Athletes have to keep NADOMALTA up to date on their whereabouts and are required to submit their whereabouts filing on a quarterly basis, which includes details on the athletes residence, training venues and times, competition schedule, holiday arrangements etc. as well as a 60-minute time slot between 5am and 11pm where they can be located for testing.
ADAMS stands for Anti-Doping Administration and Management System. ADAMS is a web-based system through which an athlete can submit his / her whereabouts information from anywhere in the world at any time. However this is only one of the main features of ADAMS. This system is also used to process TUEs, as a Doping control platform for NADOs and as an Information clearing house where all data is stored.
Access rights will only be granted to athletes, athlete support personnel, NADO, International Federations, National Associations, WADA-accredited testing laboratories, WADA and those organizations with authorization in accordance with the World Anti-Doping Programme
Only the areas relevant to the specific user will be viewable by the user. In this way data is highly protected.
Controlled access is granted by the NADO by means of a username and password and the user access ADAMS through this secure link:
This online system is efficient, user-friendly and can be accessible 24/7 from anywhere where there is internet access.
The NADO provides training on the use of ADAMS and how to perform the basic functions which can help the athlete submit the required whereabouts information.
Any combination of three (3) whereabouts failures (Filing Failures and Mixed Tests combined) within an twelve (12) month period will result in an Anti-Doping Rule Violation.
Filing Failure: A Filing Failure will be declared if:
Missed Test: A Missed Test will be declared if the athlete is not at the location he / she indicated during the specified 60-minute time slot on the Whereabouts Filing.