PISTOL AUSTRALIA

PANPS members selected in the 2012 ISSF team will compete at the Singapore Open Shooting Championships, 6 - 16 July.  The team consists of Marie Rydquist, Mari-Anne Austin, Chris Roberts and Blake Blackburn who will be accompanied by Jan Ryan as Team Manager / Coach.

The 2012 Bianchi Cup will be held in Columbia, USA, 23 - 26 May. Accompanied by Glenn Pollock as Team Manager, The Australian International 1920 Match Team includes Brett Foster, Zeljko Cvetnic, Tony Drabsch, Nigel Gordon and Anita Mackiewicz.  

At the World Association 1500 Annual General Meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, on 13 August 2011, Pistol Australia was awarded the right to host the 2013 WA1500 Match World Championships in Perth at the Whiteman Park International Pistol Club.

The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) is passing on advisories from international anti-doping organisations to Australian athletes competing or training in China, Mexico and countries in the European Union regarding clenbuterol.

In November 2011 the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) released an advisory cautioning that meat in China and Mexico could be contaminated with this prohibited substance.  The followoing month UK Anti-Doping advised that, while stringent EU rules are in place to prevent clenbuterol contamination of meat, athletes should be wary of consuming large quantities of liver in this region.

It is important that Australian athletes competing or training in these locations are aware of the information contained in these advisories, particularly in the lead up to the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.  Under WADA's principle of strict liability, athletes are responsible for any prohibited substance found in their bodies even if it is ingested inadvertently.

All relevant information can be found in the ASADA blog - asada.govspace.gov.au.

Call ASADA on 13 000 ASADA (27232) or email asada@asada.gov.au with your anti-doping questions.

General anti-doping information can be found on ASADA's website: www.asada.gov.au, twitter page: twitter.com/anti_doping, YouTube channel: youtube.com/asadavideo and facebook page: facebook.com/pureperformance.