WADA Publishes 2016 Annual Report

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The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) recently published their 2016 Annual Report. The Annual Report outlines the agency’s top accomplishments for 2016, as well as outlining the priorities for 2017 and beyond.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE 2016 ANNUAL REPORT

Several of the priorities for 2016 included developing new detection methods for doping, research, and monitoring anti-doping activities across the globe. Additionally, much of 2016 was consumed by the McLaren investigations into Russian sports teams.

Craig Reedie, the president of WADA, said,

The outcomes of WADA’s independent investigations and the actions taken by WADA and our partners, resulted in very public challenges for anti-doping and sport. However, we believe that when we look back on 2016, it will be considered a turning point in the fight against doping in sport — a year which solidified the belief among our stakeholders that a strong independent WADA is essential to securing athletes’ ambitions.

Following the conclusion of last summer’s Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games, the community sought after a more empowered WADA. The consensus was that WADA had accomplished much throughout the last 17 years, however, there was a need to equip the agency with more tools. Afterwards at WADA’s Foundation Board meeting, a series of recommendations were approved, including,

immediate action related to Code compliance,
WADA’s Whistleblower Program,
WADA’s governance model,
the laboratory accreditation system,
the Independent Testing Authority (ITA), and
the Anti-Doping Administration and Management System (ADAMS).

WADA Director General, Olivier Niggli, explained that,

WADA has led the charge against doping in sport in an ever changing and complex environment. We believe that we have been successful in our mission. We are proud of the work that the WADA team has accomplished with limited resources, always striving to meet and exceed the expectations set by our partners in the clean sport community. Much work has been done and much is left to do to secure athletes’ confidence and trust in the system, which they so richly deserve. Our goal is to ensure that the clean athlete prevails.

The agency concluded 2016 with a total of 88 employees throughout their headquarters in Montreal, Canada and regional offices across the world.

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