Anti-doping rules in sports in Vietnam

Anti-doping rules in sports in Vietnam (Internet image)

Regarding this matter, LawNet would like to answer as follows: 

1. Anti-doping rules in sports in Vietnam

- Anti-doping activities shall be carried out regularly to protect the athletes’ right to train and compete in a doping-free sport environment.

- Ensure the compliance with WADA’s regulations, international standards and Vietnam’s domestic law regulations on anti-doping in sports.

- Promote close and effective cooperation between domestic and foreign organizations and individuals that participate or involve in sports to prevent and fight against doping.

- Ensure that athletes will be adequately provided with anti-doping education and communication programs.

- Respect the independence of and prevent interference in decision-making process and professional operations of Vietnam’s Anti-Doping Organization in conformity with provisions of the World Anti-Doping Code.

(Article 4 of Circular 01/2024/TT-BVHTTDL)

2. Anti-Doping Rule Violations in Vietnam

- Presence of a prohibited substance or its metabolites or makers in an athlete’s sample.

- Use or attempted use by an athlete of a prohibited substance or prohibited method.

- Evading, refusing or failing to submit to sample collection without compelling justification after notification by a duly authorized person.

- Violation of applicable requirements regarding athlete availability for out-of-competition testing.

- Tampering or attempted tampering with any part of doping control.

- Possession of a prohibited substance or prohibited method.

- Trafficking of any prohibited substance or prohibited method.

- Administration to an athlete in-competition or out-of-competition of any prohibited substance or prohibited method; assisting, encouraging, aiding, abetting, covering up or any other type of intentional complicity involving an anti-doping rule violation.

- Conspiring or covering up one or some of violations in Clauses 1 through 8 of this Article.

-. Association by an athlete in a professional or sport-related capacity with a person such as a coach, doctor, physio or trainer who is serving a sanction for an anti-doping rule violation.

- Acts to discriminate or retaliate against reporting on doping activities.

(Article 5 of Circular 01/2024/TT-BVHTTDL)

3. Contents of education and communication on anti-doping in sports in Vietnam

- Purposes of education and communication

+ Raise anti-doping awareness and prevent athletes from using prohibited substances or prohibited methods in sports.

+ Protect rights and obligations of athletes.

+ Achieve clean and fair sports without doping.

- Education and communication contents

+ Principles and values associated with clean sports.

+ Athletes’, athlete support personnel’s and other groups’ rights and responsibilities under the World Anti-Doping Code.

+ The principle of strict liability.

+ Consequences of doping, for example, physical and mental health, social and economic effects, and sanctions.

+ Anti-doping rule violations.

+ Substances and methods on the prohibited list.

+ Risks of supplement use.

+ Use of medications and therapeutic use exemptions.

+ Testing procedures, including urine, blood and the athlete biological passport.

+ Requirements of the registered testing pool, including whereabouts and the use of anti-doping administration and management system.

+ Speaking up to share concerns about doping.

(Articles 6, 7 Circular 01/2024/TT-BVHTTDL)

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