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Does the legislation below mean Spanish athletes (or even Russians etc who use Spain as a full time training base) are likely to be excluded from international competitions?
The Spanish government has passed legislation that allows athletes in the country to refuse night time doping tests, a move that is in direct defiance of the World Anti-Doping Agency's rules.
The decree, which will come into law in several weeks, allows any athlete living or training in Spain to turn away anti-doping agents that appear for a sample between 11pm and 8am, El Pais newspaper reported on Tuesday.
The new law stipulates that the athlete refuse anyone, even testers from national or international sports bodies, without threat of sanctions.
WADA rules stipulate that athletes must be available 24 hours a day for testing.
The law would also slacken the whereabouts clause, with athletes only needing to register a home residence, training centres, competition schedule and an alternative residence if they are away from their main home for more than three days.
The move comes nearly two weeks after FIFA reached an agreement with WADA to limit the number of players who would be required to detail their whereabouts each day during the offseason for testing.
Does the legislation below mean Spanish athletes (or even Russians etc who use Spain as a full time training base) are likely to be excluded from international competitions?
The Spanish government has passed legislation that allows athletes in the country to refuse night time doping tests, a move that is in direct defiance of the World Anti-Doping Agency's rules.
The decree, which will come into law in several weeks, allows any athlete living or training in Spain to turn away anti-doping agents that appear for a sample between 11pm and 8am, El Pais newspaper reported on Tuesday.
The new law stipulates that the athlete refuse anyone, even testers from national or international sports bodies, without threat of sanctions.
WADA rules stipulate that athletes must be available 24 hours a day for testing.
The law would also slacken the whereabouts clause, with athletes only needing to register a home residence, training centres, competition schedule and an alternative residence if they are away from their main home for more than three days.
The move comes nearly two weeks after FIFA reached an agreement with WADA to limit the number of players who would be required to detail their whereabouts each day during the offseason for testing.
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