A procedure that is closer to a court case than it is to sport.
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The fourth entry, il controllo fuori competizione, holds a phrase an English reader will translate correctly and still only half understand. In the language of anti-doping, fuori competizione marks the stretch of time in which an athlete is not competing, so a test carried out then is an out-of-competition test: the phrase names a window in the calendar. But fuori competizione has an older and entirely ordinary life in Italian sport, and there it names a person rather than a period. A runner who enters a race fuori competizione does run, does cross the line, and is simply not placed — no ranking, no prize, no record. The same thing is said with fuori gara, and at a film festival with fuori concorso. English keeps the two apart: « out-of-competition » belongs to the testing window, while the runner is « unranked » or « not competing for a place ». One Italian phrase does both jobs, and what decides between them is the noun in front of it. Un atleta fuori competizione is a person; un controllo fuori competizione is a moment.
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in competizionein competitionPhraseC2
In competizione valgono divieti più ampi.In competition, wider bans apply.
il controllo antidopingthe doping controlNoun (m)C2
Il controllo antidoping può arrivare senza preavviso.A doping control can arrive with no warning at all.
il controllo fuori competizionethe out-of-competition testNoun (m)C2
Il controllo fuori competizione bussa a casa la mattina presto.The out-of-competition test knocks at the door early in the morning.
il controllo mancatothe missed testNoun (m)C2
Un controllo mancato viene registrato anche senza colpa evidente.A missed test is recorded even where no fault is obvious.
l’accompagnatorethe chaperoneNoun (m)C2
L’accompagnatore resta accanto all’atleta fino alla consegna.The chaperone stays beside the athlete until the sample is handed over.
il campione Athe A sampleNoun (m)C2
Il campione A viene analizzato per primo.The A sample is analysed first.
il campione Bthe B sampleNoun (m)C2
Il campione B si apre solo su richiesta dell’atleta.The B sample is opened only at the athlete’s request.
il laboratorio accreditatothe accredited laboratoryNoun (m)C2
Solo un laboratorio accreditato può firmare il referto.Only an accredited laboratory may sign the report.
il risultato analitico avversothe adverse analytical findingNoun (m)C2
Il risultato analitico avverso apre il procedimento e non lo chiude.An adverse analytical finding opens the case and does not close it.
il risultato atipicothe atypical findingNoun (m)C2
Il risultato atipico chiede altri accertamenti.An atypical finding calls for further enquiries.
l’agente mascherantethe masking agentNoun (m)C2
L’agente mascherante è vietato quanto ciò che nasconde.A masking agent is banned just as much as the thing it hides.
il passaporto biologicothe biological passportNoun (m)C2
Il passaporto biologico non cerca la sostanza ma il suo effetto.The biological passport looks not for the substance but for its effect.
il profilo longitudinalethe longitudinal profileNoun (m)C2
Il profilo longitudinale confronta l’atleta con sé stesso nel tempo.The longitudinal profile compares the athlete with himself over time.
il periodo di squalificathe period of ineligibilityNoun (m)C2
Il periodo di squalifica si conta dal giorno della decisione.The period of ineligibility is counted from the day of the decision.
l’annullamento dei risultatithe disqualification of resultsNoun (m)C2
L’annullamento dei risultati cancella anche le medaglie già consegnate.Disqualification of results wipes out medals that were handed over long ago.
il principio della responsabilità oggettivathe principle of strict liabilityNoun (m)C2
Per il principio della responsabilità oggettiva conta ciò che si trova nel corpo.Under the principle of strict liability, what counts is what is found in the body.
il ricorso in appellothe appealNoun (m)C2
Il ricorso in appello si presenta davanti a un collegio arbitrale.The appeal is lodged before an arbitral panel.
il programma di informazionethe education programmeNoun (m)C2
Il programma di informazione raggiunge gli atleti prima del primo controllo.The education programme reaches athletes before their very first test.
