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Play True 2003 playSPRING - 2003 AN OFFICIAL true PUBLICATION OF THE WORLD ANTI-DOPING AGENCY A New Beginning for Sport The World Conference on Doping in Sport ushers in an unprecedented new era of global anti-doping cooperation play true AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE WORLD ANTI-DOPING AGENCY 02 CONTACT: THE WORLD ANTI-DOPING AGENCY 800 PLACE VICTORIA - SUITE 1700 P.O. BOX 120 MONTREAL, QC CANADA H4Z 1B7 TEL: +1.514.904.9232 FAX: +1.514.904.8650 E-MAIL: [email protected] URL: www.wada-ama.org PHOTOS APPEAR COURTESY OF: 01 CIO/OLYMPIC MUSEUM AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE STACY SPLETZER (WADA) SPORTS FOTO 03 04 GETTY IMAGES REUTERS GRAPHIC DESIGN & ILLUSTRATIONS: ANTHONY PHILBIN DESIGN, MONTREAL E-MAIL: [email protected] All information published in this newsletter was correct at time of printing. The articles published in this newsletter, and the opinions expressed by the writers and featured atheletes and experts do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the World Anti-Doping Agency. 01 02 Editorial: Cover Story: New Beginnings The World Conference on Doping in Sport A new Anti-Doping Code, a new look for its flagship Delegates representing governments and sports publication... federations from around the world came to Copenhagen this past March to pass a resolution that Richard W. Pound discusses will change the face of sport. the new directions ahead Page 2 for WADA and for sport in general Page 1 03 Conference Resolution The text of the Resolution as accepted Page 6 contents 05 07 06 08 09 WADA Updates 04 06 08 Conference Address: Conference Address: WADA Updates Pg Making History An Athlete’s View Funding.....................................13 Richard W. Pound Distance runner Paula Radcliffe Independent Observers...........13 The text of the introductory address given provides an athlete’s perspective Athlete Outreach ......................13 by Richard Pound to World Conference on the implications of doping and Staff Announcements..............14 delegates the necessity to take quick action Out-of-Competition Testing ....14 Board and Committees ...........15 Pages 7-88 Page 10 05 07 09 Conference Address: Conference Opinion: Partner Profile: A Tough Stand Kai Holm Australian Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge President of the NOC and Sports With more than 38 Excerpts from IOC President Jacques Confederation of Denmark and presentations to 5000 Rogge’s introductory Conference IOC Member Kai Holm on the participants since its launch in address issue of doping in sport May 2002, the Australian Page 9 Page 11 Olympic Committee’s anti-doping message is getting the job done Page 16 Message from WADA’s President: Richard W. Pound 01 New Beginnings March 5, 2003, will be remembered The Code represents a new beginning message: Play True. For that reason, as an historic day for sports. It was for all of us involved in the fight you will notice some other changes the day when an unprecedented against doping in sport. We must now we are undertaking. We have number of international sports work together to make sure the Code reworked our website (www.wada- federations and world governments, is formally adopted and implemented ama.org) to focus on the Play True together with athletes, national as quickly as possible, not just by all concept and to provide easier access Olympic committees, national anti- those sports federations and to information. We are also, with this doping agencies and accredited governments who so impressively issue, giving WADA News a new laboratories, unanimously endorsed rose to the challenge in Copenhagen, name and a new look. This the most powerful weapon yet against but by all those with a stake in publication, Play True, will still doping in sport - the World Anti- doping-free sport. The aim is to have highlight the work we do with our Doping Code. After three days of the Code in place and ready for global partners to ensure doping-free discussion in Copenhagen, the implementation not later than the sport, but in a manner that better delegates to the World Conference on 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. It is serves the needs and interests of our Doping in Sport put aside all other an ambitious goal, but not an readers. We welcome your thoughts considerations except what is best for impossible one. I am confident that and comments. the athletes and sent a powerful governments and the sport movement message to drug cheats: your days will work together and with WADA in are numbered. Since this first issue of Play True will the intervening time, just as they did focus almost exclusively on the in Copenhagen, to ensure success. By Conference, I want to thank our next summer, we will be ready. gracious hosts, the Danish Government and the National In some ways, it is a time of new Olympic Committee and Sports All international sports federations beginnings for WADA, as well. Now Confederation of Denmark, for the and nearly 80 world governments that the Code has been accepted, our extraordinary work they did in helping gave their backing to the Code, which work shifts to ensuring its WADA stage this event. I also extend will revolutionize the fight against implementation and monitoring my thanks to WADA's staff for their doping in sport. For the first time, compliance. We are well aware of our superb performance. Those of you every athlete will participate under responsibilities and are ready to who attended the Conference will the same rules, the same standards discharge the responsibility that has have seen the quality of their work. I and the same sanctions for infractions been entrusted to us. am proud of all of them. of the anti-doping rules. Where an athlete comes from or what sport he With the Code now a reality, there is So let us begin this new era - a new or she practices will no longer matter. an even greater need to focus the beginning for sport and the beginning The playing field has been leveled. world's attention on WADA's core of the end for doping. 1 play true - spring 2003 Government representatives to the World Conference sign the Copenhagen Declaration. World Conference on Doping in Sport - 2003 02 World Anti-Doping Code now a Reality Delegates and observers came from all over the world to Copenhagen, Denmark, for three days in early March 2003 and, in an unprecedented display of unity, gave their overwhelming support to the world's first Code aimed at harmonizing the rules that govern anti-doping. The conference represented one of Doping Agency (WADA); this one One of the most important events at the largest gatherings in history resulted in acceptance of the Code, the Conference was the signing of the dedicated to the fight against doping. which will be the most powerful Copenhagen Declaration on Anti- Nearly 1,200 people, representing weapon yet in the fight against Doping in Sport by 51 governments. 101 nationalities attended the event. doping. Another 27 governments promised to Most notably, representatives from all sign the document at a later date. 35 international Olympic federations On the final day of the Conference, Through the Declaration, signatory and from 80 countries came to WADA’s Foundation Board governments agreed to support the participate in this historic moment. unanimously accepted the Code. A Code; sustain international intergov- The number of those present was Conference Resolution accepting the ernmental cooperation to harmonize more than double the number of Code as the basis for the fight against anti-doping policies in sport; and to representatives at the first Conference doping was then presented to and support a timely process leading to a on Doping in Sport in Lausanne in accepted by the delegates. convention or other means through 1999. The Lausanne Conference led which governments can adopt the to the creation of the World Anti- Code prior to the Olympic Games in Turin in 2006. 02play true - spring 2003 2 World Conference: Feature CONFERENCE SESSIONS federation or nation who does not we have ever seen a similar process – adopt the Code (see speeches on either in international governmental Those attending the Conference had a pages 7-9) cooperation or in the world of sport.” number of opportunities to discuss the Code during the three days of Brian Mikkelsen, Minister of Culture Adolf Ogi, former president of the sessions. The Conference began with in Denmark and the host of the Swiss Confederation and special opening ceremonies and speeches on Conference, also pointed out the advisor to the Secretary-General of March 3. WADA President Richard W. unique opportunity that the the United Nations on Sport for Pound emphasized the need to put Conference presented. Development and Peace, brought a aside differences and accept the Code similar message on behalf of the UN. for the good of sports, while Jacques “Governments and the sports He emphasized the importance of the Rogge, President of the International movement are united in the fight positive value of sport in helping Olympic Committee, stressed that against doping, against cheaters, further human development. He also there would be no place in the against the violation of fundamental warned how doping can damage Olympic Games for any sports values,” Mikkelsen said. “I wonder if those values. 4 1 2 3 1. Adrian Lorde, government of Barbados (left), and Ed Jurith, US Office of National Drug Control Policy. 2. Brian Mikkelsen, Minister of Culture, Denmark (left), and Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark. 3. Rania Elwani, WADA Foundation Board and IOC Atletes’ Commission. 4. Top (L-to-R): Roland Baar, Prince Albert of Monaco, Johann
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