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From the World Bridge Federation : Q
& A on Anti-Doping and Bridge
Q: Why is there doping testing in bridge?
A: The WBF is recognised by the International Olympic
Committee as a Sports Federation, and thus has to abide
by the WADA World Anti Doping Code, which requires such
tests to be carried out.
Q: What medication is forbidden in bridge?
A: The list of prohibited substances is exactly the same
for all sports and is available on the WADA website at
www.wada-ama.org
Q: What do I have to do if i use a substance that is
on the prohibited list?
A: You need to apply for a TUE (therapeutic use exemption)
by fully completing a TUE-form together with your docter.
Also you need a document from your doctor that includes
a comprehensive medical history and the results of all
examinations, laboratory investigations and imaging studies
relevant to the application. The arguments related to
the diagnosis and treatment, as well as the duration of
medication, should be guided by the document on the WADA
web site: “Medical Information to Support the Decisions
of TUECs” All these documents must be sent in time
to arrive with the WBF Medical Commission at least 30
days before the start of an event. Coming in one day before
an event with a small note from your doctor is not acceptable.
Q: I use a Betablocker for arterial hypertension, is
that allowed ?
A: Beta blockers are prohibited only in-competition,
so you will need a TUE. However, you will not always be
granted the TUE. If a permitted medication can be used
to treat the medical condition, the TUE will not be approved.
So it is best if you talk to your doctor well in advance
to try and arrange for different, permitted medication.
For example: If you use only a beta blocker for your hypertension,
you need to ask your doctor for other medication. If you
use three or more different substances and it’s
hard to regulate your blood pressure, the TUE will be
approved. If you are not sure what to do: contact the
WBF Medical Commission in good time.
Anti-betting regulation
It shall be a violation for any player, team captain or
official,
or any other persons associated with or related
to a player, team captain or official participating in
any
WBF event to wager on the results of any such event
or part thereof.
Any violation will be subject to charges to be presented
to a hearing before the WBF Disciplinary Commission.
What is the International Bridge Press Association
(IBPA)?
Website:: www.ibpa.com
The International Bridge Press Association is an organization
of journalists who write about bridge. At all major championships,
IBPA allows access to wellequipped press rooms that receive
all results as soon as matches are completed. The IBPA
publishes a monthly journal with reports and deals that
may be used by members for their own columns.The organization
also publishes a membership list of bridge journalists
worldwide. There are awards for reporting what are adjudged
to be the best in card play, bidding, defense as well
as an award for the best bridge book of the year. Members
of the IBPA receive the Bulletin monthly. For
more info and sample click here ::>
BRIDGE BLOG SITES
The newest form of bridge journalism is the 'blog' (short
for web log). Blogs are free and provide bridge writers
and players an excellent opportunity to post their thoughts
and experiences. Here is the beginning of a list of bridge
blogs. I'm sure there are many more. If you have one or
know of one, let us know and we'll add it into the mix.
July 2010: CatchAll
Bridge - Blog about vugraph matches wtih John Catch.
www.bridgeblogging.com
- A blog site about bridge, featuring bloggers such as
Bobby Wolff, Mark Horton, Ray and Linda Lee, Roy Hughes
and Barbara Seagram.
The
Gargoyle Chronicles - Phillip Martin's Bridge Blog
features an ongoing match, where all his teammates and
opponents are Jack, the computer program that won the
2009 World Computer Bridge Championships.
Andre's
Bridge Blog - I've only been keeping the blog for
about 3 months and it is really just my thoughts and experiences
as a bridge teacher in a small town in Georgia and one
of the top players in Georgia.
Vang's
Bridge Blog, Bucharest, Romania. Personal blog. including
a review of the recent K. Martens books. Viorel Anghel
Jennifer
Jones Bridge Blog.Greetings from Northern California.
My blog, Jennbridge, is now a year old and has over 100
entries. The hands are mainly aimed at the advancing player,
but there are many examples of expert play, bidding and defense.
It is mostly written by me, but my expert friends submit hands
from time to time. We talk a lot about our thinking processes
as we bid and play and just write up any hands that
we find interesting.
Free
Bridge Blog. Frederick Staelens, Belgium.
Cocktail
Bridge Blog. This is my bridge blog started in July 2004.
It is mostly on Croatian language but has a section on English
texts. Frano Janãiç
Jonathan
Ferguson
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly : Many hands, and good blog links
too.
Rueful
Rabbit Blog - focus on bidding innovation + reports on
the exploits of Irish players in International competition.
Goodyear Lew - A trial website about Bridge
Culture including a Bridge
BLOG, Bridge
BBS & Bridge
Pages. They are bilingual edition of Chinese &
English!
Justin
Lall, Bridge Professional -
Vikings
in Space (English)
Jannes
Barry's
Blog
General Manager of the English Bridge Union
Bridge
Club Ideas : Note - this blog has not been updated
since July 2010. BLOG : A forum for those organising Bridge
sessions to share ideas for increasing interest and participation.
The site is new so any contributions and comments would
be welcome! Joe
Ridyard Joe Ridyard
Culcheth, Nr Warrington, United Kingdom, Secretary, Daten
Bridge Club.
Ramesh
abhiraman Covers interesting tournament hands, play,
defense, bidding.
Webpage Hand Creator - If you have ever
struggled with formatting bridge hands for a webpage,
hooray, your troubles are over. Hand Creator makes it
so easy! Simply enter the card values in a form, click
the button and the HTML code is created for you, which
you then copy and paste into your web page. From Contractbridge.net
and free!
:Click Here:>
Huge Data base of deals in French, English this September.
François Colin has collected a database of
more than 10,000 deals from the highest level of bridge, including
all deals from the world championships from 1955 to the present.
He has organized them into training material previously available
only to the French national teams. The material is now available
to the general public for a fee. Contact fcolin@ffbridge.net
for further information.
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