Following approval by the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) Executive Committee on September 10, the 2013 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods is now available. Noteworthy changes to the List, which will come into force on January 1, 2013, include: Rewording of section on Prohibited Methods In order to make Section M1 more encompassing to include […]
WADA Executive Committee approves 2013 Prohibited List and reviews Code recommendations
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) today approved the List of Prohibited Substances and Methods for 2013 at its Executive Committee meeting in London. The new List will be made official and published by October 1 and will take effect on January 1, 2013. As one of the cornerstones in the global fight against doping, the […]
WADA President issues pre-Olympic warning to doping athletes
Montreal, July 10, 2012 – World Anti-Doping President John Fahey has called on athletes who are doping to withdraw from their national teams and stay away from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. With less than three weeks to the opening ceremony of London 2012, Mr. Fahey has taken the opportunity to highlight the […]
IWF Pre-Olympic testing
By July 6, the IWF has carried out 1114 doping tests concentrating on the 84 countries qualified for the London 2012 Olympic Games. 596 In-Competition (IC) and 536 Out-Of-Competition (OOC) controls were effectuated in the past six months. All Continental Qualification Events were tested with a minimum control of 30% of the competing athletes. The […]
Fischer: Athletes must support Code Review Process
Sportsmen and women around the world should use their expertise and experience to help strengthen the World Anti-Doping Code, said WADA Athlete Committee member Dr. Sara Fischer. The Code is currently undergoing a two-year review that will culminate in a new version being approved at the World Conference on Doping in Sport in November 2013. […]
WADA launches new Digital Library
WADA has launched a new Digital Library designed to make WADA’s education and information tools more accessible to its stakeholders. The Library will assist stakeholders in developing their education programs by pin-pointing tools available for the target groups they wish to reach. Results of a survey of 597 WADA stakeholders in January 2011 revealed that […]
CAS decision confirmed IWF’s sanction on Dutch weightlifter
The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled on the 25th May 2012 that: The Appeal filed by Ms. Mita Overvliet on 23 December 2011 against the decision dated 2 December 2011 rendered by the IWF Doping Hearing Panel is dismissed. The decision rendered by the IWF Doping Hearing Panel on 2 December 2011 is confirmed. […]
26-Year-Old Bulgarian Man Dies from Anabolic Steroids
A 26-year-old Bulgarian man has passed away in Bulgaria’s Varna as a result of the continuous intake of anabolic steroids. The young man died just hours after he was admitted to the Toxicology Clinic at the hospital of the Bulgarian Navy in the Black Sea city of Varna. He was diagnosed with steroid intoxication, and […]
Is pain medication in sport a form of legal doping?
The deputy director of the World Anti Doping Laboratory in Cologne Dr Hans Geyer says that painkillers fulfil all the requirements of a doping substance. Dr Hans Geyer has been evaluating doping control forms and urine samples for a decade looking for evidence of pain medication. He found that athletes in many fields are taking […]
World Anti Doping Agency to add ‘Olympic ban’ to code
By David Bond BBC sports editor The World Anti Doping Agency has revised its code to include an “Olympic ban” for serious drugs offenders. The British Olympic Association (BOA) recently lost a legal battle to keep its lifetime ban for drugs cheats. But Wada’s revised draft of the code means athletes guilty of serious doping […]
David Howman, Director General of the World Anti-Doping Agency: Sophisticated cheat is most dangerous enemy
WADA’s Director General resolved to uphold integrity of sport David Howman, WADA’s Director General, travels from conference to conference, from meeting to meeting and talks about integrity, honesty and the fight against doping. He listens and he learns, and ensures that practices are put in place and upheld. If you believe in clean sport he […]
Anti-Doping Information (1st May 2012)
With the closeness of the London 2012 Olympic Games we wish to update you on the results of the Anti-Doping controls carried out in January-April 2012. All NFs shall promptly be aware of any potential changes in the Qualification points. African Championships – Continental Olympic Qualification Event: 1 positive case European Championships – Continental Olympic […]
