The governing body hope the inaugural initiative, which began yesterday and is due to conclude on Saturday (September 3), will improve the knowledge about anti-doping among athletes and officials in the sport.

It will involve the IBSF posting information on the subject, which will help make everyone within bobsleigh and skeleton aware of what is required, on their various social media platforms and their website.

They have made a number of courses available in the dedicated anti-doping section of the website, which caters for athletes, coaches and youth.

The IBSF have also set up a “Play True” quiz, which enables users to test their knowledge on anti-doping.

The move comes amid the ongoing doping storm surrounding Russia following the publication of the McLaren Report, which alleged the presence of a state-sponsored scheme in the nation for a number of major events, including the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

The report from the Canadian lawyer uncovered a “disappearing positive methodology”, where positive samples were switched for clean ones.

A total of eight “disappearing positives” were found to have occurred within bobsleigh, though the names implicated have not yet been released.

After the damning McLaren Report was revealed, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) opted to defer the decision on the extent of Russian participation at Rio 2016 to the International Federations (IFs).

Russia’s team for the Games was subsequently significantly smaller, before the International Paralympic Committee imposed a blanket ban on the nation from next month’s event.

The IOC Executive Board also recommended those winter IFs who have major events coming up in Russia should look for alternative hosts.

The IBSF is due to stage its World Championships, their flagship competition, in Sochi next year.

The governing body has yet to reveal whether it will move the event as per the request of the IOC.