WADA welcomes additional funding from Japan

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is pleased to announce that its long-standing funding agreement with the Japan Anti-Doping Agency (JADA) has been renewed for another year, in which JADA, with support from the Japanese Government, will provide additional funding of up to JPY 27,997,742 (approximately USD 196,000) to support anti-doping capacity and capability development in Asia and Oceania. This amount is additional to the Government of Japan’s annual contribution to WADA of over USD 1.5 million.  

WADA President, Witold Bańka, said: “WADA is appreciative of the continued support of the Japan Anti-Doping Agency and the Japanese Government. The additional funding will make a demonstrable impact on the development of Anti-Doping Organizations in Asia and Oceania; in particular as it will support in-person Global Learning and Development Framework sessions in the region. WADA expresses its gratitude to JADA and the Japanese Government for this additional funding.”  

In total, JADA and the Japanese Government have contributed an additional USD 2.5 million over the past two decades to support WADA’s efforts throughout the region. The renewed agreement will once again support WADA’s Global Learning and Development Framework (GLDF) training and National and Regional Anti-Doping Organization development. Specifically, the additional amount will fund GLDF trainings on Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUE) in Indonesia in July 2025 and Education in Japan in January 2026. It will also fund anti-doping development for specific National and Regional Anti-Doping Organizations in Asia and Oceania. 

JADA Chair, Professor Takao Akama, said: “JADA is happy to continue its agreement with WADA and is enthusiastic about the opportunities to continue to develop clean sport expertise in Asia and Oceania in the months and years to come. We would like to once again extend our gratitude to the Japanese Government for providing the funds for this project. The development of practitioners and organizations is of vital importance to creating a level playing field for athletes worldwide. JADA believes firmly in the power of collaboration, and we will continue to work diligently to unite the anti-doping community around the world.” 

WADA’s core funding is sourced from the Olympic Movement and Governments of the world. Governments’ annual contributions are calculated through a regional split, which was agreed upon by public authorities shortly after the creation of WADA in 1999. The Olympic Movement matches Governments’ contributions up to fifty percent of WADA’s annual budget. These regular annual contributions are complemented by additional contributions from WADA’s stakeholders and by projects or partnerships with other organizations.