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Athletes and Coaches, please be aware of IPF Article 14 and this pertains to you as an athlete competing on the national and/or international platform.
14. PARTICIPATION IN NON-COMPLIANT ANTI-DOPING EVENTS
Any athlete, coach, referee or official who competes or participates in an International Powerlifting or Bench Press event not organized, sanctioned, or approved by the IPF shall not be permitted to take part in any IPF international, regional or national event for a period of 12 months from the date of that non-approved event.
Any athlete, coach, referee or official that participates in any competition or Event which is organized by a Sporting Body, Federation or Organisation that has not received recognition from the World Anti-Doping Agency and is thus non-compliant with the Code and International Standards shall be automatically rendered ineligible and shall not be permitted to take part in an authorized National or International Powerlifting or Bench Press Event for a period of 12 months from the date of the last non-compliant Event.
Should the athlete, coach, referee or official participate in an unauthorized Powerlifting or Bench Press Event prior to the lapse of the 12 months, he/she may be sanctioned with a period of ineligibility of an additional 12 months from the date of the non-compliant Event. In the case of a second infringement for such participation, the period of ineligibility may be a maximum of 24 months. The decision to extend the period of ineligibility will be at the sole discretion of the Anti-Doping Commission.
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Overall, the responsibility to ensure compliance rests with each individual.
If you have any questions, please email us at the PA National Office here: [email protected]
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