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Ultimately, this guide is for the benefit of the millions of children and young people who engage in Australian sport. 

Every single one of them has the right to feel safe in sport, and it’s everyone’s responsibility in sport to keep them safe.

A snapshot of results from the first 12 months of the Positive Behaviours in Sport Study is linked below. 

• The study will be conducted over a period of five years between 2024-2028.

Competition manipulation, sometimes referred to as match fixing, is an intentional act to improperly alter the course or outcome of any sports competition to obtain a benefit. 

Learn more about competition manipulation in this fact sheet.

Cocaine is an illegal and highly addictive drug usually found in the form of a white powdery substance. 

The use, possession and trafficking of cocaine (or any attempt) is banned in sport.

As parents or guardians, you know that the pressure to train hard, compete and achieve at a high level can lead athletes to entertain dangerous options presented as shortcuts, such as extreme dieting, excessive training,

Glucocorticoid (GC) injections are prescribed and administered by doctors to manage conditions like inflammation, impingement and severe allergies in athletes. All GC injections are prohibited in-competition.

Glucocorticoid (GC) injections are prescribed and administered by doctors to manage conditions like inflammation, impingement and severe allergies in athletes. 

• This flyer is aimed at medical practitioners.

Glucocorticoid (GC) injections are prescribed and administered by doctors to manage conditions like inflammation, impingement and severe allergies in athletes.

• This flyer is aimed at medical practitioners.

All IV infusions and/or injections of more than 100ml per 12 hour period are prohibited at all times except for those administered during a hospital treatment, surgical procedure or clinical diagnostic investigation.

Medical information on iron infusions to support a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) application.