CASES backs UK Anti-Doping's Clean Sport Week 2026

CASES is proud to support Clean Sport Week (taking place from 11–17 May 2026), the annual awareness campaign led by UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) that champions fair play, integrity and drug-free sport.

This year's theme, ‘Built not bought. 100% me.’, celebrates athletes who achieve true, lasting success through hard work, talent and commitment. It sends a clear message: champions compete clean and don’t take shortcuts.

Clean Sport Week 2026 comes at a critical time. There is growing concern across the sporting and fitness community, about the marketing and availability of Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs (IPEDs) online, including Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators (SARMs).

There is an increasing amount of content online promoting the use of SARMs to young people, with claims that these are ‘safer alternatives to anabolic steroids’. This is not the case. They are dangerous, not for human consumption and are banned in sport. UKAD is using Clean Sport Week to shine a light on this misinformation and to remind people not to risk their health, career and reputation by taking these substances. Don’t swallow the lies.

CASES is committed to ensuring that athletes from elite competitors to grassroots participants and young fitness enthusiasts, have access to accurate information and are empowered to make healthy, drug-free choices. The message is simple: just don't risk it. True success is built, not bought.

Professor Susan Backhouse HonFCASES, Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University

“As a member of the CASES Integrity Advisory Group, I’m proud that CASES is supporting Clean Sport Week 2026 as part of our partnership with UK Anti-Doping. Sport and exercise scientists play a critical role in protecting clean sport – not only by supporting performance, but by safeguarding athlete health, wellbeing and integrity.

“This year’s theme, ‘Built not bought. 100% me.’, strongly reflects the values underpinning our profession. As scientists, practitioners, and educators, we have a clear responsibility to challenge misinformation, particularly around drugs such as SARMs, which are increasingly marketed online as ‘safe’ or ‘legal’ alternatives to anabolic steroids. These substances are dangerous, banned in sport, and pose serious risks to physical and psychological health, as well as to athletes’ careers and reputations.

“CASES is committed to ensuring that sport and exercise scientists are equipped with accurate, evidence‑based knowledge, are confident to engage in informed conversations with athletes and exercisers, and actively promote clean, ethical and sustainable approaches to health and performance.”

To find out more about Clean Sport Week and access resources, visit www.ukad.org.uk/clean-sport-week