Recreational Athlete : A natural Person  who is so defined by the relevant National Anti -Doping Organizatio n; provided, however, t he term shall not include any Person  who, within the five (5) years prior to committing any anti -doping rule violation, has been an International -Level Athlete  (as defined by each International Federation consistent with the Internat ional Standard  for Testing  and Investigations) or National -Level Athlete  (as defined by each National Anti -Doping Organization  consistent with the International Standard  for Testing  and Investigations), has represented any country in an International Event  in an open category or ha s been included within any Registered Testing Pool  or other whereabouts information pool maintained by any International Federation or National Anti -Doping Organization .83   81  [Comment to Prot ected Pe rson: The Code treats Protected Per sons differently than other Athletes or Persons in certain circumstances based on the understanding that, below a certain age or intellectual capacity, an Athlete or other Person may not possess the mental capacit y to und erstand and appreciate the prohibit ions against conduct contained in the Code.