WADA publishes 2025 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) published the 2025 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods, which the Executive Committee approved during a September 12 meeting.

The list, which enters into force on January 1, 2025, is one of the eight international standards that are mandatory for sports organizations that have accepted the WADA Code, including International Federations, Major Event Organizations, National Olympic Committees, National Paralympic Committees, and National Anti-Doping Organizations. It designates which substances and methods are prohibited in and out-of-competition and which are banned in particular sports. 

WADA Director General Olivier Niggli said: “We encourage athletes, their entourage and all stakeholders to acquaint themselves with the summary of major modifications to avoid inadvertent use of substances and methods that are prohibited in sport for 2025. In particular, we kindly ask all Anti-Doping Organizations around the world to share the list and its related documents with athletes, their entourage, and other relevant stakeholders under their jurisdiction."

For a substance or method to be added to the List, it must be determined that it meets at least two of the following three criteria: 

1. It has the potential to enhance or enhances sport performance 
2. It represents an actual or potential health risk to the athletes 
3. It violates the spirit of sport.

For the current 2024 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods and more information about anti-doping, please visit the Anti Doping page on the WBSC official website.