– We are concerned about the increase. That’s what Anders Solheim, head of Antidoping Norway, says. From 19 warnings for breach of the reporting obligation in 2021, Antidoping Norway gave 41 warnings to Norwegian elite athletes in 2022. That is the highest number since 2006. – It is not 41 people, there are probably some who have received more. It would not be right to go into how many it applies to, says Solheim. Four of the athletes appealed the decision, but were not upheld. Working to reduce the number In Norway, the obligation to report covers about 100 elite athletes. They themselves must report a time when they will be at a given place, and may attend an unexpected doping control. This is the reporting obligation Debt practitioners who are on the reporting obligation list. Includes approximately 100 Norwegian athletes in September 2023. Athletes must state where they live, where they train, planned meetings and competitions. Athletes must provide a daily meeting point between 05.00 and 23.00, so that they are available for unexpected doping control. Breach of the reporting obligation can lead to a warning. If an athlete receives three warnings in the course of 12 months, it is considered a violation of the anti-doping rules. This can lead to exclusion from the sport. Will be regulated by the reporting obligation regulations, which Antidoping Noreg no wants to change. Source: Antidoping Norway The list of Norwegian athletes is continuously updated. Ten years ago, 150 Norwegian athletes were on the list. – Everyone who is put on the mandatory registration list receives their own training. Every time an athlete receives a warning, a copy goes to the special association. The association then has the opportunity to follow up the athlete. Sometimes special associations contact us, says Solheim. Herein lies the most important job to bring down the number, says Norway’s anti-doping chief. – We can provide information and guidance, but the practitioner himself must provide the reporting. It is a strict regime, there is no doubt about that. We fully understand that this is demanding, says Solheim and adds: – We have worked with training of special associations and athletes to bring the number down, and provisionally it seems to be lower in 2023 than in 2022. We are stretching far for the training of athletes and how this is practised. CHIEF: Anders Solheim is the day-to-day manager of Antidoping Norway. Photo: Håkon Mosvold Larsen / NTB Breaking the rules leads to a warning. A warning has no consequences. Only when an athlete receives three warnings within 12 months is this considered a breach of the anti-doping regulations. Skarstein: – Extremely strict On Saturday, Birgit Skarstein was interviewed by Nitimen on news Radio. She tells about the rules in connection with a longer talk about doping controls and the so-called “warranty period”. – It is very strict. That is exactly what it takes to catch these people as cheaters. But that causes many athletes to become stressed. I’ve experienced this myself – I’ve received warnings even when I’ve had an emergency, had to do something unexpected or been ill. As an elite athlete, Skarstein must report where she is every night, routine goals and when and where she trains and competes. She has a daily guaranteed appointment where she undertakes to be at a given place at a given time. It can sometimes be demanding, according to Skarstein. – There are 365 days a year, and you must keep track of the guarantee period every day. In order to get the day going, one has to float around him. It can be difficult to have it in the morning. If, for example, you have been ill during the night and don’t hear the doorbell, you can get a warning, she says and continues: – It could also be that someone suddenly has to throw themselves on a plane. I have heard of athletes who have had a family member in hospital and have forgotten this guarantee period. Then they were warned. news has tried to get Skarstein to elaborate on the warnings, without success. Several international stars banned Pole vaulter Sondre Guttormsen has previously stated the following to news: – Those who are charged with reporting obligations should be labeled as “dopers” and nothing else. There are no excuses. If you get one, then you are on that app. If you get two, then you recruited a whole team to be on the damn app. It’s not difficult, it only takes a minute. The reporting obligation was introduced at the beginning of the 2000s, and is a system that allows athletes to be tested outside of competition. Several athletes have been banned in recent years for breaching the duty to report. Athletics star Christian Coleman is one of many athletes who have been convicted of breaching the duty to report. This summer, the Swedish tennis player Mikael Ymer was banned for 18 months after receiving three warnings. WAS BANNED: Christian Coleman was banned for 18 months, but is now back. He won the Diamond League final at the weekend. Photo: ALI GRADISCHER / AFP
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