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But the testing doesn't just take place at competitions. Athletes have to report where they are every day, and failure to do so leads to warnings and eventually

But the testing doesn't just take place at competitions. Athletes have to report where they are every day, and failure to do so leads to warnings and eventually sanctions. They can be tested at any time, but maybe various agencies have cut back on that during the pandemic. https://www.wada-ama.org/en/what-we-do/adams https://www.wada-ama.org/en/what-we-do/adams

sandworm101 6y ago
It becomes more difficult as athletes move further away from standard training facilities. They still need to report their locations but those locations are now more scattered. That is IF athletes are in the system. With so many events cancelled and athletes looking at a year or more between competitions, many might not need to participate in anti-doping programs for extended periods of time.
mschuster91 6y ago
> They can be tested at any time Assuming that the various lockdown protocols allow it. Many countries have had (or still have) massive intra-country travel restrictions, some such as Italy had periods of complete curfew. Also, laboratories were generally either ordered or "volunteered" to prioritise covid19 swabs over drug tests.