Witold Bańka became President of the World Anti-Doping Agency Witold Bańka became the new president of the World Anti-Doping Agency. The Polish Minister of Sports and Tourism will take office as President on 1 January 2020. Photo: twitter.com The election of the new WADA President took place during the Montreal WADA Foundation Board…
Anti-doping and athletes’ rights under EU law: Four-year period of ineligibility as disproportionate sanction? Anti-doping rules could indeed prove excessive by virtue of, amongst others, ‘the severity of (…) penalties.’ / Illustration: pravnenoviny.sk Introduction ‘The period of ineligibility shall be four years.The most significant change between the 2009 World Anti-Doping Code (WADA…
Former WADA director general Howman claims rethink of anti-doping is needed and says system is stuck in the past Former WADA director general David Howman provided the keynote speech at the conference / Photo:©Twitter Anti-doping is stuck in the past and a rethink of the system is drastically needed, former World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)…
IAAF to expand anti-doping methods after ruling Photo: getty.com The International Athletics Federation (IAAF) independent integrity unit is to expand its steroid profiling strategy in the fight against doping. It follows a decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to ban Ukrainian sprinters Olha Zemliak and Olesia Poch for eight and four…
WADA announces self-suspension of the Helsinki Laboratory Photo: swimmingworld.azureedge.net The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announces that the Doping Control Laboratory in Helsinki, Finland (Helsinki Laboratory) has advised WADA that it wishes to self-suspend its anti-doping activities while it finalizes its plan to re-locate to a new facility, under a new host organization. Accordingly,…
New version of International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions and related new Application Form of Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published the revised International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions (ISTUE) which came into force on 1 January 2019. In compliance with the new ISTUE, WADA has updated its Therapeutic…
USADA CEO: 90-year-old’s world record triggered doping test USADA CEO says no-fault cases like Carl Grove’s show how the anti-doping system needs to be overhauled and fixed. Travis Tygart, CEO of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), said that the only reason 90-year-old cyclist Carl Grove was given an anti-doping test was because he set a…
DANGEROUS PROHORMONES AS NUTRITION SUPPLEMENTS The internet is expanding business with new doping products. The speech is about prohormones. This is a group of substances with anabolic effects. Trading with them is also a profitable business in Slovakia. Their sales are bordering on the law. Experts are talking about extreme dangers. Despite the…
WADA publishes updated templates for Anti-Doping Organizations The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is pleased to publish the following updated templates for use by Anti-Doping Organizations (ADOs) in carrying out their programs and activities. These templates have been updated to reflect changes to the International Standard for the Protection of Privacy and Personal Information (ISPPPI),…
WADA LIST OF PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES AND METHODS 2019 The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published the List of Prohibited Substances and Methods 2019 (hereinafter referred to as “the List”); together with a summary of substantive changes and explanations for 2019. The List shall come into effect on 1 January 2019. Illustration: WADA …
