Reminder: World Anti-Doping Code 2025 Prohibited List comes into force on 1 January 2025

The most notable changes for 2025 are the modification to the maximum allowed use of inhaled Formoterol, the removal of apheresis as a prohibited method, the clarification of Guanfacine as a permitted substance and reduction of the ban on Beta-blockers in skiing and snowboarding.

Summary of the major changes for sailors for 2025

• The total permitted daily dose of inhaled formoterol, commonly used in inhalers for conditions such as asthma, remains unchanged at 54 micrograms over 24 hours, but athletes will now only be able to therapeutically inhale up to 36 micrograms of formoterol over any 12-hour period. A Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) will be required to cover therapeutic use that exceeds these permitted limits.
• The donation of blood or other blood components by all types of apheresis, a medical procedure using machines to collect blood components such as red blood cells, will no longer be prohibited when performed in an accredited collection centre.
• Guanfacine, commonly used to treat Hypertension and ADHD, will no longer be a prohibited substance within Section 6 Stimulants.

The full list of prohibited substances and methods which will be in force from 1 January 2025 can be found here.

A summary of the changes can be found here.

Urvasi Naidoo, World Sailing Director of Legal and Governance, said, “World Sailing remains firmly committed to promoting ‘I Sail Pure’ and ensuring that competition is clean and fair for all. The new list clarifies the conditions for several controlled substances and methods, and we would like to remind all stakeholders that it is solely their responsibility to ensure they are aware of the changes and comply with the new regulations.

“Anti-doping across the world operates under the principle of ‘strict liability’ which means that the individual is responsible for any banned substance, whether used, attempted to use, or which is found in their system, regardless of how it got there or whether there was any intention to cheat. In anti-doping, not knowing is not an excuse and that is why World Sailing are reminding all stakeholders in advance of the changes to the prohibited list.”

Please also be aware that all international-level athletes – those racing at Olympic events, Youth World Championships and Para Sailing World Championships, The America’s Cup and The Ocean Race – require TUEs to be issued by World Sailing.

Athletes who have a TUE issued from their National Anti-Doping Organisation (NADO) must forward a copy to World Sailing.

For further information, please consult the Anti-Doping pages on the World Sailing website.

If you have any questions or require any additional information or have a TUE application, please contact medical@sailing.org