An educational workshop was held at the Sri
Lanka Rugby premises on 16th May 2019 to educate Sri Lanka National
XV's Rugby players who are scheduled to participate at the upcoming Asia Rugby
Championship Division One on Anti -
Doping and its functions.
World Rugby is striving hard to keep Rugby
clean, and Sri Lanka Rugby as a senior Rugby Nation in Asia has taken on that
responsibility in working hard with players to ensure the game is clean in Sri
Lanka as well.
Doping control
plays an essential part in promoting and protecting doping free Rugby. World
Rugby operates a zero tolerance policy to doping in Rugby. As a player, you are
solely responsible for any prohibited substances found to be present in your
body. It is not necessary that intent or fault on your part be shown in order
for an anti-doping rule violation to be established. This is known as the
'strict liability' principle.
Director
General of SLADA, Dr. Seevali Jayawickrama conducted the awareness program for
around 35 players of the Sri Lanka Rugby Squad. Doping Control Procedures, Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs), Checking
Medications, Dietary Supplement, Consequences of Doping, Substance Factsheets, and
the 2019 Prohibited List were the
topics discussed and awareness created among players. Sri Lanka Rugby is
planning on conducting more programs of this nature at various levels in the
future.
World Rugby is joining WADA and the global sporting and
anti-doping community in supporting Play True Day and underlining its
commitment to Keep Rugby Clean, harnessing Rugby World Cup 2019 as a major
vehicle for awareness, education and engagement.
Harnessing the opportunity and power of Rugby World Cup
2019 - one of the world's biggest and most widely-viewed sports events, the
world's top players will play their part in inspiring the next generation of
stars commit to a level playing field on a dedicated Keep Rugby Clean weekend
on 5th and 6th October 2019.
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