THE 2023 LIST OF PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES AND METHODS The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) published The 2023 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods (List) h Illustration: SAA and The 2023 Monitoring Program Illustration: SAA Come into force on 1 January 2023. The List is one of the eight International Standards that are mandatory for all Signatories of the World Anti-Doping Code (Code)….
WORLD ANTI-DOPING AGENCY AND ATHLETICS INTEGRITY UNIT TO DECIDE FATE OF KENYA ATHLETICS Kenya is on the verge of being banned from international athletics competitions due to increasing cases of doping among its athletes. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) will meet in Monaco on November 25, 2022 to…
WADA PRESIDENT WITOLD BAŃKA CALLS FOR GREATER FOCUS ON ANTI-DOPING WITHIN EUROPEAN UNION Photo: WADA The President of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Witold Bańka, called on the European Union (EU) to prioritize the protection of clean sport on the agenda of all future presidencies of the EU and in all future…
THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF THE SR APPROVED AMENDMENTS TO THE ACT ON NARCOTICS, PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES AND PREPARATIONS Photo: NR SR On November 8, 2022, the National Council of the Slovak Republic approved the Government’s draft law amending Act No. 139/1998 Coll. on narcotic substances, psychotropic substances and preparations as amended (hereinafter referred…
SIMONA HALEP WITH A POSITIVE TEST FOR THE BANNED SUBSTANCE ROXADUSTAT According to the announcement of the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) of the World Tennis Federation, the Romanian tennis player Simona Halepova was, after the analysis of the control sample taken at the US Open in August of this year. tested positive for…
GENDER DIFFERENCES IN ANTI-DOPING RESEARCH GENDER DIFFERENCES IN ANTI-DOPING RESEARCH Gender equality in science has attracted increasing attention in the last century. There is considerable evidence in the scientific literature that the academic productivity of male researchers is higher than that of females in general in terms of the number of publications and authors, citations,…
LATEST EUROPEAN WEB SURVEY ON DRUGS FINDS CANNABIS AND ECSTASY USE MOST IMPACTED BY COVID-19 (NEWS RELEASE NO 1/2022) New survey results released today by the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) reveal that cannabis and ecstasy use are the drug-consumption patterns most impacted by COVID-19 restrictions (1). The European Web Survey on Drugs found that, while herbal cannabis use…
YOU CAN TAKE COVID VACCINES SAFELY: WADA Speaking to Reuters TV from Montreal on Thursday (February 4), WADA’s Senior Executive Director, Sciences and International Partnerships, Dr Olivier Rabin, said there was “no reason to believe” materials contained in vaccines would provoke a positive when athletes were tested for performance enhancing drugs. His words come ahead…
RODCHENKOV ANTI-DOPING ACT SIGNED INTO LAW BY US PRESIDENT The Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act, which gives United States officials the power to prosecute individuals for doping schemes at international sports competitions involving American athletes, has been signed into law. Passed by the US Senate last month, President Donald Trump has on December 4th, 2020 signed the…
WADA LIST OF PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES AND METHODS 2021 The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published the List of Prohibited Substances and Methods 2021 (hereinafter referred to as “the List”); together with a summary of substantive changes and explanations for 2021. The List shall come into effect on 1 January 2021. Illustration:SAA The List, which…
