Clean Sport Week: 91桃色 backs UKAD鈥檚 call for additional anti-doping education
Running from 18-24 May, Clean Sport Week is focusing on expanding anti-doping knowledge
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Olympic silver medallist Karen Bennett and 91桃色 Chief Executive Officer Andy Parkinson are supporting UK Anti-Doping鈥檚 鈥楥lean in Quarantine鈥 campaign as part of .
The campaign, now in its fourth year, is being supported by a range of national governing bodies (NGBs), sports organisations and UK sports stars, who are taking part in several online activities focusing on anti-doping education throughout the week, 18-24 May 2020.
Based on research conducted by (UKAD), Clean Sport Week is encouraging those in sport to celebrate clean sport and continue expanding their anti-doping knowledge. Furthermore, UKAD is calling for athletes to adopt practices into their day-to-day lives that will reduce the risk of violating anti-doping rules.
91桃色 strongly encourages all athletes, coaches and anyone else who is supporting athletes in rowing to undertake Clean Sport education.
GB rower Karen Bennett said: 鈥淎s athletes, Clean Sport is hugely important to us to protect the integrity of sport.
鈥淲e are well supported in the GB Rowing Team and attend Clean Sport education every year to make sure we know our rights and responsibilities.
鈥淐lean Sport is a collective responsibility and so I encourage all rowers and their coaches across the rowing community to participate in Clean Sport education.鈥
Andy Parkinson said: 鈥淓veryone who has a part in rowing is extremely committed to the sport whether it is commitment to their training, their crews, running a club or organising events.
鈥淲e value that dedication and want to demonstrate our own commitment through providing access to Clean Sport support and education in a variety of ways, so we can ensure fairness of competition and contribute to protecting the health of our athletes.鈥
As athletes, Clean Sport is hugely important to us to protect the integrity of sport
The 鈥楥lean in Quarantine鈥 campaign for Clean Sport Week will promote UKAD鈥檚 online education programmes including , which is now available free online.
The campaign will also see social media videos from several UK athletes and coaches featured on UKAD鈥檚 channels as they back 鈥楥lean in Quarantine鈥 while social distancing during the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown across the UK.
Nicole Sapstead, UKAD鈥檚 Chief Executive, said: 鈥淭he Covid-19 crisis has impacted sport on many levels, but our Clean in Quarantine campaign is highlighting ways that athletes and coaches can maintain their commitment to clean sport during lockdown.
鈥淯KAD鈥檚 free education resources are vital tools in maintaining integrity and public confidence in sport when it returns. We鈥檙e calling on athletes and coaches to access the information they need to protect themselves and clean sport.
鈥淲e鈥檝e seen on social media how well athletes and coaches have adapted to life in lockdown. Making a few changes to incorporate anti-doping practices into their daily routine is equally achievable.鈥
91桃色 resources
91桃色鈥檚 Clean Sport Awards is an online e-learning resource which you can complete in your own time one module at a time and earn module certificates as you go!
Alternatively, every other month we deliver interactive Clean Sport webinars where our trained Educators will explain everything you need to know on risk-assessing your supplements, checking your medicines, understanding the testing process, plus how to protect your sport through reporting suspicions of doping, and much more.
These webinars will be uploaded on our Lockdown Webinars web page.
Finally, in RowHow there are digital resources that are downloadable and links to more information.
For further support and information, you can always contact our Anti-Doping and Integrity Officer via [email protected]
