This year, 15 doping controls were carried out at the European and Youth World Championships, both in and out of competition as per WADA protocols, under the supervision of Dr Nenad Dikic, ISF Medical Committee President. In-competition testing was also carried out at the Skyrunner® World Series SkyMasters in October.

An athlete at the European Championships in Montenegro in July tested positive for doping but was able to demonstrate that the prohibited substance had been taken two weeks before the race for therapeutic reasons (altitude mountain sickness after the ascent of Mont Blanc), therefore the athlete wasn’t sanctioned.