CLEAN SPORT WEEK – 13-17 MAY 2024

Journey to the Podium. British Fencing is ready to support UKAD’s Clean Sport Week.

We all have a role to play in keeping sport fair and clean. BF is proud to reaffirm our commitment to clean sport by backing UK Anti-Doping’s (UKAD’s) Clean Sport Week campaign.

Clean Sport Week is UKAD’s national awareness week championing clean sport, education and anti-doping initiatives with sports across the UK.

This year’s Clean Sport Week theme is “Journey to the Podium”. Throughout the week, UKAD will be showcasing the importance of the clean sport journey through the lens of athletes and the elite sport community. Anti-doping should be a key part of every athlete and support personnel’s journey – it should never be an afterthought.

Clean sport is an essential part of our athletes’ journeys to the podium in sport. It takes a lifetime of work, commitment and a network of support to help athletes perform at the very top. This effort can be taken away in a moment by doping. Creating a culture of clean sport is essential for the health and welfare of our athletes and the integrity of fencing.

We all have a responsibility to keep sport clean, to raise awareness of anti-doping, and to celebrate the successes of athletes – through hard work, determination and by competing clean.

Follow @ukantidoping on social media to see a range of educational and exciting content throughout the week. To find out more about UKAD’s Clean Sport Week initiative, click here.

For anyone who works in sport, don’t miss UKAD’s Clean Sport Week event on Tuesday 14th March, taking place on the Loughborough University campus. The event will focus on the para-athlete’s journey to the podium. You can register your interest in attending here.

We are also proud to be working with UKAD on the Assurance Framework, which National Governing Bodies must complete to show they are meeting their anti-doping responsibilities. Check the list of NGBs who have completed the assurance framework here.

As part of this, we have an Education Strategy to support athletes. Look out for our next anti-doping workshop at 18:00 on the 16th May. Details and registration form can be found here.

We also encourage anyone that would like to learn more about anti-doping to sign up to UKAD’s Clean Sport Hub, where there are free education courses for athletes, students, coaches and practitioners.

Follow @ukantidoping on social media to see a range of educational and exciting content throughout the week.

To find out more about UKAD’s Clean Sport Week initiative, click here.

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