Oktagon MMA is implementing a new drug-testing program aligned with WADA standards and Czech Anti-Doping standards. The program was created with the Czech Anti-Doping Committee and uses sample collectors working alongside the committee. Athletes are selected for testing at the discretion of the doping control officers. The program begins on June 6 at Oktagon 89 in Slovakia, with an initial focus on stimulants and substances such as EPO that can be used shortly before a fight and clear quickly. Testing will later expand to include anabolic substances, steroids, and other doping forms. Oktagon will publish prohibited substances, testing rules, and specific penalties, starting in Bratislava and continuing in Germany.
"Oktagon MMA is implementing a new drug-testing program that will following WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) standards, the European fight promotion announced on Thrusday."
"Sample collectors (doping control officers) will work hand-in-hand with the Czech Anti-Doping Committee, with the athletes being tested at the discretion of said officers."
"The program will launch on June 6, the date of Oktagon 89 in Slovakia. The initial phase of the testing program with focus on stimulants (i.e. EPO) that can be utilized immediately prior to a fight, and which clear the body in a short span. Testing will then expand to include include anabolic substances, steroids and other forms of doping."
""We are starting in Bratislava, then continuing in Germany. We didn't want to just create a marketing gesture, but a functional and long-term sustainable system. Therefore, we are simultaneously publishing the list of prohibited substances, testing rules and specific penalties.""
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