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23 September 2021
WADA becomes official partner of the European Week of Sport 2021
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has become an official partner of the European Commission’s European Week of Sport 2021, which runs from 23-30...
22 September 2021
Working Group on the Review of WADA Governance Reforms to carry out second phase of stakeholder consultation
As part of the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA’s) ongoing governance review, on 19 October 2021, WADA’s Working Group on the Review of WADA...
21 September 2021
WADA to hold webinar for Anti-Doping Organizations on monitoring and evaluating education programs
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) wishes to advise Anti-Doping Organizations (ADOs) that, on 21 October, the Agency will be holding the following...
17 September 2021
WADA welcomes International Testing Agency decision to sanction doctor for doping violations related to weightlifting
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) welcomes the decision by the International Testing Agency (ITA) to sanction Dr. Dorin Balmus for a range of Anti-...
17 September 2021
WADA Education Committee Chair promotes Clean Sport education at ISF School Sport Forum
This week, the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA’s) Education Committee Chair, Kady Kanouté Tounkara, represented WADA and actively promoted Clean...
16 September 2021
WADA contributes to OECD’s Compendium of International Organizations’ Practices
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) welcomes the publication by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) of its ‘Compendium...
16 September 2021
FINAL REMINDER: WADA invites candidates to apply for 2022 Standing Committee member vacancies
DEADLINE: 1 OCTOBER 2021 Following our communications of 31 May 2021 and 12 August, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) wishes to remind the...
15 September 2021
WADA Leadership holds talks with Russia’s Sports Minister regarding RUSADA’s requirements for reinstatement
Today, the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA’s) President, Witold Bańka, Director General, Olivier Niggli, and other members of WADA Leadership met...
14 September 2021
WADA Executive Committee endorses recommendations of non-compliance of eight Anti-Doping Organizations
ExCo also approves enhanced compliance requirements starting in 2022 2022 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods adopted Review of cannabis...
10 September 2021
WADA Executive Committee to meet in Istanbul on 14 September
The Executive Committee (ExCo) of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) will meet in Istanbul, Turkey on 14 September. ExCo members, some of whom will...
9 September 2021
WADA announces 18 research projects funded as part of Agency’s 2021 Social Science Research Grant Program
USD 475,000 for research projects in 14 countries, across five continents The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is pleased to publish detail...
7 September 2021
WADA leadership holds productive meetings with more than 60 Governments of the world
Over the past few months, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Witold Bańka and Director General Olivier Niggli have made it a priority to...
3 September 2021
WADA Athlete Committee member Chelsey Gotell relishes the uniting power of sport at Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
After a brief break from being glued to our televisions watching the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, we find ourselves back on the edge of our seats for 11...
31 August 2021
WADA Foundation Board approves new member of Executive Committee
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Foundation Board (Board) has formally approved the appointment of the new Americas Sports Council (CADE)...
30 August 2021
WADA President encourages further innovation in anti-doping at ‘Collaborate to Innovate’ conference in Bulgaria
The President of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Witold Bańka, stressed the importance of collaboration and innovation in ensuring the ongoing...