Vietnam: Additional violations of the World Anti-Doping Code

Nguyen Nhu Mai

18:05, 24/02/2023

Below is the content at Circular 01/2023/TT-BVHTTDL dated February 21, 2023 amending Circular 17/2015/ TT-BVHTTDL on prevention and combat of doping in sports activities promulgated by the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam.

Specifically, violations of the World Anti-Doping Code in Vietnam include:

- There are prohibited substances, metabolites, or traces of prohibited substances in the athlete's specimen.

- Use of prohibited substances or prohibited methods.

- Evading, refusing, or failing to take samples without justification after being given notice

- Violation of requirements regarding the presence of athletes for out-of-competition doping testing.

- Falsifying or interfering with any stage of doping testing.

- Possession of a prohibited substance or prohibited method.

- The trafficking of prohibited substances or methods.

- For athletes to drink, use prohibited substances or methods in or out of competition; to support, encourage, assist, command, cover, or engage in any other complicity in violation of anti-doping regulations.

- Complicity in, or concealment of, one or more of the acts listed in Clauses 1–8 of Article 4 of Vietnam's Circular 17/2015/TT-BVHTTDL.

- Athletes who have professional sports relationships with coaches, instructors, doctors, or anyone who is being disciplined for violating anti-doping regulations.

- Discrimination, including the punishment of those who report doping violations. (Additional new regulations)

Vietnam's Circular 01/2023/TT-BVHTTDL takes effect from April 15, 2023.

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