Report Doping
URINE SAMPLE COLLECTION PROCESS
Drug testing will be a part of an athlete’s life as long as he/she chooses to compete at an elite level. It may not be the most glamorous part of an athlete’s career, but it is critical in the global fight for clean sport.
Athletes subject to USADA drug testing may be subject to both in- and out-of-competition testing. This page outlines the in-competition testing process for a urine sample collection. The procedures for providing and processing a sample collection during the out-of-competition testing process are similar and are depicted in the video to the left.
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Explore the Steps of the Urine Sample Collection Process
Selection and Notification
Doping Control Station
Provision of Sample
Sample Processing
Athlete Selection and Notification
USADA’s drug testing program allows for athletes to be selected for testing both at a competition (in-competition testing) or without any advanced notice (out-of-competition testing) which can occur at any time and at any location. Athletes will be notified of their selection for doping control, by a USADA Doping Control Officer (DCO) or USADA chaperone. At the time of notification, the athlete will be informed of their rights and responsibilities during the sample collection process and be asked to provide photo identification.
General
Anti-Doping
- Anti-Doping 101
- How Substances Become Prohibited
- How to Report Doping
- Markers of Doping
- Non-Analytical Anti-Doping Rule Violations
- Results Management
- Substances of Abuse
- WADA Lab Accreditation
Testing
- Athlete Responsibilities and Failures to Comply
- Chaperones and their Role in Anti-Doping
- Declaring Medications
- Doping Control Officers (DCO) and What to Expect
- Dried Blood Spot Testing
- Important Questions to Ask During Testing
- InnoVero Sample Collection Equipment
- Pre-Competition Anti-Doping Checklist
- Registered Testing Pool
- Sample Collection
- Sitting Before Blood Sample Collection
- Testing Modifications
- Testing Selection Process
- Updater App
- Urine Sample Collection – 90 mL
- Whereabouts
- Whereabouts Failures
Medicines and Medical Care
- Cold and Flu Medications
- Hospital Treatments and Anti-Doping
- Helpful Medication References
- How to Use Global DRO
- Are Glucocorticoids Prohibited? Five Things to Know
- Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs)
Supplements
- 5-Alpha-Hydroxy-Laxogenin
- All-Natural Supplements
- Athlete Biological Passport
- Caffeine
- Common Misconceptions about Supplements
- Compounding Pharmacies
- Creatine
- Energy Drinks
- Fish Oil Supplements
- Food v. Supplements
- Half-Life of a Drug
- High-Risk Supplements
- Ketones
- Low-Risk Supplements
- Magic Mushrooms
- Medications v. Supplements
- Melatonin
- Nitric Oxide
- NSF Certified for Sport Supplements
- Poppy Seeds
- Retesting Samples
- Screen your Supplements
- Supplements – Clean Sport Red Flag
- Supplement Legislation
- Supplement Myths
- Supplement Use – 3 Things to Know
- TUEs – 3 Things to Know
- Vitamin C Supplements