Working Groups

Working Groups (WGs) are created on an as-needed basis only, and generally with a defined mandate requiring deliverables within a set timeframe.

Although WGs are not considered permanent, they are not exclusively short term. It may be anticipated that some need to run over a number of years.

The following Working Groups (as of March 2025) are currently in place:

• ADAMS Testing
• Contaminants (Technical)
• Contaminations (Global Review)
• Dried Blood Spot (DBS) Testing
• Prevalence
• Taskforce on Unintentional Doping
• Several Scientific Groups - looking at specific technical areas such as
  • glucocorticoid threshold,
  • isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS),
  • erythropoietin (EPO),
  • minimum required performance levels (MRPL)
  • homologous blood transfusion (HBT)
  • plasma volume marker quantification (PVMQ)
  • dried blood spot (DBS) - Technical

  • endogenous anabolic androgenic steroids (EAAS)

  • 19-Norandrosterone (19NA)

  • decision limits/measurement uncertainty (DL/MU)

• Groups working on the 2027 World Anti-Doping Code and International Standards Update Process
  • 2027 World Anti-Doping Code Update Drafting Team
  • 2027 International Standard for Code Compliance by Signatories Update Drafting Team
  • 2027 International Standard for Education Update Drafting Team
  • 2027 International Standard for Intelligence and Investigations Drafting Team
  • 2027 International Standard for Laboratories Update Drafting Team
  • 2027 International Standard for the Protection of Privacy and Personal Information Update Drafting Team
  • 2027 International Standard for Results Management Update Drafting Team
  • 2027 International Standard for Testing Update Drafting Team
  • 2027 International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions Update Drafting Team
• A number of Athlete Biological Passport Groups (specifically addressing ABP program elements such as Endocrine, Haematological, Steroidal)

Overview of the way WADA’s Working Groups are managed

For experts who wish to be considered for one of WADA’s Expert Advisory Groups or Working Groups, please refer to the information on WADA’s Spontaneous Applicant Pool.