Testing
Te whakamātau
Testing
Te whakamātau
Testing
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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Athletes share their testing stories
David Liti and Dylan Schmidt share their most memorable testing moments. Watch now!
Negative tests; positive for doping
How does an athlete who tests negative get found guilty of doping? Find out in our blog.
Supporting testing at the Games
Find out what's involved in a large-scale anti-doping operation and how we prepped NZ athletes for Paris 2024.