Paralympian Jude Hamer stresses caution to athletes about what they put into body

Wheelchair basketball star Jude Hamer encourages team-mates to be careful about exactly which substances they're putting in their body. If more than two team members are found to have committed an Anti-Doping Rule Violation, all athletes in a team or squad are stripped of their medals. Ad/> And the first Violation, commonly known as strict liability, means that athletes are responsible for what is present in their sample.

BasketballParalympian Jude Hamer stress caution to athletes about what they put into body44 MINUTES AGO Three-time Paralympian Hamer says that anti-doping rules are discussed with openness and honesty in the GB Wheelchair Basketball locker room. «I try to help my team-mates and make sure they test everything,» said Hamer. «Even if it's a protein shake, I'm like, 'you need to make sure that's clean' because it could risk our medals if you don't check your batch numbers.

»Those things were instilled in us from a young age. If you're in a team sport, it doesn't just affect you if you dope. «That helped me want to be really on it because it's not just about you.

You're not just risking your own career; you're risking other people's.» Hamer is one of the most experienced players on the British squad that finished seventh at last summer's Paralympics in Tokyo. The 31-year-old has won seven European medals, including silver at December's edition of the Championships, and a landmark World Championship silver medal in 2018. Hamer is a member of the UK Anti-Doping Athlete Commission, ensuring the athlete voice is heard in the anti-doping system.