Testing Pool:

The registered Testing pool of the Paralympic Council of Ireland will consist of all athletes selected on official PCI Sports Panels each year.  The testing pool will remain in position until December 31st of that year.  The Anti-Doping Officer of the PCI will inform the Irish Sports Council and the International Paralympic Committee of any amendments or changes to the PCI Registered Testing Pool.

On the official announcement of selection for the Irish Paralympic Team, those athletes immediately become a member of the Games RTP (Games Registered Testing Pool).  Added whereabouts notification requirements will be required.  Notification of these will be issued in writing to the selected athletes on all these matters.

Whereabouts Requirements:

All athletes on the PCI's Registered Testing Pool are obliged to complete whereabouts requirements documentation with the Irish Sports Council for the duration of their period on the testing pool.  The provision of and completion of this documentation will be coordinated between the Irish Sports Council and the NGB of the athlete (not PCI).

Athletes selected on the Irish Paralympic Team will have added whereabouts notification obligations which will be communicated directly to them.

Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUE's):

Athletes using prohibited substances for medical reasons require a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) to do so. Athletes requiring TUE's who wish to compete in the Paralympic Games must apply to the IPC for a TUE. For further information contact PCI Medical Officer, Dr. Joe Conway at medicalofficer@pcireland.ie .

Outside of Paralympic Games time, athletes on the PCI Panels should apply for a TUE from their International Paralympic Sports Federation (IPSF) as follows: