10 Dec 2024

World Anti-Doping Agency updates prohibited list for 2025

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published the 2025 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods (List), which enters into force on 1 January 2025.

They also published:

the 2025 Summary of Major Modifications and Explanatory Notes as compared to the 2024 List; and
the 2025 Monitoring Program, which includes substances that are not on the List, but that WADA wishes to monitor in order to detect potential patterns of misuse in sport.

The List is one of the eight International Standards that are mandatory for all Signatories of the World Anti-Doping Code (Code), including the FAI. It designates which substances and methods are prohibited both in- and out-of-competition and which substances are banned in particular sports.

Major Modifications for 2025

As outlined in the 2025 Summary of Major Modifications and Explanatory Notes, the major modifications for 2025 include the following:

Further examples were added to the following substance classes to help athletes and their entourage better identify prohibited substances:
- S0. Non-approved substances,
- S4. Hormone and metabolic modulators,
- S5. Diuretics and masking agents, and
- S6. Stimulants.
The dosing intervals of formoterol have been changed, though the maximum daily delivered dose remains the same.
Donation of blood and blood components including by apheresis are no longer prohibited if performed in an accredited collection center.
Hydrafinil is now classified as a non-specified stimulant.
It is clarified that guanfacine is not a prohibited substance.
Beta-blockers are no longer prohibited in any skiing and snowboarding disciplines.

FAI and WADA

Adhering to the WADA Prohibited List is one of the eight mandatory International Standards for all Signatories of the World Anti-Doping Code (Code). FAI has been a Signatory since 2011. The list designates what substances and methods are prohibited both in- and out-of-competition and which substances are banned.