Play True 2006

playISSUE 1 - 2006 AN OFFICIAL true PUBLICATION OF THE WORLD ANTI-DOPING AGENCY Turin 2006 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games mark a new era in the fight against doping play true AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE WORLD ANTI-DOPING AGENCY CONTACT: THE WORLD ANTI-DOPING AGENCY E-MAIL: [email protected] URL: www.wada-ama.org HEADQUARTERS 800 PLACE VICTORIA - SUITE 1700 p. 3 P.O. 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Pound editorial: Cover story and special feature: JACQUES ROGGE JENNIFER SCLATER A New Era Begins Turin 2006 STACY SPLETZER Richard Pound highlights the An overview of WADA’s contribution to keeping the TRANSLATIONS FRÉDÉRIC DONZÉ anti-doping successes that Turin Games fair and helping clean athletes to Sport and Governments have compete on a level playing field. PHOTOS achieved coming into the Page 3 GETTY IMAGES Turin Games, setting the stage STIG MEDHUS STACY SPLETZER (WADA) for a new era in anti-doping. DESIGN AND LAYOUT Page 1 ANTHONY PHILBIN COMMUNICATIONS The information published in the Play True magazine was correct at time of printing. The opinions expressed are those of the authors alone and do not necessarily Jacques Rogge editorial: Turin 2006 Background reflect the opinions of WADA. Determined Partners Reproduction of articles of the Play True magazine is An overview of WADA’s involvement in the Olympic and encouraged. For permission, please send your written The IOC President highlights Paralympic Games, past and present, with special request to the WADA Communications Department at the strong spirit of cooperation emphasis on the Agency’s role in Turin. Stories include: [email protected]. Play True magazine must be between WADA and the credited in any reproduction. Olympic Movement leading Anti-doping laboratory for Turin testing. Page 6 into the XX Olympic Winter WADA History at the Games. Page 7 Games in Turin. WADA Independent Observers at Turin. Page 9 Page 2 WADA Athlete Outreach team in Turin. Page 11 contents p. 17 p. 13 p. 15 p. 19 p. x p. 21 Athlete Profile: WADA Athlete Committee: WADA Gene Doping Symposium Yang Yang A. Taking a Tough Stand A look at China’s first gold medal winter WADA’s Athlete Committee takes The world’s foremost specialists in Olympic champion, Yang Yang A., revealing a tough stand on sanctions, gene doping meet and agree on her insights into what it means to be both issuing a new policy statement a series of positions and goals a clean champion and a national hero. signed by committee chairman to combat this new and Page 13 Vyacheslav Fetisov. dangerous form of doping. Page 17 Page 21 Partner Profile: New Athlete Outreach Model WADA Updates & Calendar Pg Anti-Doping Norway WADA takes a new approach to 2007 World Conference ...........23 athlete outreach activities, RADO Developments...............23 An overview of what Anti-Doping Norway providing stakeholders worldwide ADAMS Progress .....................23 is doing to fight doping on the national and with efficient tools for implementing Commonwealth Games ..........23 international level. effective anti-doping outreach List and Guide Now Available 24 Page 15 programs to their athletes, and Latin America Office................24 the expertise to back them up. Francophone Games ...............24 Page 19 Mikkelsen Update....................24 WADA Program Calendar .......25 Editorial: Richard W. Pound A New Era Begins We enter a new era in the fight against commitment to the Code, of which weapons and greater efficiency to doping in sport as we celebrate our there are now 183 signatories. The combat doping in sport. second Olympics and Paralympics second step was the drafting of an under the World Anti-Doping Code International Convention under the With Governments’ ratification of the (Code). We renew our promise to auspices of UNESCO, providing Convention, the final piece of the anti- Olympians, and all other athletes Governments with the practical means doping foundation is now falling into around the globe, to do all that we can of harmonizing their domestic policies place, heralding a new era in the fight to level the playing field and protect the with the Code. The International against doping in sport. In this new era spirit of sport. Our commitment to the Convention against Doping in Sport we solidify our gains and intensify our fight against doping in sport has never was adopted, unanimously, in October efforts on behalf of clean athletes been stronger, and we are dedicated to 2005 by the 191 countries worldwide. advancing research, monitoring and participating in the UNESCO ensuring worldwide compliance with General Conference in Paris. The recent crackdown in the U.S. on the Code, continuing the development The fact that the Convention was mass-manufacturing and trafficking of of anti-doping programs, and crafted, negotiated, and unanimously steroids is a harbinger of things to facilitating the distribution of adopted within two years come in the new era. A solid anti- information and education for is astounding. doping foundation enables us to athletes and their entourage. intensify efforts to put the squeeze on Now we watch with anticipation as, those who exploit the hopes and Our work until now has been about one by one, Governments announce dreams of athletes for personal profit, building the foundation, and the their individual ratifications of the tighten the net around athletes who cumulative growth of awareness and Convention. According to UNESCO cheat their peers out of fair progress in the fight against doping has procedures for this Convention, it will competition, and turn up the heat on been remarkable. In a short period of enter into force 30 days after its those who may only pay lip service to time—in just six years since the ratification by at least 30 countries. the fight against doping in sport. With Governments' ratification of the Convention, the final piece of the anti-doping foundation is now falling into place, heralding a new era in the fight against doping in sport. In this new era we solidify our gains and intensify our efforts on behalf of clean athletes worldwide. founding of WADA in late 1999—the Sweden and Canada, among the first In my capacity as Chairman of WADA, Code was drafted with the consensus to ratify the Convention, should be I have had the honour and the of stakeholders and accepted in 2003 congratulated. We recognize that the privilege of meeting many young by all major sports federations and bureaucratic process involved in taking athletes from around the globe. nearly 80 governments. The an international treaty, putting it into a I can tell you that more than ever International Olympic Committee (IOC) format that can be ratified (or, before, young athletes are responding proceeded to amend its charter so that according to each country’s internal to the anti-doping message, and are any sport wishing to be part of the procedures, adopted, acceded to, or glad to know that there are people, Olympic program must accept and approved), and implementing it into organizations, and nations doing their implement the Code. And this led in domestic policy is no simple matter. part for athletes’ right to clean sport. 2004 to the first Olympic, as well as Governments will certainly surpass the In these conversations, athletes Paralympic, Games under the Code. 30-ratifications threshold, given that consistently remind me of two things. 183 nations signed the Copenhagen First, doping is rarely accidental. For their part, Governments in 2003 Declaration. In practical terms, And second, clean athletes have embarked upon a two-step process to Governments are now harmonizing nothing to hide, nothing to fear, harmonize domestic policy with the their domestic policies with the Code, and fully support anti-doping efforts. Code. The first step was to sign the so that the global anti-doping WADA’s Athlete Committee’s recent Copenhagen Declaration, the political foundation is solid, and the anti-doping public call for stronger sanctions document indicating Governments’ community is armed with more embodies these sentiments. >>> 1 play true - issue 1 - 2006 IOC President Foreword: Jacques Rogge Determined Partners The XX Olympic Winter Games in Turin are expected to be the scene WADA and the IOC, together with the of great sporting performances sport movement and governments, which we all look forward to. remain steadfast in their efforts to bring So that the competition is as fair as possible, the IOC, as part of its zero us fairer, cleaner competitions. tolerance approach to doping, will ensure that all means are put in place to detect and sanction anti-doping implement tests everywhere outside Of course, the fight against doping rule violations as well as any other the Olympic venues. does not limit itself to the period of behavior that goes against the spirit the Olympic Games. WADA plays a of the Games. The IOC will be exclusively responsible key role in perpetuating our efforts all for results management. This close year long with the support of the sport In Turin, we intend to conduct some collaboration has proven to be extremely movement and governments.

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