In 2021 again, the UTWT campaigns for the protection of athlete’s health and therefore contribute to a clean sport with  and  .

The QUARTZ Event Program has neither the vocation nor the competence to replace anti-doping rules but aims to strengthen the medical supervision before, during and after the competition.

The QUARTZ Event program is managed by an Experts Commission that gives an advice to the race direction on the medical condition of participants.

This Experts Commission can go as far as to suggest to the race direction that a participant should be excluded from competition for health reasons before competition (« no start ») or not ranked after the competition for non-compliance with the procedures.

The QUARTZ Event Program is for each participant who agrees to:

1. Declare to the Experts Commission the following information:
   • Any medical history and/or pathology, in particular those which may increase risks during competition.
   • The use of regular treatments or medication or dietary supplements at least during the 30 days prior to the start of the competition.
   • Request or use of a substance or method subject to a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE).

The declaration of medical information to the Experts Commission is done through the QUARTZ health space for which each participant has access from the website . The declared medical information is only accessible by the Experts Commission, the QUARTZ Program Team members as well as to the medical team during an eventual care during the competition.

2. Provide all urinary and/or blood and/or hair and/or salivary samples required from 30 days before the competition and up to 15 days after the competition and also consent to the associated analysis of these samples, on the understanding that the costs for sampling and analyses are covered directly by the Organization.

3. Respect the 2021 Prohibited list from World Anti-Doping Code but also do not participate in the competition when using:

Within 60 days before the start of the competition and during the competition

• Intravenous iron infusion

Within 7 days before the start of the competition and during competition

• Intravenous infusion

• Gas inhalation

• Substance subject to a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) according to the WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) Prohibited List published annually

• All glucocorticoids regardless of the mode of administration

• Thyroid synthesis hormones except in case of partial or total removal of the thyroid or hypothyroidism of medical origin.

Within 24 hours before the start of the competition and during competition

• All beta-2-agonist regardless of the mode of administration

• All painkillers including Tramadol and Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) regardless of the mode of administration

• All substances included in the 2021 WADA Monitoring Program

The possible use of these different substances may be identified in the context of the analysis carried out before and/or after the competition or any other means of investigation.

4. Accept to answer any meeting request on site or remotely (phone or videoconference) that the Experts Commission may ask for in order to discuss their ability or not to participate in the competition or not to be rank after the competition.

5. Submit any doping control form legible completed within 30 days before the start of the competition and up to 15 days after the competition.

6. Accept the use, for the only purpose of research and in a strictly anonymous way, of data concerning him. Each participant has a right of access, rectification and opposition to data concerning him. The Experts Commission is the authority with which the participant can exercise this right.

Any unreasonable breach, refusal, or transmission of erroneous information in connection with the QUARTZ Event Program can result in the exclusion of the participant from the competition before the competition or not to be rank after the competition.