Understand the process

Any athlete can be tested at any time. Read about the testing process and your rights and responsibilities so that, when it's your turn to be tested, you're informed and prepared.

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Whereabouts

The Athlete Whereabouts programme applies to athletes assigned to a testing pool by us or by their International Federation (IF). These athletes need to provide and maintain whereabouts information so that they can be found for out-of-competition testing at any time.

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Dried Blood Spot (DBS)

Dried blood spot (DBS) is a quick and simple way of collecting blood for drug testing involving puncturing the skin just enough to generate a few drops of blood.

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Testing minors

Minors are classified as athletes who are under 18 years of age; New Zealand law has strict rules for athletes who are under 16 years of age.

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Athlete Biological Passport

The Athlete Biological Passport monitors biomarkers which, over time, can reveal the effects of doping.

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