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New anti-doping rules call for hour of availability
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[SIZE=-1]Revised anti-doping guidelines call for athletes to provide authorities with a daily one-hour window during which they must be available for testing or risk being penalized for missing a test.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]The World Anti-Doping Agency modifies its testing guidelines every year. The 60-minute window is one of the most significant changes in the 2009 standards.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Under current guidelines, athletes fill out forms listing their whereabouts each day and can be tested at any time. Normally, a phone call from an anti-doping worker before the test is all that is needed to set up the test.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]The new 60-minute window will enhance the no-advance-notice feature of the tests, which is considered the strongest part of the out-of-competition testing model. Athletes still will be subject to testing during any part of the day.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]"Without a phone call notifying them, it's a true no-advance-notice scenario," said Erin Hannan, spokeswoman for the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency [/SIZE][SIZE=-1]...[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=-1]ESPN - [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Revised anti-doping guidelines call for athletes to provide authorities with a daily one-hour window during which they must be available for testing or risk being penalized for missing a test.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]The World Anti-Doping Agency modifies its testing guidelines every year. The 60-minute window is one of the most significant changes in the 2009 standards.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Under current guidelines, athletes fill out forms listing their whereabouts each day and can be tested at any time. Normally, a phone call from an anti-doping worker before the test is all that is needed to set up the test.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]The new 60-minute window will enhance the no-advance-notice feature of the tests, which is considered the strongest part of the out-of-competition testing model. Athletes still will be subject to testing during any part of the day.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]"Without a phone call notifying them, it's a true no-advance-notice scenario," said Erin Hannan, spokeswoman for the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency [/SIZE][SIZE=-1]...[/SIZE]
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