Each of the abovementioned Persons  is deemed, as a condition of his  or her participation or involvement in the sport, to have agreed to and be bound by these Anti -Doping Rules, and to have submitted to the authority of ITTF  to enforce these Anti -Doping Rules, including any Consequences  for the breach thereof, and to the jurisdiction of the hearing panels specified in Article 8 and Article 13 t o hear and determine cases and appeals brought under these Anti -Doping Rules .1  Within the overall pool of Athletes set out above who are bound by and required to comply with these Anti-Doping Rules, the following Athletes shall be considered to be International -Level Athletes for the  1  [Comment: Where the Code requires a Person other than an Athlete or Athlete Support Person to be bound by the Code, such Person would of course not be subject to Sample collection or Testing, and would not be subject to an anti -doping rule violation under the Code for Use or Possession of a Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method.