FIFA Implements Comprehensive Anti-Doping Testing Programme For Qatar 2022 - World Cup Update
FIFA Implements Comprehensive Anti-Doping Testing Programme For Qatar 2022 - World Cup Update
FIFA has implemented a robust anti-doping testing programme for the FIFA World Cup 2022™, with 2,846 tests being conducted overall and every player in the squads of the eight quarter-finalists being tested on average four and a half times since January 2022.
FIFA developed a test distribution plan (TDP) based on an analysis of doping risks in football. The TDP was shared and agreed with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and consisted of a dynamic, intelligence-based testing programme.
In addition to the tests directly conducted by FIFA, each national anti-doping organisation (NADO) and the respective football associations were contacted to seek their assistance in testing the athletes in the lead-up to the tournament.
The regular tests were complemented by FIFA’s use of the athlete biological passport programme in WADA’s ADAMS system, under which all test results, including those from confederations and NADOs collected at the main international football events as well as in national competitions, are gathered in the athlete’s passport in ADAMS.
The athlete biological passport programme features a haematological module (through blood) and a steroidal module (through urine), which FIFA’s Athlete Passport Management unit, composed of independent experts, continuously reviews to detect potential deviations that may indicate an abuse of performance-enhancing drugs. This applied to all participating players at the FIFA World Cup.
For the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, every participating player was tested in unannounced controls before the competition and further systematic tests have been performed during the competition, both with post-match controls and on non-matchdays.
As part of the programme, five players have been suspended by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee for anti-doping rule violations following positive tests after qualifying matches for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 or out-of-competition controls conducted by FIFA.
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