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Anti-Doping Advice and Rules

The English Karate Federation CIC is committed to clean sport, athlete welfare, and anti-doping education.

The EKF follows the principles of the World Anti-Doping Code and promotes anti-doping awareness across all levels of participation.

EKF actively encourages athletes, coaches, officials, and support personnel to complete recognised anti-doping education through:

• UK Anti-Doping (UKAD)
• WADA ADEL eLearning
• The 100% ME clean sport programme

EKF has an appointed Anti-Doping Lead responsible for:

• signposting anti-doping information and education
• promoting athlete awareness
• sharing updates to the WADA Prohibited List
• supporting athletes and coaches with anti-doping guidance

While UKAD is not currently onboarding additional National Governing Bodies into the UK Anti-Doping Assurance Framework until 2027, EKF continues to follow UKAD recommended anti-doping activities and clean sport education guidance.

All EKF athletes and coaches are expected to uphold the principles of fair play, integrity, and clean competition.

You can access the current UK Anti-Doping Rules by clicking the button below.

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Latest Update

Please be informed that the 2026 Prohibited List  was recently approved by the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) Executive Committee and will come into force on January 1st 2026.

Being familiar with the Prohibited List is crucial for any sporting community, especially athletes, coaches, physios and athlete support personnel, as any modifications might have a direct impact on their daily routines and responsibilities. We're therefore encouraging National Federations to share this information with all their members in our Karate Community, in order to provide them with the necessary tools to be fully prepared for the upcoming season.

For further information regarding the updated list, as well as the 2026 Monitorng Program, please be referred to WADA's 2026 Summary of Major Modifications and Explanatory Notes, which are available as well at the WKF Anti-Doping section of our website. 

It should be noted that athletes who have a legitimate medical reason for using a prohibited substance or method that is on the List can apply for a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) to determine whether they meet the criteria outlined in the International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions (ISTUE).

As usual, we take the chance to remind you that WADA's free e-learning platform ADEL provides useful resources to help navigate the new 2026 List, as well as additional resources on a wide range of topics related to anti-doping that will help keep karate clean and safe for all.

 

Manage Supplements

Here you will find the risks of taking supplements and how to manage them, as well as supplement ingredient warnings.

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Check your Medication

It is an athlete’s responsibility to check their medication before using it even if they have used it before.

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The Prohibited List

The Prohibited List sets out the substances and methods prohibited in sport.

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100% Me

100% me is just for athletes. It's our education and information programme to help them throughout their sporting journey.

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Anti-Doping Rules

Just as each sport has rules to determine how it is played or performed, there are Anti-Doping Rules in place to protect clean sport.

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Testing

Athletes can be tested any time, any place. We test to deter those vulnerable to a doping decision and to find those who chose to cheat by using banned substances.

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