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Canoe Racing New Zealand (CRNZ) is committed to the advancement of clean sport that rejects cheating through the use of performance enhancing drugs and methods.
CRNZ are in partnership with the national anti-doping organisation, Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ) to:
For full information about anti-doping, visit http://www.drugfreesport.org.nz/
All members of CRNZ are required to abide by New Zealand’s Sports Anti-Doping Rules 2019.
These rules reflect the World Anti-Doping Agency’s World Anti-Doping Code.
“Sports Anti-Doping Rules” means the Sports Anti-Doping Rules issued under the Sports Anti-Doping Act 2006 by Drug Free Sport New Zealand in compliance with the World Anti-Doping Code, as amended from time to time.
We attempt to keep our website up to date with the current rules but please refer to the DFSNZ website to check for latest versions.
In summary the ten rule violations are:
The Prohibited List is published by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) every year and details all substances and methods which are prohibited or banned in sport. A substance or method may be included on the list if it meets any two of the following criteria:
Many medications contain substances which are prohibited in sport. Any athlete who is sick or injured needs to carefully consider the medications they take to ensure they avoid prohibited substances.
Contact DFSNZ for full information on medications that are not permitted in sport.
DFSNZ’s website medication check
0800 DRUGFREE (378 437)
Athletes can apply for a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) if they need to take medication which is prohibited in sport. When competing at national or international level a TUE must be applied for before taking any medication.
Many dietary or sports supplements are marketed as helping to improve performance, recovery, weight loss or muscle development, and, supplements can contain substances which are prohibited in sport and may not accurately label ingredients so you cannot be sure of exactly what’s in them.
Athletes should carefully assess their need for supplements and carefully research the supplements they choose to take.
Lodging a supplement query with DFSNZ can provide some assessment of the level of risk associated with supplements and may be able to identify products which are known to be a problem. Read up on Supplement information.
Anti-doping organisations, including DFSNZ, conduct drug tests on athletes out-of-competition with no advance warning. The Athlete Whereabouts Programme allows DFSNZ to locate athletes for testing.
Drug testing is one of the best ways to identify athletes who are doping and to protect athletes who are clean competitors. Athletes can be tested during an event (in-competition) or at any other time (out-of-competition) and will be asked to provide a urine sample, a blood sample or both. The testing process and sample collection for doping control will be carried out by a trained and accredited Drug Free Sport NZ official.
If you have any questions, please contact DFSNZ on 0800 DRUGFREE (378 437)
