Sport And Anti-Doping – Annual Review 2022/23
Doping Cases Arising From The Moscow Laboratory Data Disclosure (Natalya Antyukh & Aleksandr Shustov)
WADA President calls for greater focus on anti-doping within European Union
Therapeutic Use Exemptions: Can WADA Strike A Fairer Balance Between Prospective & Retroactive Applications?
WADA Compliance Review Committee discusses RUSADA and other key issues of compliance with the World Anti-Doping Code
Presence/Use of a Prohibited Substance (EPO) Article 2.1 and Article 2.2
Slovakian tennis player issued provisional suspension under Tennis Anti-Doping Programme
The Need For Clear & Unequivocal Rules On Therapeutic Use Exemptions (ECB V Tom Wood)
WADA Athlete Committee hosts athlete session in Lausanne
The Okagbare/Lira Doping Case - First Prosecution Under The Rodchenkov Act
Does the Shayna Jack CAS Appeal decision give hope to innocent athletes in contamination cases?
No Significant Fault: Andre Onana Returns After Falling Foul Of UEFA's Anti-Doping Regulations
The ITA asserts an Anti-Doping Rule Violation against Russian weightlifter Kseniya Kozina
The International Testing Agency (ITA), leading an independent anti-doping program for the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), asserts an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV) against Russian weightlifter Kseniya Kozina for the use of prohibited substances based on data retrieved by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) from the Moscow Laboratory
WADA Foundation Board unanimously approves further governance reforms
- Approval of Independent Ethics Board; additional seats on Executive Committee for an athlete representative and an independent member, and on Foundation Board for athletes and National Anti-Doping Organizations; and establishment of WADA Athletes’ Council
- Athletes’ Anti-Doping Ombuds Program to be piloted next year
- New Confidential Sources’ Policy approved
WADA posts IOC’s Anti-Doping Rules for Beijing 2022 Games
At the request of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and as was the case for previous Olympic Games, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) posts the IOC’s Anti-Doping Rules (Rules) and accompanying circular letter applicable to the Olympic Games Beijing 2022 (2022 Games) taking place in February 2022.
WADA extends analytical testing restriction imposed on the Bucharest Laboratory
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has extended the analytical testing restriction (ATR) imposed on the Romanian Doping Control Laboratory in Bucharest (Bucharest Laboratory). The ATR, related to the Gas Chromatography / Combustion / Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (GC/C/IRMS) analytical method, was originally imposed in 1 May 2021 for a period of up to six months.
WADA Strategic Testing Expert Advisory Group explores alternative sample collection programs
From 27-29 September 2021, the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA’s) Strategic Testing Expert Advisory Group held three virtual meetings focused on the following topics:
- An overview of new and existing areas of testing, including the implementation of Dried Blood Spot (DBS) and sample collection best practices for transgender athletes;
- A review and update of the ‘Guidance for Testing during COVID-19 Pandemic’ document which was issued in November 2020;
- A review of the implementation of, and compliance with, the Technical Document for Sports Specific Analysis (TDSSA), including the implementation of the haematological module of the Athlete Biological Passport (ABP); and
- The progress of a feasibility study on alternative sample collection programs.
WADA publishes updated Therapeutic Use Exemption Physician Guidelines and Checklists reflecting changes concerning injectable glucocorticoids
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is pleased to publish the following updated Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) Physician Guidelines and Checklists, which reflect the latest rule changes regarding injectable routes of administration of glucocorticoids (GCs) coming into force on 1 January 2022 under the 2022 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods (List).
WADA adds three National Anti-Doping Organizations to compliance ‘watchlist’
COMPLIANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE ALSO MET ON 24-25 OCTOBER
As part of a circulatory vote that ended yesterday, the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA’s) Executive Committee (ExCo) approved the 7 October recommendation from the Agency’s independent Compliance Review Committee (CRC) to add the following three National Anti-Doping Organizations (NADOs) to the compliance ‘watchlist’[1]:
- German Community of Belgium;
- Montenegro; and
- Romania.
ITA welcomes WADA global and regional leaders to discuss complementary actions for clean sport
In order to strengthen the worldwide complementary activities of the ITA and WADA and to discuss concrete joint actions in favour of clean sport, ITA Director General Benjamin Cohen welcomed WADA global and regional leaders to ITA's Lausanne headquarters last week. Next to a deeper exchange on specific projects, both organisations recognised the importance of creating increased awareness of each organisation’s respective roles and responsibilities by various stakeholders.
WADA issues report from investigation into allegations regarding the National Anti-Doping Organization of Ukraine
The World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA’s) independent Intelligence and Investigations (I&I) Department has published its summary report following an investigation into allegations that the National Anti-Doping Organization of Ukraine (NADC) engaged in practices that contravened the International Standard for Testing and Investigations (ISTI).
WADA President emphasizes important role of National Olympic Committees in speech to the Association of National Olympic Committees
Yesterday, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President, Witold Bańka, delivered a speech to the 25th General Assembly of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) held in Crete, Greece.
Speaking to the assembled delegates from the world’s 205 National Olympic Committees (NOCs), Mr. Bańka emphasized the importance of the role of NOCs in anti-doping.
WADA highlights the need to enhance global anti-doping capacity during meeting with Sports Ministers from Central and West Asia
The leadership of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has highlighted the need to build further capacity to strengthen anti-doping in Central and West Asia, but also in all parts of the world, in addition to encouraging further engagement and empowerment of athletes in the fight against doping, at a virtual forum attended today by Ministers for Sport and other Government representatives from across Central and West Asia.
WADA issues report from investigation into allegations regarding British Cycling and United Kingdom Anti-Doping
The World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA’s) independent Intelligence and Investigations (I&I) Department has published its summary report following an investigation into allegations that in 2011, United Kingdom Anti-Doping (UKAD) allowed British Cycling to analyze samples from athletes in private, using a non-WADA accredited laboratory, for the purposes of screening for a prohibited substance.
WADA launches call for proposals for 2022 Social Science Research Grant Program
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is pleased to launch a call for proposals for its 2022 Social Science Research Grant Program (Grant Program); regarding which, we kindly ask Expressions of Interest (to be submitted via the Agency’s WADAGrants platform, by:
- 22 November 2021 (23:59 GMT) for Tier 1 and 2 projects; and
- 31 January 2022 (23:59 GMT) for smaller Tier 3 projects.
China's Anti-Doping Laws & Regulations – An Overview In 2023
More than half of the participants of the All-Russian Anti-Doping dictation passed it successfully
WADA publishes Independent Observer team report for the 2022 Beijing Paralympic Winter Games
WADA launches stakeholder consultation process for International Standard and Technical Document
WADA Compliance Review Committee discusses RUSADA and other key issues of compliance with the World Anti-Doping Code
Felipe Hernandez issued provisional suspension under Tennis Anti-Doping Programme
U.S. BMX Athlete Lucas Howes Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
CGF and WADA renew commitment to anti-doping ahead of Birmingham 2022
WADA launches stakeholder consultation process for three International Standards
WADA removes three National Anti-Doping Organizations from compliance ‘watchlist’
A guide to the regulation of transgender athlete participation in sport
WADA Seeks Host for 2025 World Conference on Doping in Sport
On 24 November 2021, the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA’s) Executive Committee agreed on a proposal from WADA Management to organize a Sixth World Conference on Doping in Sport in November 2025. Today, WADA is calling upon interested cities and countries that may be interested in hosting the Conference.
WADA Governance Review: a missed opportunity for urgently needed reform
Statement from the World Players Association:
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) meets in Paris today and tomorrow and appears certain to once again avoid urgently needed governance reforms to address the escalating crisis facing the global anti-doping effort.
WADA publishes IOC Anti-Doping Rules for Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published the IOC Anti-Doping Rules applicable to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
A WADA statement said “The IOC, as the World Anti-Doping Code (Code) Signatory responsible for establishing the Rules applicable to the Games, has established and adopted these Rules to be in line with the 2021 Code and International Standards; most notably, the 2022 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods, which was published on 30 September 2021 and comes into force ahead of the Games on 1 January 2022. The Rules will cover the period from the opening of the Olympic Village on 27 January until the day of the closing ceremony on 20 February 2022.”
WADA co-edits book on emerging drugs in sport
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is proud to announce the publication today of a new book, “Emerging Drugs in Sport”, that was co-edited by WADA’s Senior Director of Science and Medicine, Dr. Olivier Rabin.
The book is the first of its kind on the use of Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS)* in sports and features contributions by multidisciplinary leading experts in the field. Co-edited in collaboration with Professor Ornella Corazza, Associate Professor in Substance Addiction and Behaviours at the University of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom and a leading scholar in the field of Novel Psychoactive Substances, the book provides the latest findings on anti-doping including anti-doping techniques, regulation, policy and market structure of NPS used in sports.
WADA announces Independent Observer teams for Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is pleased to announce its Independent Observer (IO) program teams for the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing, China, which will take place from 4-20 February and from 4-13 March 2022, respectively.
WADA’s IO program, which has been running since the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, and has included more than 50 major events during that time, is an important element of WADA’s compliance monitoring of Major Event Organizations. The IO teams provide an independent review of all aspects of the anti-doping programs as delivered at major events, including the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
WADA invites stakeholders to the eighth International Conference on Novel Psychoactive Substances
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is pleased to invite stakeholders to the eighth International Conference on Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS). The event, which will take place virtually from 17-19 November 2021, is jointly organized by WADA, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), the International Society for the Study of Emerging Drugs (ISSED), the University of Hertfordshire, and the Centre for Forensic Science Research and Education (CFSRE).
WADA publishes 2020 Annual Report under the theme ‘Partnering to Deliver Clean Sport in a New Era’
Today, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) published its 2020 Annual Report, which outlines the Agency’s activities in 2020 that contributed to a strengthened WADA and global anti-doping system. Under the title ‘Partnering to Deliver Clean Sport in a New Era’, the Annual Report is an important element of WADA’s ongoing commitment to accountability and transparency.
The ITA is granted observer status of the Monitoring Group for the Council of Europe’s Anti-Doping Convention
The International Testing Agency (ITA) has been granted observer status with the monitoring group of the Anti-Doping Convention of the Council of Europe. The convention lays down binding rules on the 47 member states of the Council of Europe and 5 other states (Australia, Belarus, Canada, Morocco, and Tunisia) with a view to harmonise anti-doping regulations and to promote the important role of sport in moral and physical education as well as in international understanding.
WADA President calls on Governments to implement sanction framework for UNESCO’s International Convention Against Doping in Sport
The President of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Witold Bańka, was in Paris today to address the 8th Session of the Conference of Parties to the UNESCO International Convention against Doping in Sport (Convention) being held from 26-28 October 2021. The Convention, which is the legal framework under which Governments can address anti-doping issues, is the second most successful in the history of UNESCO, in terms of the pace of ratification, with only four countries of the world yet to Register.
iNADO feedback to the Review of WADA Governance Reforms
The Institute of National Anti-Doping Organisations (iNADO) has reviewed the second interim report of the Working Group (WG) on the review of WADA Governance Reforms and taken the opportunity to provide feedback in line with the considerations of adequate representation for those bound by the Code, independence in the decision-making process, transparency, and efficiency.
WADA releases Guidance Document on Glucocorticoids and Therapeutic Use Exemptions
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has developed a Guidance Document on Glucocorticoids (GCs) and Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs) in order to assist anti-doping stakeholders in their understanding of new rules regarding injectable routes of administration of GCs coming into force under the 2022 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods (List).
Major Changes to the 2022 Prohibited List: What you need to know
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has recently released the 2022 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods, which are banned from use within sport. Broken down into several categories, the List identifies which substances and methods are prohibited at all times, in-competition only, and within specific sports.
UKAD response to WADA report
Following the publication of the report, a UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) spokesperson said: “We welcome the findings of the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) report today into alleged events in 2011. The report makes no recommendations for UKAD to follow, and notes that all samples related to their investigation were negative. The report also notes that the employees involved in the 2011 events are no longer employed by UKAD, and praises UKAD’s “diligent cooperation and transparency” with WADA’s investigation team.
WADA calls for further development of the anti-doping system in Africa during forum with Sports Ministers
Today, the leadership of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) called on each African nation to strengthen and build the capacity of its own anti-doping program, at an important virtual forum attended by 10 Ministers for Sport from across the continent, plus the Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development in the African Union.
Mediating Football Disputes: The New FIFA Mediation Guidelines