WADA publishes MEAL Program Report from 2023 African Games

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published its Major Event Anti-Doping Legacy (MEAL) Program Report for the 2023 African Games*, which were held in Accra, Ghana, from 8 to 23 March 2024.   

WADA’s MEAL Program is an initiative that focuses on supporting the development of anti-doping programs and resources by Major Event Organizations (MEOs) and other key stakeholders, while promoting clean sport in regions of the world where anti-doping activity is otherwise limited. At the African Games, the MEAL Program focused on:   

• Supporting capacity building of local Sample Collection Personnel (16 Doping Control Officers [DCOs], 19 chaperones and 15 educators) who gained experience in preparation for future involvement in the national anti-doping program;    
• Facilitating the involvement of 15 international DCOs and other experts from the continent to increase the know-how in the region and create bridges towards future editions of the Games;  
• Strengthening the structures and operations of a new Signatory to the World Anti-Doping Code; and  
• Deploying an advisory team during the event to support the implementation of the anti-doping program.    

You can find MEAL Program Reports from previous events here. 

*The African Games were originally scheduled to take place in August 2023.