International Sports Federation’s commitment to protecting clean athletes: an evolution of priority and action
‘Doping undermines the fundamental values of sport, the integrity and the fairness of competitions, and, last but not least, it poses serious threats to the health of athletes. ’ Francesco Ricci-Bitti, ASOIF President1 The health risks of taking performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) are well established in the scientific literature.2 While the fight against doping is a global initiative with various stakeholders, the Olympic International Sports Federations (IFs) play an important role in protecting the integrity of their sports, including protecting athlete health. The Association for Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF), which comprises the 33 International Federations responsible for the summer Olympic sports, commissioned a survey in 2023 of its IFs to determine their investment in antidoping initiatives and their priorities and actions (see box 1 for details). Box 1 ### Antidoping topics included in the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations antidoping su