WADA 2025 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods now
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) reminds athletes and all other stakeholders that its 2025 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods (List) enters into force today (1 January). The 2025 List, which has been redesigned in order to improve navigation and usability for athletes and their support personnel, was approved by WADA’s Executive
Substances and methods used in doping | Reuters
Following are some of the substances and methods used for doping in sport: ERYTHROPOIETIN (EPO) * EPO is a peptide hormone that is produced naturally by the human body. EPO is released from...
The Prohibited List | World Anti Doping Agency
The following substances, and other substances with similar chemical structure or similar biological effect (s), are prohibited: 1. ERYTHROPOIETINS (EPO) AND AGENTS AFFECTING ERYTHROPOIESIS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: 1.1 ERYTHROPOIETIN-RECEPTOR AGONISTS, E.G. Darbepoetins (dEPO) Erythropoietins (EPO)
Doping in sport: What is it and how is it being tackled?
These are substances such as EPO (erythropoietin) - which increases bulk, strength and red blood cell count and gives athletes more energy - and HGH (human growth hormone), which builds muscle....
Types of Illegal Doping Drugs in Sports - Verywell Fit
Doping drugs are substances that are designed to enhance performance but are banned from use in sports. They may be prohibited from use because they are potentially harmful to the athlete, they degrade the integrity of sport, or both. 1
- Why is doping important?
- Through doping, we understand the use by athletes of substances prohibited by the antidoping agencies in order to gain a competitive advantage. Since sport plays an important role in physical and mental education and in promoting international ...
- What is the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List?
- The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) updates and publishes the Prohibited List each year. The substances and methods that are prohibited in- and out-of-competition. The sports in which the substances and methods are prohibited.
- What is doping in sports?
- Over time, there have been several definitions of doping. Beckmann's sports dictionary describes doping as the use of performance-increasing substances, which would place the athlete on a superior position than that he would normally have obtained. 7
- When was doping used in sports?
- Doping methods were used also in the Roman Empire, where racing horses were doped with various blends of substances aimed to increase their speed and stamina; also gladiators have been mentioned as users of strength-increasing agents. 9 Doping was described in modern sports in the second half of the XIX century.
- What is blood doping?
- Blood doping The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) defines blood doping as “the practice of utilizing specific methods and/or substances to increase one's red blood cell count, thereby permitting the body to carry more oxygen throughout the body”.
- What is the list of prohibited substances and methods?
- The List of Prohibited Substances and Methods (List) indicates what substances and methods are prohibited in sport and when. The List is updated at least annually. The latest version is published on WADA’s website in October and comes into force on 1 January. The official text is published by WADA in English and French.
