Tag: WADA
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WADA and China sign ground-breaking agreement to eliminate illegal manufacture and supply of PEDs
Montreal, Sept 22, 2015: The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the General Administration of Sport of China (GASC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will help track and eliminate the illegal manufacture and supply of Performance-Enhancing Drugs (PEDs) and raw materials for the production of PEDs in China. The partnership signifies a significant…
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Agency agrees to reduction of IAAF-imposed sanction after athlete provides Substantial Assistance
Montreal, Aug 24, 2015: The IAAF had appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against a decision of the All-Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF) to suspend Liliya Shobukhova for a period of two years in connection with abnormalities with her Athlete Biological Passport (ABP), seeking a period of ineligibility of up to four years.…
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Doha becomes latest laboratory accredited by WADA – L’AMA accrédite le laboratoire de Doha
Montreal, Aug 5, 2015: WADA’s Executive Committee approved the accreditation of the laboratory located in Doha, Qatar for anti-doping analysis. The Anti-Doping Lab Qatar (ADQL) – Doping Analysis Laboratory (DAL) has now successfully completed the requirements of WADA’s accreditation process, which started in 2014, to become accredited. The objective of this accreditation process is to…
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WADA confirms that leaked athletics database does not originate from its Anti-Doping Administration & Management System (ADAMS) Athletes can have full confidence in the integrity of ADAMS
Montreal, Aug 5, 2015: Further to the television documentary titled “Doping – Top Secret: The Shadowy World of Athletics”, which was released by German broadcaster ARD on 1 August, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) confirms that the leaked database, which contains blood values of athletes from international athletics, is not from its Anti-Doping Administration &…
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Case Backstrom, WADA, IOC & IIHF: Appeal proceedings before CAS conclude today
Lausanne, Jan 15, 2015 – The following is a Joint Statement issued by Nicklas Backstrom, the World Anti-doping Agency (WADA), the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF): The appeal proceedings before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) arising out of Nicklas Backstrom’s participation in the Sochi Olympic Games concluded…
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WADA signs a global collaboration agreement with Pfizer Inc.
Montreal, Dec 3, 2014 – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is pleased to announce the signing of a long-term global agreement with Pfizer Inc. that will allow Pfizer to share information on pipeline products that have a potential for athletic performance misuse, and in parallel allow WADA to exchange information with Pfizer on substances that…
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Qatar pledges US $1M in big boost to Anti-Doping Research Fund
Montreal, Nov 24, 2014: The State of Qatar has given a big boost to the worldwide clean sport movement by contributing US $1 million to the Anti-Doping Research Fund announced by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Qatar’s contribution is part of a global government initiative to match the IOC’s pledge to invest US $10 million…
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China leads government commitment to match IOC Anti-Doping Research Fund
Montreal, September 4, 2014: Following the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) pledge to invest US $10 million in anti-doping research, China has become the first country to formally announce its contribution to a government equivalent fund. In December 2013, the IOC President Thomas Bach announced that the organization would invest US $10 million to fund innovative…
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WADA launches new Website
Montreal – Canada, August 11, 2014: WADA has today announced the launch of its new website click here as part of its continued drive to make information more accessible to its stakeholders and the wider anti-doping community. The new site, which is launched after one year in the making, replaces WADA’s former platform which had been…
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Code Implementation and Compliance Reporting plans
Montreal, May 18, 2014: WADA’s Foundation Board approved key plans relating to Code implementation and Compliance reporting, and was presented with Technical Documents (TDs), and matters relating to the Athlete Biological Passport (ABP) and the addition of a substance to the 2014 Prohibited List during its meeting in Montreal, Canada earlier today. WADA’s President Sir…