The IPSF considers that most Pole Sport Athletes are clean and intend to play and compete following the rules. However, whether it is fear of failure, ignorance, bad advice by their support personnel or in the need to speed up the recovery, the use of prohibited substances or methods can be seen as one option in specific moments.

The IPSF priority is to safeguard the physical and mental health of the Pole Athletes ensuring also an equal competition. That is why, the IPSF accepted the World Anti-Doping Code, becoming a signatory under WADA approval.

WADA was established in 1999 as an International independent agency composed and funded by the sport movement and governments of the world. Its mission is to lead a collaborative worldwide movement for a doping-free sport through harmonizing, coordinating and monitoring anti-doping rules and policies across all sports worldwide.

The World Anti-Doping Code is the core document that harmonizes anti-doping policies, rules and regulations within sport organizations and among public authorities around the world. It works in conjunction with mandatory International Standards and non-mandatory guidelines.

Adherence to the International Standards is mandatory for compliance with the Code that the IPSF accepted officially.

The IPSF Anti-Doping Program seek to preserve what is intrinsically valuable about sport. This intrinsic value is often referred to as “the spirit of sport”. It is the pursuit of human excellence through the dedicated perfection of each person’s natural talents.

The spirit of sport is the celebration of the human spirit, body and mind, and is reflected in values we find in and through sport, including: