| British Olympic Association (BOA) |
The BOA is responsible for the United Kingdom's participation in the Olympic
Games and gives financial support to athletes.
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English Institute of Sport (EIS) |
A network of nine regional multi-sport hub sites and satellite centres offering
services to athletes. |
International Federations (IF) |
IFs have a similar role to NGBs. They adopt the WADA code to fit their particular
sport's needs and monitor NGB compliance. |
International Olympic Committee (IOC) |
The IOC is responsible for organising the Olympics Games and for promoting
sport at all levels. It determines Olympic testing programmes for drugs. |
National Governing Bodies (NGB) |
Each sport has a national governing body which supports its members and their
interests. NGBs sign up to the rules of the UK anti-doping programme (under UK Sport) and are responsible for investigation and prosecution of doping offences within their sport. |
UK Sport |
UK Sport co-ordinates sports policy and manages public investment in sport in the UK. In relation to anti-doping, it is the UK's national anti-doping organisation, with responsibility for the implementation and management of the UK's anti-doping programme. It also runs the UK's testing programme,
passing positive results to the relevant NGB or IF. |
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) |
WADA promotes, co-ordinates and monitors the fight against doping in sport. It
co-ordinates development and implementation of the WADA code and runs world-wide athlete-testing programmes, passing positive test results to UK Sport. It also sets lists of prohibited substances and methods. |
