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<p>If attempting testing at an athlete’s home, Doping Control Personnel or “Testers”
will check whether anyone present at the athlete’s residence is self-isolating, quarantining
or shielding. If so, then this would provide sufficient grounds for UK Anti-Doping
not to continue with testing. If testing outside of an athlete’s home, Doping Control
Personnel will check the athlete does not have Covid-19, Covid-19 symptoms, or is
in an at risk-group before proceeding. UK Anti-Doping has developed a protocol which
its Doping Control Personnel are required to follow to determine whether an athlete
can be tested. This procedure is in line with the World Anti-Doping Agency’s guidance
for resuming testing, and is fully outlined on UK Anti-Doping’s website.</p><p>Doping
Control Personnel also warn the athlete that if they (or anyone else on their behalf)
provide any information which is later found to be false, misleading, inaccurate or
incomplete they may be committing the Anti-Doping Rule Violation of ‘Tampering or
Attempted Tampering’ which could result in sanctions.</p><p>So far, there have not
been any cases where testing has not proceeded due to self-isolation, quarantining
or shielding.</p><p> </p>
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