On the 30th June, 2010, the International Taekwon-Do Federation-ITF joined the fight for clean sport and a fundamental right to participate in doping-free sport in accordance with integrity, the second Tenet of Taekwon-Do and the strategic development of our organisation.

In accordance with being an official Code Signatory, and in furtherance of the International Taekwon-Do Federation’s continuing efforts to eradicate doping in the sport of Taekwon-Do ITF, all Athletes competing at the XVII Senior Taekwon-Do World Championships and the ITF XI Junior Taekwon-Do World Championships being hosted in Wellington, New Zealand in March 2011, will be subject to Testing by International Taekwon-Do Federation - ITF, or the Anti-Doping Organisation appointed to complete Testing at the World Championships


The ITF Anti Doping rules are available on the official ITF website in the Competition section here:

http://www.tkd-itf.home.pl/pub_web/ver_eng/antidoping_rules.html


The Prohibited List can be found on the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) Website here:

http://www.wada-ama.org/en/World-Anti-Doping-Program/Sports-and-Anti-Doping-Organizations/International-Standards/Prohibited-List/


These rules apply to all athletes participating in the World Championships and as such it is the responsibility of every participating athlete to ensure that the know what constitutes an anti-doping rule violation and the substances and methods which have been included on the Prohibited List.