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Choose Scenario Following an Adverse Analytical Finding – AAF of Non-Specified Substances Following an Alleged Anti. Doping Rule Violation related to documentation submitted by a Doping Control Officer Following an Alleged Anti. Doping Rule Violation – NOT related to an AAF; or AAF of Specified Substances

Following an Adverse Analytical Finding – AAF of Non-Specified Substances Previous Occurrence: A-Sample confirms the presence of a prohibited substance The Anti-Doping Commission conducts an Initial Review

Following an Adverse Analytical Finding – AAF of Non-Specified Substances Previous Occurrence: The Anti-Doping Commission conducts an Initial Review The Initial Review confirms AAF The Initial Review DOES NOT confirm AAF

Following an Adverse Analytical Finding – AAF of Non-Specified Substances Previous Occurrence: The Initial Review confirms AAF Or Previous Occurrence: The A-Sample confirms presence of a Prohibited Substance Request Analysis of the B-Sample Does NOT Request Analysis of the B-Sample

Following an Adverse Analytical Finding – AAF of Non-Specified Substances Previous Choice: Request Analysis of B-Sample confirms AAF B-Sample DOES NOT confirm AAF

Following an Adverse Analytical Finding – AAF of Non-Specified Substances Previous Occurrence: The Initial Review Does NOT confirm AAF Or Previous Occurrence: The B-Sample DOES NOT confirm AAF Case closed – No AAF recorded against the Athlete Back to when the Initial Review confirms AAF Back to when the BSample confirms AAF

Following an Adverse Analytical Finding – AAF of Non-Specified Substances Previous Choice: NO Request for Analysis of the B-Sample Or Previous Occurrence: The B-Sample confirms AAF The Anti-Doping Commission asks the National Association to provisionally suspend the Athlete

Following an Adverse Analytical Finding – AAF of Non-Specified Substances Previous Occurrence: The National Association provisionally suspends the Athlete The Athlete accepts the Provisional Suspension; thus can be given a credit in the final sanction The Athlete DOES NOT accept the Provisional Suspension; requests a Provisional Hearing from the association

Following an Adverse Analytical Finding – AAF of Non-Specified Substances Previous Choice: The Athlete DOES NOT accept the Provisional Suspension; requests a Provisional Hearing from the association The Provisional Suspension lifted; the Athlete can compete The Provisional Suspension confirmed Irrespective to this decision, the athlete will be given a Fair Hearing

Following an Adverse Analytical Finding – AAF of Non-Specified Substances Previous Occurrence: The Anti-Doping Commission asks the National Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel to schedule a Hearing Decision should be issued within twenty-one days The Sanction given is accepted; CASE CLOSED The Sanction given is NOT accepted by the ADC, WADA or the Athlete

Following an Adverse Analytical Finding – AAF of Non-Specified Substances Previous Occurrence: The Sanction given is not accepted by the ADC, WADA or the Athlete The Case is appealed to the National Anti-Doping Appeals Panels Back to Menu

Following an Alleged Anti. Doping Rule Violation related to documentation submitted by a Doping Control Officer Previous Occurrence: A Doping Control Officer submits a report with a possible anti-doping rule violation The Anti-Doping Commission asks the National Association to conduct an investigation within thirty days and decide whether to provisionally suspend the Athlete or not

Following an Alleged Anti. Doping Rule Violation related to documentation submitted by a Doping Control Officer Previous Occurrence: The Anti-Doping Commission asks the National Association to conduct an investigation and decide whether to provisionally suspend the Athlete or not The National Association decides to provisionally suspend the Athlete The National Association decides NOT to provisionally suspend the Athlete

Following an Alleged Anti. Doping Rule Violation related to documentation submitted by a Doping Control Officer Previous Occurrence: The National Association decides to provisionally suspend the athlete The Athlete accepts the Provisional Suspension; thus can be given a credit in the final sanction The Athlete DOES NOT accept the Provisional Suspension; requests a Provisional Hearing from the association

Following an Alleged Anti. Doping Rule Violation related to documentation submitted by a Doping Control Officer Previous Choice: The Athlete DOES NOT accept provisional suspension; requests a Provisional Hearing from the association The Provisional Suspension lifted; Athlete can compete The Provisional Suspension confirmed Irrespective to this decision, the athlete will be given a Fair Hearing

Following an Alleged Anti. Doping Rule Violation related to documentation submitted by a Doping Control Officer Previous Occurrence: The Anti-Doping Commission asks the National Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel to schedule a Hearing Decision should be issued within twenty-one days The Sanction given is accepted; CASE CLOSED The Sanction given is NOT accepted by the ADC, WADA or the Athlete

Following an Alleged Anti. Doping Rule Violation related to documentation submitted by a Doping Control Officer Previous Occurrence: The Sanction given is not accepted by the ADC, WADA or the Athlete The Case is appealed to the National Anti-Doping Appeals Panels Back to Menu

Following an Alleged Anti. Doping Rule Violation – NOT related to an AAF; or AAF of Specified Substances Previous Occurrence: The Anti-Doping Commission asks the National Association to decide whether to provisionally suspend the Athlete or not The National Association decides to provisionally suspend the Athlete The National Association decides NOT to provisionally suspend the Athlete

Following an Alleged Anti. Doping Rule Violation – NOT related to an AAF; or AAF of Specified Substances Previous Occurrence: The National Association decides to provisionally suspend the Athlete The Athlete accepts the Provisional Suspension; thus can be given a credit in the final sanction The Athlete DOES NOT accept the Provisional Suspension; requests a Provisional Hearing from the association

Following an Alleged Anti. Doping Rule Violation – NOT related to an AAF; or AAF of Specified Substances Previous Choice: Athlete DOES NOT accept provisional suspension; requests a provisional hearing from the association The Provisional Suspension lifted; the Athlete can compete The Provisional Suspension confirmed Irrespective to this decision, the athlete will be given a Fair Hearing

Following an Alleged Anti. Doping Rule Violation – NOT related to an AAF; or AAF of Specified Substances Previous Occurrence: Anti-Doping Commission asks the national Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel to schedule a hearing Decision should be issued after twenty-one days The Sanction given is accepted; CASE CLOSED The Sanction given is NOT accepted by the ADC, WADA or the Athlete

Following an Alleged Anti. Doping Rule Violation – NOT related to an AAF; or AAF of Specified Substances Previous Occurrence: The Sanction given is not accepted by the ADC, WADA or the Athlete The Case is appealed to the National Anti-Doping Appeals Panels Back to Menu