INBA is a WADA compliant organisation and doping penalties for those who fail a drug test are stipulated in the WADA Code. You will typically see ASADA issue a media release on their website outlining the WADA sanction against INBA athletes. This penalty will be applied against the athlete across all sports that are WADA compliant.

INBA may add an additional sanction under our Misconduct rule. Bodybuilding is a unique sport being it offers competitors both drug-tested and non-tested organizations (events) in which to participate. This is why INBA preempts its identity with the word natural. Expectation in natural bodybuilding therefore, is every competitor who participates in our contests has already considered and chosen the ‘right’ organization and event. As such, a competitor who deliberately dopes and by-passes a non-tested event to enter an INBA natural event has overstepped a significant line. Confidence and assurance that our competitors are natural is the cornerstone for the INBA and those failing to do the right thing may also be sanctioned under the INBA Misconduct regulation. Hence, an INBA competitor will be sanctioned for Misconduct, if they (1) refuse a drug test, (2) test positive for a known bodybuilding drug (anabolic steroid etc.), or (3) multiple banned substances are detected in their body. The Misconduct sanction applies only to the competitor’s eligibility to compete with the INBA.