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Registered Test Pool
The Registered Testing Pool (RTP) is a pool of high-priority Athletes established at the national level by the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) as required by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). These athletes are subject to focused In-Competition and Out-of-Competition Testing as part of our test distribution plan and are therefore required to provide whereabouts information as per Article 5.6.1 of the ADAK Rules.
The ADAK RTP is made up of athletes from various sports disciplines based on a risk criteria and therefore there is no bias on gender.
National Level Athlete (NLA)
National Level Athlete means athletes who compete in sport at the national level, as defined by each national Anti-Doping organisation, consistent with the International Standard for Testing and Investigations. In Kenya, national level athletes are defined as any athletes who —
(i) participate in the national leagues, county leagues, events, or competitions organized by their federations or by any sports organisation or club;
(ii) are affiliated to a federation, national league, county league, sports organisation or club; or
(iii) participate in competitions or events organized by schools, colleges, or other institutions.
The criteria for inclusion into the RTP are:
Current ranking
Recent surges in ranking position
Breaking a national record
Athletes on a national team
Any recent injuries or sudden withdrawals from an event
Having a missed test or filing failure on record
Athletes, due to certain risk factors who are determined to be of higher risk
Athletes who are serving periods of ineligibility
Athletes who retired while in the RTP and now want to return to competition
The inclusion is for a minimum of twelve (12) months. Below are athletes on ADAK Registered Testing Pool (RTP) and Testing Pool (TP):
