ANTI-DOPINGRULES2021INTERNATIONALWEIGHTLIFTINGFEDERATIONAdopted by the IWF Executive Board – 15.12.2020in effect with 01.01.2021Published byThe International Weightlifting FederationChief EditorIWF PresidentEditors - ContributorsInternational Testing Agency (ITA) Anti-Doping Policy Assessment Commission IWF Executive BoardCopyright : IWFAll rights reserved2021IWF 2021 ANTI-DOPING RULES   / 1TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION         3PREFACE            3FUNDAMENTAL RATIONALE FOR THE CODE AND IWF'S ANTI-DOPING RULES 3SCOPE OF THESE ANTI-DOPING RULES    4ARTICLE 1 DEFINITION OF DOPING      6ARTICLE 2 ANTI-DOPING RULE VIOLATIONS   6ARTICLE 3 PROOF OF DOPING  10ARTICLE 4 THE PROHIBITED LIST     12ARTICLE 5 TESTING  AND INVESTIGATIONS  17ARTICLE 6 ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES  22ARTICLE 7 RESULTS MANAGEMENT : RESPONSIBILITY, INITIAL REVIEW,  NOTICE AND PROVISIONAL SUSPENSIONS        24ARTICLE 8 RESULTS MANAGEMENT: RIGHT TO A FAIR HEARING AND  NOTICE OF HEARING DECISION         28ARTICLE 9 AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFICATION  OF INDIVIDUAL RESULTS  30ARTICLE 10 SANCTIONS ON INDIVIDUALS  30ARTICLE 11 CONSEQUENCES  TO TEAMS  42ARTICLE 12 SANCTIONS BY IWF AGAINST OTHER SPORTING BODIES      42ARTICLE 13 RESULTS MANAGEMENT: APPEALS        46ARTICLE 14 CONFIDENTIALITY AND REPORTING         50ARTICLE 15 IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISIONS 55ARTICLE  16  STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS       56ARTICLE 17   EDUCATION          56ARTICLE 18   ADDITIONAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES   OF MEMBER FEDERATIONS         572 / IWF 2021 ANTI-DOPING RULES›  IWF 2021 ANTI-DOPING RULESARTICLE 19   ADDITIONAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF IWF      59ARTICLE 20   ADDITIONAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES  OF ATHLETES                60ARTICLE 21   ADDITIONAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES  OF ATHLETE SUPPORT PERSONNEL        60 ARTICLE 22   ADDITIONAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES  OF OTHER PERSONS SUBJECT TO THESE  ANTI-DOPING RULES             61 ARTICLE 23   INTERPRETATION OF THE CODE         62ARTICLE 24 FINAL PROVISIONS              62APPENDIX 1  DEFINITIONS               64IWF 2021 ANTI-DOPING RULES   / 3INTRODUCTIONPREFACEAt the International Weightlifting Federation (“IWF”)’s Executive Board Meeting held on 15 December 2020, the IWF accepted these Anti- Doping Rules which are based on the 2021 World Anti-Doping Code (the " Code ").