Anti-Doping

LAUSANNE (SUI), FIG Office, October 29, 2009: In order to inform gymnasts and medical personnel of the changes made, the FIG recently published the 2010 List of Prohibited Substances as released by WADA. It is available on the FIG website.

This list will replace the current list as of January 1st, 2010.

The 2010 List reflects the latest scientific advances and offers a number of noteworthy changes compared to the 2009 List:

Beta-2 Agonists

The status of salbutamol and salmeterol (used for the treatment of asthma), will change. Therapeutic use of inhaled salbutamol (max. 1600 micrograms over a day) and inhaled salmeterol will not be prohibited and will no longer require a TUE but a Declaration of Use (DoU) as of January 1, 2010. If the urinary concentration is above 1,000 nanograms per millilitre, there will be a presumption that the substance was not taken by inhalation and the athlete will have the burden to demonstrate through a controlled pharmacokinetic study that the level found in his urine was the result of therapeutic inhaled use.

T/E Ratio Follow-Up

No further collections or analyses will be required in cases where the testosterone to epitestosterone (T/E) ratio is greater than 4 and an isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS) test or any other reliable analytical method has not revealed evidence of exogenous administration of a prohibited substance.

Pseudoephedrine

Pseudoephedrine will be reintroduced to the List and will be prohibited above 150 micrograms per millilitre.