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The National Anti Doping Agency of Germany (NADA Germany) has implemented various anti-doping measures for the Paralympic Games in Paris with education measures and a testing programme.
Pre-Paralympic anti-doping programme
The preparation of NADA Germany for the Paralympic Games in Paris was a focal point of the education work this year. NADA Germany trained the Para athletes with web seminars and an e-learning programme specially developed for the Games. NADA Germany also provided the athletes with information in person at the dressing ceremony in Düsseldorf and answered current questions.
NADA Germany's involvement in the anti-doping task force of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) complemented NADA's anti-doping work. The international group was responsible for developing recommendations for an international pre-Paralympics testing programme for Paris 2024, with NADA Germany being able to contribute its many years of knowledge and experience from the intelligent control planning established in Germany. Assistance was provided to other National Anti-Doping Organisations (NADOs) and international federations, and special testing recommendations were issued to the respective NADOs via the IPC.
Paralympic Anti-Doping Programme
With the opening of the Paralympic Village, the IPC took over the anti-doping programme in Paris. As at the Olympic Games, there is also a Doping Control Coordination Center (DCCC) at the Paralympics, which is staffed by international anti-doping experts from various NADOs. NADA Germany is also part of the DCCC team. The DCCC's task is to implement the IPC's doping control plan and to manage the doping control personnel on site.
Overview of NADA Germany control figures
NADA Germany comprehensively tested the national Para athletes before the Paralympic Games. For all of these samples, necessary additional analyses were carried out, analysis data from the Athlete Biological Passport (ABP) was evaluated and samples were transferred to long-term storage. NADA Germany tested the 143 Para athletes and five guides who will be competing for Team Germany at the Paralympics in Paris 233 times. A total of 265 samples (232 urine and 33 blood samples) were taken in and out of competition. 114 samples were transferred to long-term storage.As part of the overall pre-Paralympic testing programme, NADA Germany has carried out a total of 357 tests (with 412 samples: 347 urine and 65 blood samples) on all potential Paralympic candidates in and out of competition since March 2024.
