CyADA - Cyprus Anti-Doping Authority

The Cyprus Anti-Doping Authority (CyADA) delivers education and information programmes aiming to create awareness on anti-doping issues and clean sport to all stakeholders in Cyprus. These programmes aim at fostering anti-doping behaviour and creating a strong anti-doping culture in the country.

The following sections provide information on a number of important topics that every Athlete or Athlete Support Person should be aware of.

• What is doping – Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs)
• Principles and values associated with clean sport
• Athletes, Athlete Support Personnel’s and other groups’ rights and responsibilities under the Code
• The principle of Strict Liability
• Consequences of doping
• Substances and methods on the Prohibited List
• Risks of supplements use
• Use of medications and Therapeutic Use Exemptions
• Testing procedures
• Requirements of the Registered Testing Pool Athletes
• Speaking up to share concerns about doping

Video outlining the doping control process for athletes

Watch a catchy 5-minute video which intends to provide a general overview of the doping control process while raising awareness of the athlete’s rights and responsibilities. The video, primarily targeting young athletes and those who will be subject to doping control for the first time, outlines each of the following phases of the doping control process: athlete selection, athlete notification, sample collection, laboratory analysis, and results management. The video is co-production of the Cyprus Anti-Doping Authority and the World Anti-Doping Agency.