In order to combat doping in wheelchair basketball efficiently, IWBF may establish certain testing pools. Most notably, IWBF may create a Registered Testing Pool (RTP) that includes individual players or a Testing Pool (TP) that includes entire teams.
As for the Registered Testing Pool:
IWBF currently does not have any players within the Registered Testing Pool. Players who have been added to the RTP will be informed individually and be briefed about their rights & responsibilities as RTP athletes. The criteria for which a player may be included to the RTP include (inter alia):
Doping history of a specific player:
A player with a history of doping or who has served a previous doping ban, are also likely to be included in an RTP as they may be considered at higher risk of doping.
Performance criteria:
specific sporting results or performances may be considered in order to decide whether a player shall be added to the RTP.
Country doping risk:
an additional criteria may be whether the player is from a country with a recent, tangible record of doping history.
As for the Testing Pool:
IWBF may from time to time include teams to a IWBF Testing Pool. Teams are informed of their inclusion and briefed of their responsibilities and the process to submit team whereabouts information.
The criteria for inclusion are similar to the ones listed above for players.
