WADA News
- 31 January 2012
- ‘Say NO! To Doping’ clip aired at NHL All Star Game
- WADA's ‘Say NO! To Doping’ video clip enjoyed high-profile exposure at the weekend when it was broadcast to fans at the NHL’s All Star Game in Ottawa, Canada. Spectators at the NHL’s mid-season spectacular were some of the first to see the anti-doping clip released by WADA as the latest element of an awareness campaign fast gaining worldwide support. “We have been working with the NHL for sever...
- 26 January 2012
- Second RADO Conference underway in Kuwait
- Representatives from all 15 Regional Anti-Doping Organizations (RADOs) gathered in Kuwait City this week for the 2nd RADO Conference, which was hosted by WADA and supported by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). More than 40 delegates were welcomed by Mr. Faisal Al Jazzaf, Chairman and Director General of the Kuwait Public Authority for Youth and Sport, who used the opportunity to emphasis the...
- 25 January 2012
- Play True Generation part of Innsbruck success story
- The success of WADA’s Play True Generation program at the Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria has added to the positive legacy created by the IOC’s inaugural event. The first edition of the Winter Youth Olympic Games has been described as “near perfect” by one specialist Olympic reporter, and WADA’s activities were very much a part of that success. In total, more than 900 athletes,...
- 23 January 2012
- When lawyers become (spin) doctors
- Former WADA President Richard W. Pound refutes the claims of the NFLPA's lawyers that the test for hGH is unreliable and describes their approach as classic delaying tactics. Let’s look at some facts. There is known and suspected use of human growth hormone (hGH) in professional football. The effect of this use is performance-enhancement. Using artificial hGH is contrary to the National Footbal...
- 23 January 2012
- IOC Role Models spread Play True message
- WADA Athlete Committee members Frank Fredericks and Rania Elwani were joined by France’s former biathlon champion Vincent Defrasne on the Play True panel during the ‘Chat with a Role Model’ session at the Youth Winter Olympics last week and all three warned against the dangers of doping in sport. The panelists gave personal insights into the damage doping can have on sport, and encouraged the...
- 17 January 2012
- Finnish award recognises WADA
- The achievements of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) were recognized by the Finnish Sports Gala on Monday when Director General David Howman was presented with an award at a ceremony in Helsinki. In a press release for the event, the Finnish Sports Gala paid tribute to WADA for “its active work in promoting sports ethics and fair play through training and communication”. The press release...
- 13 January 2012
- IOC Young Reporters quiz WADA Director General
- WADA Director General David Howman gave a group of young media the benefit of his years of experience in anti-doping during a presentation to the IOC Young Reporters at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics. Mr. Howman delivered a presentation on anti-doping to 15 young journalists the day before the opening ceremony for the IOC’s inaugural winter youth event in Innsbruck. The presentation included an...
- 13 January 2012
- WADA to maintain silence on BOA case pending at CAS
- Following further criticism of WADA in the media by British Olympic Association (BOA) Chairman Lord Moynihan, WADA will maintain its position of not commenting on cases that are pending at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). WADA has full confidence in the CAS, and will not comment on any pending matter. It is the usual approach where cases are before a court that neither party comments i...