The world anti-doping code – Prohibited List 2024

Abstract

The List of Prohibited Substances and Methods for the year 2024 has already been published by the World Anti-Doping Agency and came into force on January 1st across the world and for all sports. At the same time, a document was published with changes in relation to the List published for the year 2023. Of particular note is the inclusion of tramadol as drug prohibited in competition. In this text, reference is also made to the corticosteroid washout times, to the monitoring program and the Therapeutic Use Exemption whenever the athlete needs to take a prohibited medication included in the List. Attention is also drawn to the beta-agonists drugs widely used in the treatment of asthma.