Anti-doping news

Comments from fellow IFs on the Anti-Doping fight in sports

Hansjorg Wirz, European Athletics President: “It’s about quantity and quality of controls” "The battle is demanding but European Athletics will continue to be a relentless and leading organisation in this battle to secure fairness in sport. We are 100 percent behind the IAAF, the world governing body for athletics, the International Olympic Committee and WADA in the fight against doping in athletics. Athletes who cheat should never be comfortable that they will avoid detection, and today we are more equipped than ever to catch these cheats who bring disrepute to our sport. We strive to provide the best possible environment for drug-free competition at all European Athletics events. We must ensure a clean sport and fairness amongst all competitors. One way is to search for cheating athletes through doping controls. As part of European Athletics’ drive to eradicate doping from our sport, we are continuously increasing and improving the quality of controls in all our events with pre and in-competition tests, and also educating our athletes in this area." Read more

ADAMS: Portuguese recognized by the World Anti-doping Agency

Portuguese was recognized as an official language on the ADAMS system run by the World Anti-doping Agency (WADA). Portuguese and Mandarin were approved as official ADAMS system languages at a meeting of the World Anti-doping Agency in Lausanne, Switzerland on Wednesday. The Anti-Doping Administration & Management System (ADAMS) is a Web-based database management system that simplifies the daily activities of all stakeholders and athletes involved in the anti-doping system. Its seat is in Lausanne, Switzerland, and its headquarters are in Montreal, Canada. WADA’s official languages include English, French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Russian, Italian, Dutch and Arabic. Read more here:

Anti-Doping Chief Calls for More Blood Testing to Catch ‘Cheats’

Athletes using performance- enhancing drugs such as human growth hormone are “getting away with it” because not enough blood testing is being done, the president of the World Anti-Doping Agency said. In 2010, WADA accredited laboratories analyzed 258,267 samples taken from in- and out-of-competition testing worldwide. Out of that amount, “effectively only 5,000” were blood samples, WADA president John Fahey said in an interview in Lausanne, Switzerland, where the doping agency has a regional office. The rest of the testing was done on urine samples. In 2010, there were only 3 positive cases of human growth hormone (HGH), according to statistics on the WADA website. HGH can only be detected in blood. HGH is considered a performance-enhancing drug because of its ability to grow muscle and aid recovery after training, while not being detectable in urine, unlike anabolic steroids. A test for HGH was first introduced at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Read more here:

Canadian police charge man with trafficking steroids

GUELPH — An online advertisement offering steroids for sale has led to a Cambridge man facing charges. Earlier this month, Guelph Police became aware of a Kijiji advertisement offering steroids for sale. Police arranged to meet with a man in connection with the advertisement in the parking lot of a Guelph gym. The man was searched and police found and seized four different steroids worth about $655 on the street. A 21-year-old man from Cambridge man is charged with two counts of trafficking a controlled substance and two counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking. He will appear in court in April.

REMINDER ADAMS Q2

Deadline for uploading the whereabouts information in ADAMS for Quarter2 (Q2) is approaching. By the 1st of April 2012 all Q2 whereabouts submissions shall be ready otherwise Article 7.5 of the IWF Anti-Doping Policy shall apply. To avoid any risk with regard to the participation of the athletes at the upcoming Continental Qualification Championships your prompt assistance is needed NOW! Help is available on the WADA website (www.wada-ama.org) as well as on the IWF website under Anti-Doping / Whereabouts /

WADA CoachTrue Anti-Doping education program

CoachTrue is a computer-based, anti-doping learning tool aimed at sports coaches of elite and recreational athletes worldwide, and WADA has closely monitored its uptake since it was first introduced two years ago. WADA’s Education Department has contacted all stakeholders and provided feedback on the continuing success of its award-winning electronic CoachTrue program. National Anti-Doping Organizations, Regional Anti-Doping Organizations and International Federations – including the umbrella organizations – were given a report based on their respective sport, or an overall report for sports within their particular country. “We have been delighted with the success of CoachTrue to date, and our records show that 1,302 coaches have so far used the tool,” said WADA Director of Education and Program Development, Rob Koehler. “These coaches come from 141 countries and from 70 different sports, which goes to show how popular it has been across the world, and how it meets the needs of coaches from all sports. “WADA will continue to promote CoachTrue so that stakeholders continue to encourage their coaches to enroll. In the absence of face-to-face training programs, CoachTrue is the next best thing.” CoachTrue won awards from the International E-Learning Association and the International Academy of Visual Arts, and is based on five elements: pre-test, tutorials, scenario-based activities, ‘Who Wants to Play True’, and post test and certification. It covers a wide range of anti-doping activities and topics in order to cater to the various learning styles and demanding schedule of coaches. It also has separate platforms for elite-level coaches and coaches at the recreational level. Click here to access Coach