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AFFIDAVIT OF A COMPETITOR
GNBF Championships Natural Bodybuilding: Conditions of participation
1.
I hereby register for the GNBF-Championship.
I confirm that I have not violated the GNBF e.V. as well as the INBA/PNBA anti-doping rules (https://gnbf.net/anti-doping/ and https://naturalbodybuilding.com/banned-substances and https://www.nada.de/fileadmin/nada/SERVICE/Downloads/Verbotslisten/2024_Informatorische_Uebersetzung_Verbotsliste.pdf)
According to an agreement between the INBA and the GNBF, it is considered as important that the
collection and evaluation of urine tests are subject to high quality standards.
For this reason, Global Quality Sports GmbH (https://gqs-antidoping.de/en/home/) is commissioned to take urine tests. GQS GmbH is an ISO-certified company based in Stuttgart and Berlin. GQS conducts doping controls in many different sports. Employees of GQS GmbH will take urine samples from selected athletes during the competition and during the enrollment. In addition, physical visits are carried out on selected athletes to document puncture sites or other physical abnormalities. Samples are taken in accordance with WADA's international standard for doping testing. The samples are sent to a WADA-certified laboratory in Cologne or Dresden/Kreischa.
If an athlete tests positive, GNBF e.V. will hand over the case to the respective state president for further handling.
Doping is punishable by law in Germany. The relevant regulations are regulated in the Act against
Doping in Sport (Anti-Doping Act - AntiDopG) (AntiDopG - Law against Doping in Sport (gesetze-im-internet.de)).
I hereby declare that I am of legal age. If I participate under the age of 18, I will send the written declaration of consent of my legal guardians by e-mail to sekretariat@gnbf.de within ten days after registration. Otherwise, my registration for the GNBF-Championship will be cancelled without prior notice.
In accordance with the rules of the INBA – the international partner association of the GNBF e. V. – all athletes of any nationality are eligible to participate in the GNBF e. V. International German Newcomer Championship who:
- are either on stage for the very first time
- or who have not previously achieved a top 3 ranking in their previous competition participations with another natural bodybuilding association.
Athletes who have already competed with a federation where no doping controls have been carried out are generally not eligible to compete in the GNBF-Newcomer Championship, regardless of their ranking.
I confirm that I have read the class and evaluation criteria that are relevant to me and accept them unrestricted (https://naturalbodybuilding.com/categories and https://naturalbodybuilding.eu/2019/09/16/mens-athletic).
If I have not already done so at the time of registration, I will prove my membership in the GNBF e.V.
or a partner association on the day of enrollment.
All outstanding fees will be paid by bank transfer in advance.
Due to the limited number of starting places for the championship, I ask for your understanding that there will be no refund of the invoice amount if you are unable to register for the competition. The only exception: Upon presentation of a medical certificate certifying that you are unable to participate in the competition for health reasons, you will receive a refund of the invoice amount.
If you start more than once, you can cancel your start in individual categories and classes when you enroll, but you will not receive a refund of your entry fee. The final classification will take place at the end of the enrollment on-site. It is classified in ascending order according to body size. The final list of starters will be published in the WhatsApp group GNBF Championship 2023 and on the homepage of GNBF e.V. (www.gnbf.net).
I confirm that I have read and will follow the information about the GNBF-Championship. This also applies to the division of the categories on several days of competition.
2.
I agree that GNBF e.V. may store and process my personal data electronically in order to fulfill its tasks.
I give GNBF e.V. my consent to the free, temporally, and locally unrestricted storage and use of all film and photo material about me, which is created as part of my participation in the GNBF-Championship. Examples include publication on the club's website, Flickr, YouTube, Instagram, competition posters, etc. This also applies to the publication of the starter and results list with my full name on the website. I also agree that the GNBF-Championship will be publicly reported and thus the creation of image and video material of my person in the course of reporting will be accepted.
This consent can be revoked by me at any time with effect for the future, but leads to the exclusion of
participation in future championships of the GNBF e.V.
Furthermore, the data protection guidelines of GNBF e.V. (Data Protection - GNBF e.V. - German Natural Bodybuilding & Fitness Federation) apply. With my participation I accept all the conditions mentioned.
3.
I accept the Anti-Doping Regulations of the INBA (https://naturalbodybuilding.com/banned-substances) and the WADA List of Prohibited Substances (https://www.nada.de/fileadmin/nada/SERVICE/Downloads/Verbotslisten/2024_Informatorische_Uebersetzung_Verbotsliste.pdf).
I am aware that unannounced doping controls and tests can be carried out with my registration, even if I do not yet have an active membership. In the event of a refusal to start by GNBF e.V., I am not entitled to any legal claims for damages. Examples include: travel expenses, accommodation costs and tanning costs.
I accept that if the test result is positive, I will automatically lose my membership in the GNBF e.V. and will be banned for life from participating in the GNBF-Championship as well as other GNBF e.V. competitions. In addition, I accept that I must bear the costs of testing and analysis in the event of a positive result.
4.
I accept that GNBF e.V. assumes no liability for any personal injury in connection with the preparation for the GNBF-Championship or in direct connection with the competition.
5.
If the GNBF-Championship must be cancelled or postponed due to force majeure, I am not entitled to any damages.
The same applies to short-term, unforeseeable, and unplannable official orders which are issued, for example in connection with a pandemic.