The IPC, together with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), is launching the e-course ‘ADEL for Paris 2024 Paralympics’.
The IPC,
together with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), is launching the e-course
‘ADEL for Paris 2024 Paralympics’. Designed specifically for athletes, coaches and
other support personnel participating in this year’s Paralympic Games, it
follows the success of the first anti-doping e-learning courses introduced in
2021 and 2022.
ADEL for Paris
2024 Paralympics is a 45-minute online course that will help ensure athletes,
coaches and support personnel arrive in Paris armed with the knowledge they
need to compete clean. It provides an overview of the anti-doping programme at
the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games including the anti-doping rules, procedures and
requirements – including how to check medications and apply for a Therapeutic
Use Exemptions (TUE) – how to provide Whereabouts Information, and an explanation
of athletes’ rights and responsibilities during the testing process. It also contains key information such as
important dates to be aware of.
The IPC supports
the Education First principle where an athlete’s first experience with
anti-doping is through education (before testing). Completing the course will
help ensure athletes, coaches and other support personnel understand their
rights and obligations under the rules – and by doing so, lower the risk of an
athlete’s Games experience being spoiled by an unintentional anti-doping rules
violation.
The course is
available on WADA’s anti-doping education and learning (ADEL) platform (https://adel.wada-ama.org/learn/public/catalog/view/6) and is currently
available in English, French and Spanish. It has also been adapted to ensure
that visually impaired athletes can make their way with screen readers. Users
will need to register with ADEL before they can enroll and complete it.