{"id":276367,"date":"2017-09-03T09:00:32","date_gmt":"2017-09-03T16:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=276367"},"modified":"2017-09-02T19:15:58","modified_gmt":"2017-09-03T02:15:58","slug":"wada-publishes-2016-annual-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wada-publishes-2016-annual-report\/","title":{"rendered":"WADA Publishes 2016 Annual Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE 2016 ANNUAL REPORT<\/a><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Craig Reedie<\/strong>, the president of WADA, said,<\/p>\n

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.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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,<\/p>\n