WADA opens call for new independent member of Compliance Review Committee
WADA opens call for new independent member of Compliance Review Committee

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has launched a call for candidates to fill a newly created Independent Member seat on its Compliance Review Committee (CRC). The CRC oversees WADA’s efforts…

Is sport integrity entering a new era of international cooperation?
Is sport integrity entering a new era of international cooperation?

Recent initiatives involving the IOC, WADA, the Council of Europe, INTERPOL, UNODC and other partners suggest that international cooperation is becoming more than a supporting mechanism. It is increasingly becoming…

When research strengthens sport policy
When research strengthens sport policy

The relationship between research and sport governance is changing. The IOC’s recent feature on Olympic Studies Centre research grants highlights how academic work can contribute not only to knowledge, but…

Towards gender-responsive anti-doping: T-DO GEMA reviews draft Recommendation
Towards gender-responsive anti-doping: T-DO GEMA reviews draft Recommendation

On 30 June 2026, the Council of Europe’s T-DO GEMA group held its next online meeting to continue work on the draft Recommendation on gender mainstreaming in anti-doping, including accompanying…

Clean Sport in Action Forum 2026 brings international anti-doping dialogue to Baku
Clean Sport in Action Forum 2026 brings international anti-doping dialogue to Baku

On 30 June 2026, Baku hosted the Clean Sport in Action Forum 2026, bringing together national institutions, international organisations, anti-doping experts and sport stakeholders to discuss clean sport, fair play,…

Substance risks do not stop at the borders of sport
Substance risks do not stop at the borders of sport

World Drug Day is a reminder that doping risks are shaped not only by individual choices, but also by online markets, informal supply chains, organised crime, synthetic substances and gaps…

WADA opens call for Independent Review Experts under the 2027 Code
WADA opens call for Independent Review Experts under the 2027 Code

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has opened a call for candidates to serve as Independent Review Experts under the 2027 World Anti-Doping Code. The new mechanism will apply in exceptional…

WADA ExCo discusses NADO operational independence
WADA ExCo discusses NADO operational independence

On 16 June 2026, the World Anti-Doping Agency’s Executive Committee held a virtual meeting, during which members received updates and took decisions aimed at strengthening the global anti-doping system. One…

WADA opens registration for its 2026 Regional Symposium for the Americas in Lima
WADA opens registration for its 2026 Regional Symposium for the Americas in Lima

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has opened registration for its 2026 Regional Symposium for the Americas, which will be held in Lima, Peru, on 13–14 August 2026. The Symposium will…

Paris conference calls for broader action on doping substance availability
Paris conference calls for broader action on doping substance availability

The availability of doping substances is no longer only a question for elite sport. It is becoming a wider public health, consumer safety and governance challenge. That was the central…