1(a). The South African Institute for Drug–Free Sport (SAIDS) in their response indicated that (a) Due to COVID restrictions and the increased use of webinars, only 2% of the budget was spent on education in 2021/22 years. Generally, expenditure on education is in the region of 10% and expenditure has been further supplemented by a Lottery Grant over the past five years.
(b). Rugby received the most attention pertaining to anti-doping education.
(c). The intervention is in the form of webinars, workshops, and outreach at tournaments.
2(a). With the co-operations of schools and national sports federations, SAIDS has delivered anti-doping talks and outreach to as young as Grade 8 level.
(b). Some sports codes have young athletes that participate at an elevated level (provincial/national) at an early age. Sports such as swimming, gymnastics, and track & field receive anti-doping education services at an earlier age.