The ABP-programme in Estonia – first steps, challenges, solutions November 16, 2016 iNADO ABP Conference in Newmarket, UK Sergei Iljukov, [email protected] Gea Muru, [email protected]

Outline • Background • The starting of the ABP-programme, main contributors • ABP-programme today, ABP-case • Challenges, solutions?

Background information • Population - 1,3m • High level athletes ca 500 • Medals from international competitions – 125 (10% from the Olympic sports) • EADA was established in 2007 as an independent entity • Two full-time employees (CEO and testing manager), 10 DCOs, 3 of them BCOs

Testing in numbers in 2015 • Doping tests initiated by EADA – 225 • of which ABP-tests – 43

• Overall budget for testing (both IC and OOC; includes DCOs, logistics, lab costs) – 81 150 EUR • Percentage of the overall budget – 30%

EADA RTP EADA RTP 120

109 100

78

76

80 70

65

65

60 48 40

33

52

50

47

37

34

32

32

20

11 2,4

2

0 2011

2012

2013

2014 A

B

C

2015

2016

• A (green) – whereabouts information involving 1-hour-slot, TUE in advance • B (blue) – whereabouts without 1-hour-slot, TUE in advance • C (yellow) – no whereabouts, TUE in advance

The kick-off of the ABP-programme 1/2 • Idea was born at the EA Junior Championships in 2011 in Tallinn, thanks to Giuseppe Fischetto • Additional budget increase enabled to create a regular basis for ABPtests • Basic resources were covered: DCOs and BCOs, blood collection and storing equipment, lab (Helsinki, Finland), test data inserted in ADAMS • Basic knowledge was missing: whom to test, when to test, which testing pattern to use and who are the experts in analysing/interpretation of the test results

The kick-off of the ABP-programme 2/2 • As APMU-service was limited, cooperation started off with the IFs (IAAF, FIS, IBU) • Started small, it was planned to include 5 athletes into ABP from different disciplines (cross-country skiing, long-distance running, rowing) • ABP-testing began in February in 2012 involving 5 athletes (athletics, cycling) test planning in cooperation with IFs • 4 additional athletes were included in 2013 (cross-country skiing, triathlon)

ABP-programme today • Alltogether 29 athletes (2016) • Increased cooperation and information sharing with IFs, during precompetition testing and also training camps outside Estonia • NAPMU, gratitudes to Jenny Schulze • Lab in Kreischa, Germany • Daily use of ADAMS • External expert Sergei Iljukov • Following TDSSA, asked for a reduction in MLAs (rowing, crosscountry skiing and long-distance running)

ABP-case • 7 OOC doping tests of the Athlete between April 16 – November 7, 2013; abnormal 99,9% • IF informed EADA about ADRV on December 20, 2014 • IF requested the application of four years’ ineligibility: • use of doping on multiple occasions • participation in the use of doping as part of a doping plan or scheme

• The expert panel: prohibited substance or method highly probable

ABP-case • The decision of the Estonian Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel: an ineligibility period of two (2) years and to annul all results obtained by the athlete from April 16, 2013 • The athlete appealed the decision, but the Appeal Panel decided to leave the decision of the Disciplinary Panel unchanged.

Doping use risk assessment - High-risk sports - Level of performance - Age, gender, ethnical background, coach, club, injuries, previous history of sports, - „athletes’ performance passport“?

Challenge, solutions?

Challenge, solutions?

Challenge, solutions?

Iljukov S. et al. Classification of middle- and long distance runners accoriding to competition results. Unpublished.

Challenge, solutions?

Iljukov S. et al. Classification of middle- and long distance runners accoriding to competition results. Unpublished.

Challenge, solutions? The speed-time relationship is a core of the critical power concept and is expressed as the equation: T = (D-W`)/CS Where, T is time (s), D is race distance (m), W` is anaerobic work capacity, and CS is critical speed (m/s).

Di Prampero et al. Energetics of best performances in middle-distance running. Eur Appl Physiology. 1993: 2318-2324.

Challenge, solutions?

2 h 20 min

2h 20 min 50 sec marathon Day 78 2 t 17 min 31 sec Marathon Day 239 1h 10min 14sec marathon Day 161 1h 13 min 58 sec Half-marathon Day 147

1 h 8 min

2h 17 min 31 sec elite level

1 t 08 min 15 sek Half-marathon Day 1

Predicted marathon 2h 23 min 25 sec

36 min 49 sec 12 km Road race V Day 60

Predicted marathon 2h 21 min 09 sec

31 min 31 min 39 sec 10 km road race Day 204

1h 08 min 15 sec, sub-elite level 10 km

21km 95m

41 km 192 m

Thank you! Estonian Anti-Doping Agency Sergei Iljukov, [email protected] Gea Muru, [email protected] www.antidoping.ee/en