STATEMENT OF ANTI-DOPING POLICY

 

STATEMENT

The Singapore Bowling Federation has on 15 June 2022 signed the Collective Policy thereby agreeing to at all times:

1. Recognise and accept Anti-Doping Singapore (ADS) as the National Anti-Doping Organisation designated by the Singapore Government as having responsibility for all doping matters relating to sport in Singapore;
2. Accept the Anti-Doping Policy of Singapore and the ADS Anti-Doping Rules , both of which are established in accordance with the World Anti-Doping Code (the current and prevailing Code), as the basis for the fight against doping in sport;
3. Adopt the Anti-Doping Policy of Singapore and the ADS Anti-Doping Rules either directly or by reference into our governing documents, constitution and/or rules and regulations, and which shall have binding force and effect on our members and Participants; and;
4. Agree to comply with the Code, International Standards and all anti-doping activities of the relevant International Sports Federation, Anti-Doping Singapore and the SNOC, which shall include but are not limited to the following: Anti-doping Education and information for Athletes and Athlete Support Personnel, test distribution planning, maintenance of testing pools, managing Athlete Biological Passports, conducting Testing, organizing analysis of Samples, gathering of intelligence and conduct of investigations, processing of Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) applications, Results Management, monitoring and enforcing compliance with any Consequences imposed, and all other activities related to anti-doping to be carried out by or on behalf of an Anti-Doping Organization, as set out in the Code and/or the International Standards.

The Singapore Bowling Federation condemns the use of doping in sport. It recognises the right of all its Athletes to participate in a sport that is free from the misuse of drugs. The Singapore Bowling Federation is committed to educate, inform and test, as appropriate, participants competing in tenpin bowling in Singapore, and representing Singapore, so that it remains a drug-free sport.

It is a requirement of participation in the sport that all its Athletes, Athlete support personnel and other persons under the jurisdiction of the Singapore Bowling Federation comply with the Anti-Doping Policy of Singapore and the ADS Anti-Doping Rules set out and published by the Singapore Bowling Federation and ADS.

In testing its Athletes, the Singapore Bowling Federation is committed to handling the management of results in a confidential and accountable manner and to carry out disciplinary procedures where appropriate by the fair and independent process it has agreed with its members and with ADS, its appointed National Anti-Doping Organisation, for the collection of doping control samples. The disciplinary procedure for a contravention of these rules is published in full in the ADS Anti-Doping Rules.

 

ANTI-DOPING RULES

The General Council / Management Committee of the Singapore Bowling Federation has on 15 June 2022 adopted the ADS Anti-Doping Rules as the Singapore Bowling Federation’s Anti-Doping Rules.

The ADS Anti-Doping Rules published by Anti-Doping Singapore (or its successor), as amended from time to time, shall take immediate effect and be construed as rules of the Singapore Bowling Federation.

 

APPLICATION OF ANTI-DOPING RULES

All affiliates, members, athletes, participants, staff and any other individual, paid or on a volunteer basis, who are under the jurisdiction of the Singapore Bowling Federation are bound by the Anti-Doping Rules of the Singapore Bowling Federation and agree to abide by these Anti-Doping Rules.