01 · Notify
Send written notice
Email FIG/ITA at fig@ita.sport and copy your National Anti-Doping Organisation.
Lebanese Gymnastics Federation
Athlete Retirements
Guidance for registered testing pool athletes retiring from or returning to competition.
Plan with confidence
Retirement is a formal anti-doping step
Athletes in a Registered Testing Pool must give written notice before leaving the pool. Temporary inactivity is not retirement and does not end whereabouts or testing obligations.
02 · Confirm
Wait for acknowledgement
Retirement takes effect when your written notice is received and your licence and RTP status can be updated.
03 · Return safely
Notify before competing
Give return-to-competition notice and expect a minimum six-month period back in the RTP before returning.
Important: temporary inactivity is different
Injury, study, travel or a competition break does not remove an athlete from testing obligations. Keep whereabouts information current unless formal retirement is confirmed.
Need advice?
Read the applicable FIG Anti-Doping Rules and contact FIG/ITA or your NADO before making a decision.
Open FIG rules (PDF)