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The Grace Period Provision Under the 2021 WADA Code: Administrative Relief or Substantive Defence?

AuthorMarcus Holloway
Published22 January 2026
Read time9 min
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An analysis of how CAS panels have characterised the grace period mechanism and its interaction with the failure accumulation rules under Article 2.4.

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Marcus Holloway, 'The Grace Period Provision Under the 2021 WADA Code: Administrative Relief or Substantive Defence?', Sarvada Sports, 22 January 2026.