International-Level Athlete (ILA): The following Athletes shall be considered to be International-Level Athletes for the purposes of Anti-Doping Rules, and, therefore, the specific provisions in these Anti-Doping Rules applicable to International-Level Athletes (e.g., Testing, TUEs, Whereabouts, and Results Management) shall apply to such Athletes: (a) Athletes included in the WCBS Registered Testing Pool, Testing Pool, and any other pool if established by WCBS; (b) Athletes who are ranked in the first 16 places of the final annual official rankings and World Championships of UMB, WPA, and IBSF; (c) Athletes who have won medals at the World Games, focusing on those pertinent internationally. WCBS has published a list of its International-Level Athletes.
National-Level Athlete (NLA): Athletes who compete in sport at the national level, as defined by each National Anti-Doping Organization, consistent with the International Standard for Testing and Investigations.
Event Period: The Code states that the definition of event period is “The time between the beginning and end of an event, as established by the ruling body of the event.”
In-competition Period: The Code defines the in-competition period as “The period commencing at 11:59 p.m. on the day before a competition in which the athlete is scheduled to participate through the end of such competition and the sample collection process related to such competition.”
Out-of-competition Period: The Code defines the out-of-competition period simply as “Any period which is not in-competition”.
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