LAUSANNE, June 27, 2025 – The FIE and International Testing Agency (ITA) will host a Clean Sport and Antidoping webinar on July 9, 2025, prior to the 2025 Tbilisi Fencing World Championships. It is open to all athletes, coaches and officials who would like to learn more about this important aspect of competition.
It will specifically focus on the following topics:
- Testing pools and associated requirements, including whereabouts and the use of ADAMS
- Use of medications and TUEs
A selection of athlete and coach questions from previous FIE/ITA webinars will also be addressed and discussed during the webinar.
This programme will be led by Armando Urban from ITA with FIE Medical Commission members Dr. Sabrina Halaimia and Dr. Lazar Miceta, who will provide expert-level guidance for the programme.
Webinar date: July 9, 2025
Time: 1300-1400 CET
Platform: Zoom
To participate in the webinar, CLICK THIS LINK.
About FIE and ITA Clean Sport and Anti-Doping
The FIE wants to support and protect athletes, ensuring safe and fair competition for all fencers. Every competitive fencer and coach need to be up-to-date on current requirements and guidelines for Clean Sport and antidoping issues, and taking part will help attendees in many areas:
- Knowledge of your rights and responsibilities
- Knowing the processes of testing, and fencers’ rights during those processes, helps athletes to be prepared and to protect themselves.
- Understanding the principle of strict liability, that fencers are responsible for any prohibited substance found in their bodies
- Protecting your health
- Learning about prohibited substances helps avoid harmful side effects associated with doping
- Learning about the complexities of supplements and medications, ensuring they don't inadvertently consume prohibited substances
- Preserving your career
- Thorough knowledge of anti-doping rules minimizes the risk of unintentional doping violations, which can lead to severe penalties, including suspensions and bans
- Maintaining your reputation and integrity
- It reinforces athletes’ roles as positive role models, inspiring others to pursue clean and ethical sports practices
- Competing clean upholds the principles of fair play and sportsmanship, enhancing fencers’ reputation and credibility
- Ensuring fair competition
It helps to protect the integrity of fencing overall, preserving its values and fostering trust among athletes and fans