World Anti-Doping Agency

World Anti-Doping Agency Latest News

Recently, the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports addressed the inaugural ceremony of the Final Conference of the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) Global Anti-Doping Intelligence & Investigations Network (GAIIN).

About World Anti-Doping Agency

• It was established on 10 November 1999.
• Its mission is to promote and coordinate the fight against doping in sport internationally.
• Role: To develop, harmonize and coordinate anti-doping rules and policies across all sports and countries.
• Its activities include scientific and social science research; education; intelligence & investigations; development of anti-doping capacity; and monitoring of compliance with the World Anti-Doping Program.
• Headquarter: Montreal, Canada.

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Governance of World Anti-Doping Agency

• Foundation Board (Board)
  • It consists of 42-member and it is the agency’s highest policy-making body.
  • It is jointly composed of representatives of the Olympic Movement (the IOC, National Olympic Committees, International Sports Federations, and athletes) and representatives of governments from all five continents.
• Executive Committee (ExCo)

• • It consists of 16-member to which the Board delegates the management and running of the agency, including the performance of all its activities and the administration of its assets.

Source: PIB