FAI Medico-physiological Commission (CIMP)

Over 60 participants joined the second FAI Anti-Doping webinar of 2025: “Social Drugs and Air Sports: Make Sure You Fly Clean”. It was hosted by the FAI Anti-Doping Team and an expert panel bringing both medical and athletic point of view into the discussion.

The second FAI Anti-Doping Webinar series in 2025 titled “Social Drugs and Air Sports: Make sure you Fly Clean”, is scheduled for 25 June at 12:00 UTC. In this non-judgemental video meeting, attendees can expect to be informed of the risks of social drug use by pilots or air sports athletes, and learn about the potential impact on a sporting or professional career. 

Over 80 participants joined the first FAI Anti-Doping webinar of 2025: “Sick or Injured: Make Sure You Fly Clean”, hosted by an expert panel who explained how illness or injury can increase the risk of unintentional doping.

The aim was to raise awareness and provide practical tools to help all air sports participants make informed, responsible choices when managing health issues.

The first FAI Anti-Doping Webinar of 2025, "Sick or injured: make sure you FLY CLEAN", will take place on 2 April 2025 at 13:00 UTC. It will explore how injuries and illness can impact doping risks.

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: 

In January 2022, FAI and the FAI Medico and Physiological Commission (CIMP) embarked on a joint journey to formulate a comprehensive policy focused on fairness, inclusion and non-discrimination on the basis of gender identity and gender variance. This collaborative effort aimed to create a balanced framework that upholds the values of equality and respect in air sports.

Come and join us for the webinar “Return to Flying after a Pause” organised by the FAI Medico-Physiological Commission (CIMP)!

This webinar is designed for pilots of any air sports and skydivers who are eager to resume their activities after a break. Its main objective is to raise awareness about the decline in skills that occurs when individuals take a pause.

The 2024 Annual Symposium of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) took place last week in Lausanne, Switzerland. The event gathered more than 1,100 participants from the global anti-doping community, under this year’s theme: ‘One Mission – One Team’.

Among the attendees was FAI Anti-Doping Manager Kamila Vokoun Hájková who shared her insights from attending the event: