Medical Services & Doping Control

Medical Services

The medical service is in charge of any medical assistance to all accredited guests (Teams, LOC personnel, VIP guests and media) as well as, during the competition, to the spectators in the stadium.

Below you can find information about the medical care sites and relevant instructions.

In case of emergency, please contact the nearest medical first aid station or call the 24/7 Medical Emergency number 112.

Main Medical Centre

The main medical centre serves the athletes, coaches, other team members as well as members of the competition organisation. The medical centre is located in Cluj Arena and will be open according to the following schedule:

Date	Opening hours
Friday, 18 June 2021	10:00 – 12:30
Saturday, 19 June 2021	16:00 – 22:00
Sunday, 20 June 2021	15:00 – 21:30

During other hours there will be a doctor and nurse on duty.

Medical Service in the Team Hotels

There is no medical centre in the Team Hotels, but medical help will be available on call. The phone number of medical service will be displayed at the Information Desk in each of the Team Hotel.

Medical Care at the Stadium, Warm-up and Training Areas

The stadium medical service is responsible for any problems concerning the athletes’ health. The team doctor has access to the main medical centre and other medical facilities when an athlete of his/her own team is hurt or is in need of other medical attention.

There are 3 first aid teams on the infield, supervised by a doctor and marked with red crosses. 

There will be dedicated medical teams present at the warm-up and the training areas during official opening hours.

Physiotherapy Services

Physiotherapy Services in Team Hotels

There will be some rooms available for physiotherapy use in the team hotels, equipped with massage tables, ice, tapes and towels.

A LOC team of physiotherapists will be also available on call. Athletes willing to book a treatment shall proceed to the Information Desk in their respective team hotel where volunteers will make arrangements according to the availability.

Physiotherapy Services at the Warm-up and Training venue

All teams will have their own facilities prepared in the warm-up area with adequate physiotherapy space, including the availability of an LOC physiotherapist on call. Athletes willing to book a treatment shall proceed to the main medical centre, where the medical staff will make arrangements according to the availability.

The team physiotherapists and doctors may use the equipment in the main medical station in co-operation with the LOC medical staff.

Import of Medication and Medical Equipment

The Romanian legislation does not restrict the entry into the country with medicines, but team are required to have a list with all medicines (name, quantity, active substance) and medical equipment/devices they are bringing to Cluj-Napoca. Medicine must be sent to aircraft hold luggage and shall not be kept in the cabin luggage.

The medical equipment must be accompanied by a letter from federation (borderline), that states:

• The name and serie of the equipment
• The route the equipment travels within
• The name of the person that accompanies equipment

Doping Control

General Information

Doping controls will be conducted in accordance with World Athletics Anti-Doping Rules which are compliant with the WADA code in force since 1 January 2021. The controls will be done under the supervision of the European Athletics Doping Control Delegate. Both urine and blood samples may be collected immediately before, and during, the Championships.

Athletes selected for doping control shall be informed by anti-doping officials. Athletes will be required to sign a doping control notification form after leaving the Mixed Zone. Athletes have the right to be accompanied to the Doping Control Station (DCS) by an accredited team representative of their choice.

As per the applicable regulations selected athlete should report to the DCS immediately, however due to the Covid-19 pandemic situation and to dully comply with the sanitary measures, exceptionally athletes will be allowed to proceed to the DCS when they are ready to perform the test. All selected athletes will be accompanied by a trained chaperone or Doping Control Officer from the time of notification until arrival at the DCS. Athletes are reminded that refusal to provide a sample without a valid reason would results in disqualification and may result in further disciplinary action.

Athletes who are required to use prescribed medication for the treatment of a medical condition should ensure that they have registered their medication, where necessary, through the Therapeutic Use Exemption system prior to attending the Championships.

Selection of Athletes

The selection of athletes for control will be made on a final position and/or random basis under the supervision of the European Athletics Doping Control Delegate. In addition, the selection of further athletes may be ordered at the discretion of the European Athletics Doping Control Delegate.

All athletes setting World or European records must report to the DCS to provide a sample. Failure to provide a sample will result in the record not being ratified.

Additional Controls

Athletes requiring doping control for a national record should report to the TIC, where a “Doping Control Request Form” should be completed. They will then be escorted to the Doping Control Station. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic situation only requests for ratification of national records will be accepted.

The cost of this control (sample collection material and analysis costs) will be paid by the European Athletics and will be deducted from the member federation’s European Athletics subvention after the Championships.

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