WADA PUBLISHES FINAL DESIGNED VERSION OF ATHLETES' ANTI-DOPING RIGHTS ACT

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Published on Friday, 19 June 2020 09:04

Montreal, 18 June 2020

Dear Colleagues,

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is pleased to publish, in English and French, the final designed version of the Athletes' Anti-Doping Rights Act (Act), which WADA's Athlete Committee developed over two and half years in consultation with thousands of athletes and stakeholders worldwide.
 
The purpose of the Act, which is based on the 2021 World Anti-Doping Code (Code) and its related International Standards that take effect on 1 January 2021, is to ensure that the rights of all athletes worldwide to participate in doping-free sport are clearly set out, accessible, and universally applicable. The document was approved by WADA's Executive Committee on 7 November 2019 during the World Conference on Doping in Sport in Katowice, Poland.
 
Developed by athletes, for athletes, the Act provides an outline of rights provided by the 2021 Code and International Standards in terms of equality of opportunity, fair testing programs, medical treatment, justice, accountability, education, data protection and more. It also makes recommendations around athletes' rights to be part of a system that is free from corruption, that they are appropriately represented in terms of governance and decision-making, and that they have a right to legal aid.
 
WADA Athlete Committee Chair Ben Sandford said: "We are incredibly grateful to all the athletes and other stakeholders who contributed to developing the Athletes' Anti-Doping Rights Act. It is vital that athletes and anti-doping organizations know what rights athletes have, how to access them, and where to go for remedy. We hope that the Act will become a valuable resource for athletes and contribute to making sport cleaner and fairer. We call upon the anti-doping community worldwide to support its implementation and its promise."
 
WADA President Witold Bańka, who is a former international-level 400m runner, said: "WADA is an athlete-centered organization and everything that we do is to protect athletes' right to access Clean Sport. I applaud the Athlete Committee's efforts in developing the Anti-Doping Rights Act, which helps ensure that athletes are aware of their rights and can exercise them, which is vital to the success of Clean Sport."
 
This Act is made up of two parts. Part one sets out rights that are found in the Code and International Standards. Part two sets out recommended athlete rights, which are not found in the Code or Standards but are rights that athletes recommend that anti-doping organizations adopt for best practice.

Best regards,

World Anti-Doping Agency

WADA PUBLISHES FINAL VERSIONS OF 2021 WORLD ANTI-DOPING CODE AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS IN ENGLISH AND FRENCH

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Published on Wednesday, 17 June 2020 16:58

Montreal, 16 June 2020

Dear Colleagues,

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is pleased to publish the final versions of the 2021 World Anti-Doping Code (Code) and International Standards (Standards), which will come into force on 1 January 2021. These final versions include limited changes from those that WADA published on 26 November 2019, which were the versions that were approved by the Agency's Foundation Board (Board) and Executive Committee (ExCo), respectively, on 7 November 2019, during the Agency's World Conference on Doping in Sport that was held in Katowice, Poland.
 
In the interest of full transparency, unless otherwise noted as an exception, the table below provides the following links for the Code and the relevant Standards:

1. The final 2021 versions (in English and French, WADA's two official languages).
    

1. Summary documents (in English only) outlining the limited changes that were made from the 26 November 2019 versions to the final versions being published today.

   It is important to note that none of these limited changes affect in any way the sense, meaning or interpretation of the versions approved in Katowice. Rather, they were required to:

• adapt and align clauses to changes approved in other clauses;
• remove inconsistencies;
• correct references to other Code or International Standards articles; and
• make grammatical and formatting modifications.  

1. A redline version outlining all the changes from the current versions in force to the final versions being published today (in English and French).

 
International Standard for the List of Prohibited Substances and Methods (Prohibited List)
 
As it relates to the Prohibited List, it is reviewed annually via a separate stakeholder process, which is underway.
 
Obtaining printed copies of the Code
 
In keeping with WADA's sustainability efforts, in recent years the Agency has minimized print in favor of making its publications available digitally. However, given the importance of the Code, which will live for a number of years and be used on a daily basis by the Agency's stakeholders, in the coming months, we will be:

• Mailing out a limited quantity of printed English or French copies to Code Signatories;
• Making English and French print-ready versions available on our website for stakeholders to print locally; and
• Putting a mechanism in place for stakeholders and others that may wish to purchase printed copies in English and/or French.

Code Implementation Support Program
 
In closing, WADA wishes to draw your attention once again to the Agency's Code Implementation Support Program (CISP), which went live on 4 May 2020. This program was developed to prepare Signatories for implementation of the Code and Standards that come into effect on 1 January 2021. The CISP includes:

• resources that are available via the Agency's Anti-Doping eLearning platform (ADeL); and
• a series of live webinars, hosted by WADA personnel and external experts, to support Code/Standard implementation efforts for targeted audiences and/or regions. The Agency is also hosting live webinars in place of some sessions that would have otherwise been delivered during the Agency's Annual Symposium, which was due to be held in March 2020 but was cancelled due to COVID-19.

Should you have questions or feedback regarding the Code and Standards, please contact ; or, questions or feedback related to the CISP, please contact .
 
Best regards,
 
World Anti-Doping Agency

Update of WAKO Calendar 2020 - 01.06.2020

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Published on Thursday, 28 May 2020 19:15

Note: Subject to continuous daily update due to the COVID-19 emergency

Dear WAKO members,

Please find here below attached the WAKO activity Calendar 2020 (updated at 01/06/2020).
Here below some of the main events that would take place during the year 2020 in the five continents:

WAKO Oceania Championship 2020 (postponed)
Canberra, Australia, (dates to be confirmed)

WAKO African Championship 2020 (K-1, FC, LK and Tatami Sports) (from July postponed to September 2020)
Pretoria, South Africa, September 2020 (dates to be confirmed)

WAKO Asian Championship 2020
South Korea, October 2020 (dates and place to be confirmed)

WAKO PanAmerican Championship 2020 (postponed)
Foz do Iguacu, Brasil, (dates to be confirmed)

WAKO Cadets & Juniors World Championships (All disciplines) (from August postponed to November 2020)
Belgrade, Serbia, from 13th to 22nd November 2020

WAKO Senior & Master European Championships (All disciplines) (from October postponed to December 2020)
Antalya, Turkey, from 5th to 13th December 2020

The 5th European Universities Games 2020 has been postponed to next year 2021 (official announcement from EUSA here below attached).

Following WAKO rules and regulations the eligibility for the participation to any WAKO event is reserved only to WAKO national Federation/Association members that have fulfilled all the obligations in that year (including payment of the annual affiliation fee to WAKO IF).

ATTENTION:
Due to the emergency of the pandemic situation caused worlwide by the COVID-19 please inform WAKO Administration of any cancellation occurred in order to keep the Calendar constantly updated of any change.
Highlighted in yellow on calendar the events that have been officially cancelled till now due to the COVID-19 emergency.

For advertising material (poster, invitation ecc.) about your event already present on Calendar to be published on WAKO website please send it to: 

Please send the poster in high resolution and possibly both in vertical and horizontal format.

Thanks for cooperation,

best regards

WAKO Administration

Updated Wako Calendar - 01.06.2020

WADA publishes CISP ‘live’ webinar schedule for June

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Published on Thursday, 21 May 2020 20:08

Montreal, 20 May 2020

Dear Colleagues,
 
Further to the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA's) communication of 4 May, which announced the official launch of WADA's 2021 Code Implementation Support Program (CISP), the Agency is pleased to publish the following schedule for its series of 'live', English-only webinars, that will be held in June.
 

 
We also take the opportunity below to remind stakeholders of the 'live', English-only webinars, which were previously announced and that are still to be held in May.
 

 
WADA developed the CISP to help World Anti-Doping Code (Code) Signatories prepare for implementation of the 2021 Code and International Standards (Standards) that come into effect on 1 January 2021.
 
In addition to the CISP resources that are already available on WADA's Anti-Doping eLearning platform (ADeL), including 'pre-recorded' webinars, on a monthly basis, WADA is holding 'live' webinars, hosted by WADA personnel and external experts, to further support Code/Standard implementation efforts for targeted audiences and/or regions.
 
The Agency will also hold 'live' webinars in place of some of the sessions that would have otherwise been delivered during the Agency's Annual Symposium, which was due to be held in March 2020 but was cancelled due to COVID-19. This includes the webinar referenced above on the Athletes' Anti-Doping Rights Act; and, will include another one that updates stakeholders regarding the redevelopment of the Anti-Doping Administration and Management System (ADAMS).
 
To register for any or all of the above webinars, please simply click on the Registration Links provided.
 
Every mid-month, WADA will communicate its live webinar schedule for the following month, prompting stakeholders to register and participate.
 
Should you have any questions regarding the above, or specific questions or feedback related to the CISP, please contact WADA at: .
 
Thank you and best regards,
 
World Anti-Doping Agency

Message from WAKO President

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Published on Tuesday, 12 May 2020 18:59

TO ALL WAKO MEMBERS

“One thing this pandemic has shown me is that, life is not meant to follow a set pattern.
Every moment has a multitude of adaptions.
We must as a sport and as a society adapt.
We must make informed well-constructed decisions.
Sometimes our decisions may take us on an unknown path.
However, we must believe in ourselves and go take that initial step forward.
It is inspiring and exciting to do what we love but greater, due to the fact we do so with a great team, the WAKO team, the WAKO family.
The joy of doing what we love fuels all of us with a fuller sense of fulfilment in life, in sport and in our communities in which we live in.
Stay connected, stay strong, stay healthy, we will prevail.”

Roy Baker
WAKO President