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R.W. Pound Editorial: Cover Story and Special Feature: The Lessons of THG Regional Support The swift cooperation surrounding the discovery A look at the process and personnel that have helped and identification of THG to develop WADA’s three main regional offices in demonstrates that a new Tokyo, Cape Town, and Lausanne, and at the work milestone has been reached they are doing to keep the anti-doping message in the fight to create a truly meaningful for their regions. unified and effective global Page 2 response to doping in sport.

Richard Pound reviews the THG timeline and draws 03 some conclusions regarding just how far the world anti- doping effort has come. Support from Washington Page 1 A profile of Scott Burns, the new U.S. representative to the WADA Foundation Board, and a look at the recent high-level announcements and indictments that are positioning the U.S. as a leader in the fight against doping in sport. Page 5 contents

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Athlete Profile: WADA Updates Pg Government Assistance Beckie Scott UNESCO Convention...... 14 Canadian cross-country skier The Code ...... 14 Profiles of government ministers from Beckie Scott speaks, along with Education Survey...... 15 South Africa, Russia, Australia and Japan her husband Justin Wadsworth, Prohibited List...... 15 who are taking a special interest in on seeing her Bronze turn into Funding...... 15 promoting drug-free sport. Gold, and of the state of doping Page 7 in sport. Page 11

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FIFA Magazine Interview: WADA Outreach: Jiri Dvorak IPC World Skiing Championship FIFA’s Chief Medical Officer discusses Outreach news from the doping in Football and his organization’s International Paralympic cooperation with WADA. Committee’s World Skiing Page 9 Champioship in Wildschonau Valley, Austria. Page 13 Editorial: Richard W. Pound 02 01 A True Milestone The swift and stern response to the discovery of THG demonstrated an important and unprecedented new level of global anti-doping cooperation

No matter where in the world you sport in a State of the Union This cooperation is truly a milestone are, if you have even a passing Address. The harm that steroids and and shows how far we have come in interest in sports, it would have been banned substances do to the bodies the fight against doping in sport. In hard to miss the THG story the last of young athletes is now so clear that creating WADA, the sports few months. Ever since an heads of state are prepared to enter movement and world governments anonymous coach gave the U.S. the battle against their use by our realized the need to work together if Anti-Doping Agency a sample of the children. sports were to be free of drugs. I am previously unknown steroid, and the heartened that this goal seems to UCLA laboratory in the United States Equally extraordinary was the have come to fruition. found a way to detect this substance announcement of the four and test for it, the fight against indictments in the THG case by the Perhaps the most important lesson doping in sport has been forever Attorney General of the United of all from the THG story is the changed. States. What would have once have message it sends to athletes and been relegated to local news stations their entourages. First, no one is Consider what has happened in the last year regarding THG and the impact it has had on doping in sport. In creating WADA, the sports movement and world A national anti-doping agency took the lead in an investigation that governments realized the need to work together if would cross numerous sports, countries, athletes and coaches. An sports were to be free of drugs. I am heartened that accredited laboratory was able to identify the substance, and create a this goal seems to have come to fruition. test for its detection, which was then passed on to all WADA accredited was important enough that the top immune. The first four indictments laboratories. The majority of this law enforcement officer in America in the THG cases were not against work was done in complete was willing to make the athletes but those who helped them confidentiality, to enable the trap to announcement himself. take banned substances. Just be sprung. because you are a coach, trainer or And most recently, a disciplinary doctor does not mean you are safe Once the announcement regarding committee in Britain banned one of from the consequences of your THG was made in October of last these five athletes, Dwain Chambers, actions. An athlete may pay the price year, the work to capture those from competition for two years for for using a prohibited substance, but responsible for its creation and having tested positive for THG. The so will you. distribution began in earnest. At sanction is completely in line with WADA's urging, sports authorities the World Anti-Doping Code for a Athletes should take this message to retested stored samples from a first offense for the use of steroids. heart, too. Some may have taken number of competitions and five THG, feeling that it was not a known athletes were named as having Some important lessons can be substance and therefore, they would tested positive for the drug. The U.S. learned from the THG scandal. First, not get caught. Others may today be Government investigated what laws there is no doubt that the fight in taking drugs that are as of yet may have been broken by those who doping has come a long way. undetected, feeling confident that introduced THG into the sports Consider the cooperation it took they will not be caught. Let the THG world. A grand jury was convened. between so many different elements issue be a warning to them all. If you And this year, indictments were to bring a case involving THG to its cheat, you will be caught. If you are handed down against those believed just conclusion. National anti-doping caught, you will face the to have broken the law in agencies, international federations, consequences. And if you think distributing this controlled substance an accredited laboratory, and governments and the sports world to athletes. government authorities all worked are not organized enough to catch together on this issue. If any of these you, read the papers for the last few Most remarkable of all, the attention links had failed somewhere along months and think again. from this scandal led the President of the way, the chain would have been the United States, for the first time, broken. to mention the topic of doping in

1 play true - issue 1 - 2004 02 Regional Support: Local Offices Reaching out to the World 02 The development of a global anti-doping culture requires not only a strong message and the tools to communicate it, but also the important work of regional WADA representatives who tailor that message to the needs of local athletes and federations. A profile of WADA’s regional offices and of the committed men and women who have helped bring the Agency’s message to the world

When the World Anti-Doping Agency headquarters moved to the North core roles and responsibilities: liaising was established in Lausanne in American continent, a small office with stakeholders in their respective November 1999, stakeholders always remained open in Lausanne to serve regions; actively promoting WADA intended to make sure its mandate as the office for the European region and its mission; providing information would be global. As an international (WADA remains a Swiss Foundation to the media and public on doping organization, WADA has an obligation with its legal seat in Switzerland). In issues; and coordinating projects such to serve all its constituents in all November 2003, similar offices were as those related to education, regions of the globe. set up in Tokyo, Japan (covering communications, or implementation Asia/Oceania) and Cape Town, South of the World Anti-Doping Code. WADA's Foundation Board agreed in Africa (serving the African continent). 2001 to move the Agency's But the directors and assistants in headquarters to Montreal. The Board Today, these three offices carry out a these offices do much more. They members, however, also agreed that number of duties in conjunction with best know and understand the needs regional offices would need to be the staff of 38 employees in Montreal, of the continents in which they live established in other parts of the world aimed at furthering WADA's vision of and have great responsibility in to completely carry out WADA's promoting a doping-free culture in ensuring that WADA's work is best mission. In April 2002, when the sport. All regional offices share some tailored to suit these needs.

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Lausanne doping in sport," Dielen said. "The IFs director, also based in the Lausanne are some of our most important office, brings years of medical and Lausanne was the first regional office partners and we must have daily political experience to his work. Prior to be established and its staff has face-to-face contact with them to to joining WADA, he worked as team worked closely with stakeholders for address their needs and develop doctor for a number of national and several years. The office is staffed by common strategies." professional teams and was also in two directors, Tom Dielen and Dr. charge of the Olympic polyclinics Alain Garnier, and an assistant, Today, much of Dielen's work during the Winter in Sibylle Villard. Dielen, who heads the revolves around helping the IFs Albertville, France. He also served in office, is primarily responsible for implement the Code and work its the French Ministry for Sport and in acting as a liaison for WADA with tenants into their rules. Each IF has the Council of Europe and was international sports federations (IFs), to integrate the principles and key instrumental in helping with the most of whom are based in Europe, articles of the Code into their own creation of WADA. and the International Olympic rules, which will be the tool for the Committee. Having served as daily operations of the IFs' fight As of January 1, Garnier has taken executive director for the International against doping. Each sport has its on one of the newest and most Archery Federation previous to unique character and as an example, challenging jobs WADA is tasked with joining WADA, Dielen is well- a rule for a certain type of team under the Code: supervision of the qualified to serve the needs of these competition in gymnastics, might not Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUE) stakeholders. work for fencing or field hockey. program. For the first time, a Sports organizations have until the harmonized system is in place to Dielen worked closely with IFs during Olympic Games in Athens to accept ensure that athletes who need to take the drafting of the World Anti-Doping and implement the Code. Most are medications or substances that Code. WADA issued several drafts of well on their way. As of mid-March, would normally fall under the the Code for comment to 24 out of 28 international Olympic Prohibited List can do so and still compete (for more on TUEs, see issue 3 of Play True).

Although TUEs are granted by IFs for international level athletes and by national anti-doping agencies for national level athletes, WADA plays an important role in the overall process. All approved TUE applications must be sent to WADA, where they are reviewed by Garnier. WADA reserves the right to review any TUE that is granted and reverse the original decision. In additional, athletes who requested a TUE and were denied can seek a review by WADA and the Agency can also reverse that denial.

"Having a harmonized TUE process across sports and countries is extremely important," Garnier noted. "Previously, some IFs had systems in WADA’s Lausanne-based Directors Tom Dielen (left) and Dr. Alain Garnier (right), with Assistant Sibylle Villard place while others did not. All athletes should have the right to take stakeholders and many IFs expressed summer sports federations and six needed medications and still be able their suggestions and concerns to out of seven Olympic winter sports to compete in an international or WADA through the European regional federations have already accepted the national sports arena." office. Code. The IOC recognized sports are also making rapid progress, with 26 Garnier also draws upon his previous "These comments were invaluable in out of 28 having accepted the Code. political experience in acting as creating the Code, which is now the WADA liaison to governments in cornerstone for the fight against Alain Garnier, WADA's medical Europe.

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Tokyo gathering of Asian governments. The The South African government agreed to meeting, which will be held in April, incur all expenses related to the Cape Asia and Oceania represent two very will bring together government Town regional office until later in 2004. important regions for WADA. Both representatives for discussions on have provided exceptional support how best to regionally coordinate anti- Even before the office was officially financially - Oceania has been the doping activities, and provide the opened in November, Swigelaar was only continent to pay its dues in full regional financial contribution to hard at work on WADA issues. He the last two years and Japan has WADA. pulled together an Athlete Outreach been the largest single government team entirely from the African contributor to WADA's budget - and "The key to success is development of continent to be present at the All- publicly (see Funding Update article a regional strategy," Hayashi said. "We Africa Games in Nigeria in October on pg 15). must look at common activities and 2003. It represented the first time an common goals." Outreach event had been coordinated by staff outside of Montreal. During the event, thousands of athletes signed a pledge to doping-free sport and had their questions and concerns addressed on the topic of doping in sport (for more on WADA's presence at the All Africa Games, see issue 3 of Play True 2003).

At the Games, Swigelaar was also invited to give a presentation regarding WADA to the Supreme Council for Sport in Africa. He has since then worked regularly with the Council to inform and educate regarding WADA's role and the importance of African representation in the fight against doping.

Kazuhiro Hayashi (center-left) and Chiho Miki (center-right) with colleagues

The Tokyo office was established in Long-term goals for the office include November 2003 and Kazuhiro working with WADA's education Hayashi was named as its director. department in Montreal to better Hayashi was formerly counselor to the equip countries in educating athletes cabinet office of the Japanese prime and their entourages regarding the minister. Chiho Miki was hired in dangers of doping. January as the office assistant. Cape Town Although based in Japan, the office covers a large geographic area, WADA's South Africa office in Cape ranging from the Middle East to Town was established at the same time Australia and New Zealand. The as the Tokyo office last year. The office region is not only large but diverse is currently only staffed by a director, and the issues the countries face Rodney Swigelaar, who previously Rodney Swigelaar, WADA’s African office director regarding doping are varied. served as the minister of sports' department advisor on doping issues. The office's first task is to reach out to "Africa is a key continent for WADA," governments who previously have The Cape Town office is unique for Swigelaar said. "Sports represent an only worked with WADA through WADA; the South African important part of life here and WADA headquarters. In addition to working government, whose sports minister, must educate all aspects of society with local and regional media to get H.E. Mr Ngconde Balfour (see page regarding the dangers of doping. The the word out regarding the 7), serves on WADA's Board, felt that key to success in Africa is to assist established of the office, Hayashi and WADA needed to be present on the stakeholders in realizing all the Miki are organizing a first regional African continent as soon as possible. important work that WADA does."

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03 Capitol Gains Building on both his star athletic and law enforcement backgrounds, Scott Burns, the new U.S. Representative to the WADA Foundation Board, is providing the Agency with invaluable support and helping to shape the leadership role that the U.S. is taking on doping in sports

Back in the 1970s when Scott Burns has helped WADA receive its 2003 annual speech to the Congress and was a star athlete in high school and dues from the U.S. Government the nation. A few weeks later, U.S. college in the state of Utah, the despite a budgetary holdup that had Attorney General John Ashcroft policy around doping was one of frozen all government spending. He personally announced the "don't ask, don't tell." There was no has taken over chairmanship of indictments against four people drug testing, no overt discussions on WADA's Ethics and Education involved in the scandal surrounding the topic. No fear of detection or Committee and is already working the use of the designer steroid THG. sanctions. "Did I actually see doping occur? No," "For the President of the United States to says Burns today. "But we all had a pretty good idea who was doing what. I would be less than candid if I address this issue sends a clear said I didn't suspect that certain players were using steroids and message to athletes, coaches, and fans amphetamines." that we must push back," Burns said. Things have come a long way since then in Burns' home country. The "Cheating, especially in sports, is not United States has made significant strides in recent years in the fight something Americans will stand for." against doping in sport and Burns' role in that fight has just gotten much with staff and committee members Burns believes these developments more prominent. on how best to disseminate WADA's clearly demonstrate the leadership message of clean sport to athlete on role the U.S. is willing to take in As the newly appointed a global level. Burns has also been fighting doping. representative from the United States busy meeting and consulting with Government to WADA's Foundation anti-doping stakeholders in the U.S. "'For the President of the United States Board, Burns is now charged with and abroad. to address this issue sends a clear advising his government on how best message to athletes, coaches, and fans to eliminate doping from sport at all Most importantly, he has helped that we must push back," Burns said. levels. In his position as deputy ensure that the U.S. Government "Cheating, especially in sports, is not director for state and local affairs in takes a leadership role in raising the something Americans will stand for." the White House Office of National profile of doping in sport as a major Drug Control Policy, he significantly societal issue. Recent informal polls back him up. A influences the stance the U.S. number of newspapers in the U.S. Government takes on this issue. In January, President George Bush have asked their readers recently mentioned the issue of steroid use in about steroid use in sports. A Burns' first few months with WADA sports in the State of the Union significant percentage of the public have been quite productive. Since Address. This was the first time a believes that steroid use is common, joining the Board late last year, he president addressed the topic in his a fact they find increasingly troubling. 5 play true - issue 1 - 2004 03 Regional Support: Scott Burns Profile

WADA Director General David Howman (left) and WADA Director of Education and Planning Casey Wade (right) outside of the White House with new WADA Foundation Board Member Scott Burns. The U.S. has taken a strong and active leadership role in the anti-doping cause, and in promoting athletic values in sports at all levels which, as Burns puts it: “are such an important part of our national fiber”.

For Burns, this is as much a personal successfully prosecuted more than soccer to the National Football crusade as a professional duty. He 100 felony jury trials, including League are such an important part of grew up with sports and excelled in a narcotics cases, and also served on our national fiber," he continued. number of them. He was an amateur the White House Committee on "The U.S. must act in a strong and boxer from the age of 10 through Illegal Narcotics and Addiction. consistent manner to ensure that college. He helped bring to his athletic competition occurs by and hometown in Utah its first State Burns feels strongly that his home between those who are drug free." Basketball Championship in 1975 country has to set an example for and went on to Southern Utah others to follow. He says he is not Burns is confident that goal can be University on a basketball sure precisely how big a problem achieved. He sees cooperation scholarship. While in college, he doping in sport is but fears the between all partners - sports played quarterback for the football problem may be more pervasive than organizations, governments, and team. His accomplishments led to his previously thought. athletes - as the key to making it induction into the university's Athletic happen. Hall of Fame in 1996. "It's particularly disturbing that athletes are starting to use "I bring a commitment, on behalf of He also has the law enforcement performance-enhancing substances the United States, that we will work background that lends credibility to at a younger age," he said. "If you with other nations, speaking as one the tough stance he wants the U.S. had told me a couple of years ago voice with respect to prevention, to take against doping in sport. Prior that 12-year-olds would be using education, research, and meaningful to being confirmed by the U.S. steroids, I would never have sanctions when necessary," he said. Senate for his position in the White believed it." House, he served for 16 years as county attorney for Iron County, "Sports on all levels, from Little Utah. As a prosecutor, he League Baseball to high school 03 play true - issue 1 - 2004 6 Regional Support: Governments 04 State of the

04 Nations In addition to Scott Burns (see profile, page 5), WADA counts on a number of important political officials for support. Beginning with this issue, Play True will feature profiles of government officials who have been particularly active in the fight against doping in sport

Consultative Group Against Doping in players and helped win two Olympic Sport (IICGADS) in Cape Town in titles, seven world championships 2001. He also facilitated the setting up and two Stanley Cups with the Detroit of WADA's regional office in South Red Wings. Africa in November 2003 (see page 4). He eventually switched to coaching Ngconde Balfour (South Africa) Balfour works equally fervently and worked with the New Jersey against doping in sport on a national Devils and with the Russian team that Ngconde Balfour is one of the most level and regional level. Through the won the Bronze medal at the Olympic well-known figures in sport in the Supreme Council for Sport in Africa as Games in 2002. He was later named history of South Africa. He was a well as the New Partnership for chairman of the State Committee of member of the South African Council Africa's Development (NEPAD), he the Russian Federation for Physical of Sport, an organization dedicated to assists various countries on the Culture and Sport, also known as promoting and developing sport in continent with anti-doping initiatives. minister for sport. black communities during the apartheid era. He was named in In this position, Fetisov has worked 1999 as Minister of Sport and actively to support WADA. Moscow Recreation by President Thabo Mbeki. hosted the IICGADS meeting in In this position, Balfour became one December 2002 and Russia is of the principal figures in South playing a leading role in the creation African Sport and made his of the international convention against governments one of the leaders in the Viacheslav Fetisov (Russia) doping. The country is one of the global fight against doping in sport. largest individual contributors to Balfour is a member of WADA's Viacheslav Fetisov, Russia's minister WADA's budget, paying nearly US Foundation Board and Executive for sport, is an legend. $600,000 annually. Committee and hosted the meeting of During his career, he was considered Since 2003, Festisov has represented the International Intergovernmental one of the sport's most brilliant the European governments on WADA's Foundation Board. He brings to WADA not only a strong sport background, but also a dedication and will to rid sport of doping.

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organizations are compliant with the serves as vice minister of education, Code in the required timeframe. The culture, sports, science and government continues to support the technology and is also on WADA's nation's anti-doping agency, the Foundation Board and Executive largest in the Oceania region, and Committee, where he represents the maintains a comprehensive national Asian continent. Rod Kemp (Australia) anti-doping program. Japan has been the single largest The Oceania region often sets an On the international scene, Australia government contributor to WADA, example of how to best fight doping in is also assisting in the preparation of with payments of US $1.5 million sport and one of the region's chief the international convention against each year. The Japanese Government figures in this fight has been the doping under UNESCO. The Oceania proposed and greatly facilitated the Honorable Rod Kemp. Kemp has region is the only one to have paid in opening of a WADA office in Tokyo, to served as Australia's Minister for the full its financial contributions to represent the Agency in the Arts and Sport since November WADA the last two years. Asia/Oceania region. 2001. He is also a member of WADA's Foundation Board and of the Japan has also taken a lead in the Executive Committee. As such, he creation of the international has taken an active role in the convention against doping and is creation and acceptance of the World active nationally, regionally and Anti-Doping Code and the internationally in the fight against Copenhagen Declaration, through doping in sport. which governments signaled their Yoshiaki Harada (Japan) acceptance of the Code. Since the World Conference on As with the other ministers profiled on Doping in Sport in Copenhagen in these pages, Yoshiaki Harada March 2003, the Australian represents a country that has Government has worked to ensure demonstrated its commitment to the that the country's national sporting fight against doping in sport. Harada

Former hockey star and current Russian Minister for Sport Viacheslav Fetisov in consultation with the recently re-elected Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin

play true - issue 1 - 2004 8 05 Jiri Dvorak For the last ten years, FIFA chief medical officer Prof. JIRI DVORAK has been working intensively in the sphere of sports medicine. In excerpts from an interview with Andreas Werz, reprinted with special permission from FIFA magazine, Dvorak discusses doping in Football, and FIFA’s new cooperation with WADA

FIFA magazine: With two cases of What is FIFA's reaction to the two How big a problem is doping in doping at the FIFA World Youth positive cases at the World Youth football? Championship in the United Arab Championship? We have no reason to believe that there Emirates, last year must have been a We are understandably disappointed are any systematic doping programs in very eventful one for you as FIFA chief that two young people have taken football, because no drugs or medical officer. prohibited substances. But looking at substances exist that can considerably In the last decade, FIFA has carried the two cases in a broader context, enhance a footballer's performance. out 2,400 doping tests at final we are not unduly concerned, There are no pills or concoctions that competitions. The positive cases in because doping is very rare in can magically turn a good footballer the United Arab Emirates were the football. Nonetheless, FIFA will into an outstanding one. first since 1994. Positive tests in FIFA continue its fight against doping final competitions are extremely rare. unabated, because prevention and What's more, the two cases at the education are extremely important, World Youth Championship must be especially for young players. viewed separately: one involved the recreational drug marijuana, while the other was far more alarming since it involved nandrolone.

What makes the nandrolone case more serious? Because it confirms what many experts have suspected for some time, that young people think they can improve their performance levels by taking this widely available substance. They don't realise that's nonsense. In football, there is nothing to gain from using drugs. Football is different from so many other sports in that it requires a whole range of qualities - endurance, speed, strength, technique, coordination and concentration to name just a few.

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How dangerous is doping in football? But, despite those relatively few instances of doping, the fight against Basically, healthy people should not banned substances is still very take medication of any kind. People important to FIFA? who do take such substances risk long-term damage, because That's right, because prevention is practically every drug has side effects. crucial. Over the last ten years, we Anabolic steroids, such as have been testing two players after nandrolone, are particularly each FIFA final competition match. dangerous. Not only do they promote We draw the players for the test at muscle growth in legs and arms, but random, so anyone could be tested. If they can also build up coronary a player were to take drugs, it would muscle fibres. Once an athlete only be a matter of time before he retires, this can have devastating was caught. Doping control is very consequences. important and there is no doubt that it drafting of the Anti-Doping Code serves as a deterrent. from the very start. One of the How many footballers would you say most important points of this Code are actually taking banned substances? At the 2002 Ordinary FIFA Congress is that positive tests are dealt with I have been working very actively in in Seoul, it was decided that doping using individual case football medicine for ten years now. control procedures and sanctions management. FIFA accepted a During that time, I have attended would be harmonised. How are things two-year suspension for doping many of the 27 FIFA final looking in that respect? offences as a general indicator, but competitions that have been held and we reserve the right to assess have watched hundreds, maybe even All 204 associations affiliated to FIFA each case on its individual merits thousands, of players on the pitch. now carry out doping controls through and WADA has accepted this. My colleagues and I would urine and/or blood analysis. Every FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter undoubtedly have noticed if a large positive case around the world must and WADA Chairman Richard number of players had been taking be dealt with on an individual basis, Pound met in Zurich in January. drugs. Our doping tests have been because the use of a prohibited As a result of that discussion, FIFA consistently carried out, and in some substance may warrant anything from has pledged its support for the cases blood samples have been taken relatively mild to very severe Anti-Doping Code, and is set to as part of this process. We do not punishment. There is a difference sign an agreement to that effect at have a problem with systematic between a player using a recreational the FIFA Centennial Congress in doping at FIFA competitions. We do drug like marijuana and a substance Paris this May. WADA will also use not know what the situation is in like nandrolone. What's more, it is FIFA's network of doping officers to carry out its controls, a move that not only makes sense, but “WADA will also use FIFA's network of doping officers to will also be more efficient and save costs. Moreover, this step will carry out its controls, a move that not only makes sense, promote and strengthen cooperation between our two but will also be more efficient and save costs. organisations. Moreover, this step will promote and strengthen cooperation between our two organisations.”

domestic leagues, but we are in the also important to take into account process of introducing control the dose that a player has taken. mechanisms at that level as well, though we have no reason to think FIFA and WADA are working together that organised doping exists in the to combat doping. How do the two leagues. Every year, anywhere organisations cooperate exactly? between 25,000 and 28,000 footballers are tested for prohibited FIFA and WADA have been meeting substances, yet positive results are a and exchanging information regarding rarity. I would estimate that there are the fight against doping on a regular 15 to 20 positive cases every year. basis ever since WADA was set up in That is a very small number. 1999. FIFA has been involved in the 05play true - issue 1 - 2004 10 Canadian cross-country skier Beckie Scott saw her 2002 Bronze turn to Gold after doping infractions by the other medalists came to light in the Games’ aftermath. A staunch anti-doping advocate along with her husband Justin Wadsworth, they spoke to Play True about the state of their sport and of the role that athletes can play in promoting drug-free competition

BECKIE Photo by Arnd Hemmersbach

06 For Beckie Scott skiing was always in Just four short months after that, and Beckie and Justin have made raising her blood.SCOTT She often went cross-country two years after the Winter Olympic awareness about anti-doping and the skiing with her family while growing up Games, Beckie's original Bronze that had values of sport a priority throughout their in Alberta, Canada. She followed her turned to Silver became a Gold medal. sporting careers. active parents' lead and put on skis The International Olympic Committee around the same time that she learned (IOC) annulled all of the results of Olga Question: There is a perception that to walk as a child. Danilova due to her positive drug test in some sports have more of a doping issue and pursuant to the ruling than others. How do you handle this She describes her 2002 Olympic Games by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Fair perception with your sport? experience as a dreamlike occurrence play prevailed. with many good memories about Beckie: On some levels, it is very teammates, coaches and support staff. Today, Beckie Scott is a leader for frustrating because I know there are "We were having the time of our lives," women's Nordic sport in Canada. Off clean athletes in our sport who are she said. "To have that group to celebrate the trails, this Olympian has also having success and good results and we with when I won the Bronze medal was become an international hero and an should be able to celebrate them, but an experience unlike any other." icon for fair competition. In 2003 Beckie instead we are asking the inevitable married Justin Wadsworth, a cross- question of "Are they or aren't they…?" In October 2003 Beckie Scott's Bronze country skier and an elite athlete in his Doping has brought a lot of shame on medal turned to Silver. After finishing own right. Prior to his nine years on the our sport. It is a great sport, with many behind and Larisa US National Team, this three-time great people and great athletes in it, but Lazutina, it was discovered that Lazutina Olympian also had a stint with the US (not unlike many other sports) it has also should not have been eligible to compete Junior Rowing squad. been touched by corruption and greed because of a previously undisclosed and I'm not sure that much faith in it has doping infraction. been restored. 11 play true - issue 1 - 2004 06 Athlete Profile: Beckie Scott

Justin: As an athlete I could never focus Beckie: I would say that you could never Question: How does it feel to become a on it during the season because it would enjoy your successes or Gold medalist two years after the have been too discouraging to know I accomplishments as a doper the same Olympic Games? was stepping to the starting line with so way you can as a clean athlete. The many doped athletes. When I wasn't sense of achievement and Beckie: It feels ok. Nothing like the competing, I was always trying to raise accomplishment that comes with feeling of first stepping on to the podium awareness of the doping problems so reaching your dreams and goals through at the Games, or the thrill of being that people could get an idea of what hard work and dedication could never be awarded a Bronze at the time, but I was was really going on. I would encourage the same. Almost anybody can dope very relieved to see that the right athletes to do all they could to clean up and be successful, but very few can be decision was made. the sport they are in if doping is a problem. clean and do the same. Question: Were you ever angry that your Question: What steps, if any, do you Justin: First, doping is cheating, and no time in the limelight was stolen? take to help prove that you are clean to different then taking a shortcut on the the general public? How can WADA help race course. Second, taking any Beckie: Not really. I always felt that the you in this process? performance-enhancing drug is media interest was very high, and dangerous to your health, and could generally, people were very supportive. Beckie: I did speak out publicly before cause serious effects later in life. And The aspect of it that disappointed me and during the Olympics, and was finally, it's the journey of training hard was the fact that it took so long. It was actively campaigning against doping and pushing yourself to your natural disheartening to see things take so long before the Olympics. My comments limits. That's the most satisfying part of to resolve. But the positive message is about being "clean" were widely read, all sports. that the system worked, justice and I think my stance on it was quite prevailed, and good guys won. That is well known. WADA could definitely Question: What can elite athletes do to the message that clean athletes should assist clean athletes and NGOs by help rid doping from sport? walk away with and the warning to supporting them and initiating those who are not clean. They should be conversations with them. To know that Beckie: Get involved! Start asking hard aware that it may take a while, but in WADA is working against doping and is questions. Start finding out what is really the end, they will pay a price. supportive of clean athletes is very going on behind the scenes. Start a important. I also think that WADA has to petition demanding better testing and Question: Are you more confident in get to a level of really extensive and policing. Talk to people, talk to the press, anti-ddoping now? intimate knowledge of each sport, such put pressure on your International as doping patterns vs. racing schedules, Federation and put pressure on your I think we still have a ways to go but in order to be effective, and instill NGO as well. I think that not speaking things are moving in the right direction. confidence in the clean athletes that the up and getting involved is as much a The science of catching the dopers needs system is working. political act as speaking up and getting to catch up and we need more testing. In involved. More and more now I think the end, it's a matter of putting more Justin: Beckie and I put together a that change has got to start with the resources into these important areas. petition to bring better testing from an athletes really wanting it. independent source, including more Question: Any thoughts on WADA or transparency, so the athletes have an Justin: Elite athletes can be open and anti-ddoping in general? idea of what is really going on. willing to be tested, even if it seems invasive, or inconvenient. They should Beckie: I think that in order to be Question: What advice would you give to be vocal in their sport and speak to effective, there has to be a concentrated a young person who is tempted to use their peers about the issues involving effort to get closer to the individual performance enhancing drugs? doping. sports, to understand the systems that are behind them, and find out exactly Beckie Scott with her husband and fellow elite athlete, Justin Wadsworth what is going on, when, why, etc. Testing and policing has to be as motivated and scientific as the doping itself, not burdened or inspired by politics and legalities.

Justin: I'm just a bit concerned that as WADA gets established worldwide, International Federations (IFs) and national governing bodies (NGBs) aren't staying involved enough with testing and policing the athletes that are doping. I also worry about putting too much time and money into sports where doping isn't much of an issue. I would hope that endurance sports are targeted, and that in those endurance sports, the focus is on out-of-competition testing.

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DestinationAUSTRIA The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and WADA join forces at the IPC World Skiing Championships 0 Wildschonau Valley, Austria offered Athletes had the opportunity to visit IPC President Phil Craven offered his the perfect backdrop for the 2004 WADA's stand set-up in the athlete support for both WADA and the World International Paralympic Committee dining room and a play an interactive Anti-Doping Code saying, "Doping in (IPC) Skiing World Championships. doping quiz which is translated into sport continues to be a serious issue Athletes from 28 nations participated five different languages and offers an at all levels. By showing its support in this important event, which effective means for athletes and team for WADA, the IPC is sending a strong showcased the world's top talent in staff to engage in discussions on anti- message that we will not tolerate the lead-up to the 2006 Paralympic doping issues. Athletes also had the doping in sport." Winter Games in , Italy. opportunity to sign a large banner as their pledge for doping free sport. In March 2003, the IPC signed the WADA's Athlete Outreach Program World Anti-Doping Code. The IPC had a large presence at this event, Staffing the Outreach Program Anti-Doping Code has been revised to which took place from 31 January to included IPC Anti-Doping and comply with the World Anti-Doping 7 February 2004. The Athlete Classification Manager Andy Code and WADA's standards. This Outreach Program strives to build Parkinson, Simone Bader from the Code will apply at all IPC sanctioned greater awareness about WADA and Office Federal du Sport competitions including the ATHENS the anti-doping issue. This was the Macolin, Switzerland and Stacy 2004 Paralympic Games. first time WADA's Program was Spletzer, WADA's Athlete Outreach present at an IPC World Manager. Championships.

Left and above and lower right: Athletes at the event sign the pledge to doping-free sport and play the doping quiz Above right: Phil Craven, President of the IPC and WADA Foundation Board member Below left: Simone Bader and Andy Parkinson (IPC) with WADA’s Stacy Spletzer (right)

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International Convention Moves Forward 08Preliminary Draft presented at UNESCO Headquarters in January The process of drafting an international subsequently a Drafting Committee The convention against doping in sport convention under the auspices of was established. This Committee is will be the first universal and legally- UNESCO reached a milestone in now charged with incorporating binding one for governments. A January, with the first intergov- comments made during the January number of governments cannot ernmental meeting taking place over meeting into a new draft version of the formally sign on to a private document, the preliminary draft of the document. Code, which will be presented at such as the World Anti-Doping Code. another UNESCO intergovernmental The convention, proposed by member Representatives from the 190 member meeting in May. states themselves to be created under countries of UNESCO, the United the umbrella of UNESCO, will allow Nations organization for education, The draft convention will next be countries to formally accept the science and culture, discussed the presented at the fourth international principles of the Code as well as preliminary draft written by a group of conference of ministers and officials officially recognize WADA and its roles experts that had been assembled by responsible for physical education and and responsibilities. UNESCO Director General Koichiro sport (MINEPS IV). The goal is to Matsuura. At the opening of the present the final version of the Governments must accept the Code meeting, comments were made by IOC convention to the UNESCO General through this convention prior to the President2 0Jacques02 Bud Rogge,get: WADA Assembly in2 October003 Bu d2005.get: Olympic Games in Turin in 2006. Director General82% Rec Davideived Howman, and 78% Received 18% Outstanding 22% Outstanding

Sports Organizations Rally to The Code 24 of 28 Summer Federations have signed to date

Jacques Rogge, the president of the a number of international federations International Olympic Committee, has will hold their annual congresses in stated numerous times that there is no the coming weeks. place at the Olympic Games for those sports that do not accept the World In addition, 179 out of 202 national Anti-Doping Code, a statement Olympic Committees had accepted the confirmed by changes to the Olympic Code by late March. Among federations Charter. Six months prior to the recognized by the IOC, 26 out of 28 Olympic Games in Athens, the deadline have also accepted. for sports organizations to accept the Code, many sports organizations have In June, WADA will issue a report to taken those words to heart. its Foundation Board and the IOC detailing the progress that all sports In addition to the IOC, 24 of 28 organizations have made to accept Olympic summer international and implement the Code. federations and six out of seven winter international federations had The complete list of all organizations accepted the Code by late March. that have accepted the Code to date IOC President Jacques Rogge is taking a tough stand on sport organizations that have not adopted the Others have pledged to do so soon, as can be found on WADA's website at: World Anti-Doping Code, stating flatly that there is no www.wada-aama.org place for their athletes in the Olympic Games

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The 2004 Prohibited List Now Available in Booklet Form

WADA's 2004 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods, which came into effect January 1, is now available in booklet form. The booklet makes available the List in a practical format in English and French. Those who wish to receive a copy should contact WADA at: [email protected] Educational Survey: The results are in At the end of 2003, WADA sent a The aim was also to determine the WADA's education department is also survey to a number of stakeholders, needs of stakeholders with respect to creating a library of educational including governments, international materials that still must be produced. resource material. Stakeholders who federations, national Olympic and The Agency received nearly 160 would like to have their materials Paralympic committees, and national responses, which have been included in this library can send any anti-doping agencies, to assess the summarized in a report available on relevant information or material to: type of educational information WADA's website. [email protected] available on doping in sport. Funding Update Governments continue to make payments to meet their financial obligations to WADA for 2002 and 2003, as well as paying their dues for 2004 As of late March, WADA had Beginning this year, governments have In January, the International Olympic received 82 percent of its budget for until June 30 to meet their financial Committee advanced to WADA $3.7 2002 and 78 percent of its budget commitments to WADA. Those who million of the commitment owed to the for 2003. To date, the amount have not paid by that date may face Agency for 2004 from the Olympic received from governments and the sanctions, which will include removal Movement. No further money will be Olympic Movement for 2004 comes of the country's representatives from received from the IOC until government to approximately US $7 million out the Foundation Board and the contributions reach the above sum. A of a budget of $20.2 million. Executive Committee, and having list of payments made by governments accreditation to the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement to WADA denied to their governments' officials. can be found at: www.wada-ama.org Status of Contributions An overview of received government contributions as a percentage of the annual budgets still affected

2002 Budget: 2003 Budget: 2004 Budget: 82% Received 78% Received 34% Received* 18% Outstanding 22% Outstanding 66% Outstanding

*combined government and IOC contributions to date

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