Anti-Doping Declaration and Personal Pledge by Master Athletes ©
©
Nickel/Massin/Hamaerkes/Müller – Vaterstetten, 15.07.2005
In
recognition and acknowledgment
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Of the importance of fair play rules as fundamental
pillars within all sports as well as the necessity and observance of such rules
by seniors of both genders in their function as role models for young people,
who are involved in sports activities,
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Of suspension of those who ignore these principles, as
with each performance manipulation the basic rules of organised sports as part
of an accepted and precious human conduct will be undermined and endangered,
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Of the importance of sports within our and for our
society, and as a fundamental principle within organised sports and its
importance for a credible functioning of the sport,
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Of my responsibility for my own physical well being
and for acceptance only of medically unobjectionable treatments and
medications,
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Of respect towards my competitors and contestants in a
competition that is performed under the observance of fair rules while striving
for the realisation of ethically responsible results,
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Of the fact that each medication burdened by doping
whether intentionally or unintentionally consumed, results in the same illegal
advantages for myself and disadvantages for my competitors and constitutes
performance manipulation,
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Of the fact that each doping instance is in fact
deception, and that by illegal performance enhancement I do not only deceive my
competitors but likewise myself,
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Of the fact that with each illegal performance
enhancement I discredit not only sports and athletics in general but
specifically masters athletics,
I declare and affirm herewith,
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To abstain from any illegal performance enhancement,
specifically by way of doping,
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To support anything that prevents the use of
unintended or extraneous doping medication,
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To do my share in actively supporting the struggle
against doping,
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My undivided acceptance for unannounced doping test
controls external of competitions (“Training test controls”).
I am aware of and I welcome the initiative that was taken
by EVAA, our European association, and WMA, the World Masters Association, in
conjunction with their commissioned national (NADA) and international (WADA) anti-doping
agencies, to ensure that all fairly competing master athletes are supported and
advised. This is a declaration at the initiative of EVAA and the
Anti-Doping-Master-Athletics-Advisory.
I agree with the publication of my
name in a listing of those athletes who have likewise signed this declaration
of anti-doping and personal pledge.
Date Signature
Name First
Name
Club Affiliation & Country
Please return to: Rüdiger Nickel,
Lawyer, Anti-Doping-Master-Athletes-Advisor, Engelhardstrasse 37, D-63450
Hanau, Germany
Fax#
0049-6181-399 429, eMail: rn@nickel-nickel.de