the World Anti-doping Agency’s mission Composed and funded equally by the sport movement and governments of the world, is to leaD a Collaborative WorldwiDe WADA created and regularly updates the World Anti-Doping Code (Code) Campaign For Doping-Free sport. through a collaborative, global process. The Code continues today to harmonize anti-doping policies for all sports and all countries, creating a more level playing field for all athletes who strive to play true. For more than a decade, WADA has worked steadfastly to foster fairer competition and more effective education and outreach programs that encourage the values of doping-free sport. table oF Contents Chairman’s message..........................................................................................................................04 DireCtor general’s message..........................................................................................................08 WaDa members.....................................................................................................................................12 the CoDe.................................................................................................................................................14 UNESCo....................................................................................................................................................16 investigations.....................................................................................................................................18 aDAMS......................................................................................................................................................20 CommUniCations..................................................................................................................................22 ScienCe anD researCh......................................................................................................................24 meDiCine..................................................................................................................................................26 Education...............................................................................................................................................28 anti-Doping CommUnity....................................................................................................................30 io missions.............................................................................................................................................32 OOC testing............................................................................................................................................33 2012 FINANCe OVERVIEW......................................................................................................................36 FinanCial statements.......................................................................................................................38. 2012 Annual Report 05 MessAge froM the ChAirman The Honorable John Fahey, AC i am very pleaseD to report on a integrity and Achievement year in WhiCh WaDa anD its global I.am.reminded.of.an.astute.observation.made.. partners FaCeD many Challenges, by.a.Harvard.professor.in.reaction.to.a.rash.of. maDe great progress on several student.plagiarism,.an.observation.that.gets.to.the. Fronts, anD shareD mUltiple very.heart.of.why.doping.in.sport.is.so.fundamentally. wrong,.and.why.we.need.to.continue.the.fight.against. successes in oUr joint mission doping.to.the.best.of.our.abilities:.“Without.integrity,. to promote Clean sport. there.can.be.no.genuine.achievement.”.How.true. It’s.no.exaggeration.to.say.that.2012.highlighted.. In.2012,.we.witnessed.genuine.achievement.in.the. the.very.best.in.clean.sport.and.the.worst.in.. shining.example.of.the.first.Winter.Youth.Olympic. cheating,.as.WADA.carried.out.the.responsibilities. Games.in.Innsbruck,.Austria,.and.in.the.Summer. mandated.by.the.World.Anti-Doping.Code.(Code). Olympic.and.Paralympic.Games.in.London,.which. gave.us.many.wonderful.moments.to.admire.and. enjoy,.and.reminded.us.of.the.enormous.social. impact.sport.can.have.on.countries.and.communities. The.London.2012.Games.set.the.bar.for.future. Olympics.in.terms.of.its.anti-doping.program... UK.Anti-Doping.(UKAD).did.a.very.thorough.job.. with.its.pre-Games.testing.plan,.and.there.was.a. new.level.of.cooperation.between.all.the.anti-doping. bodies..I.applaud.the.anti-doping.efforts.of.the. International.Olympic.Committee.(IOC),.International. Paralympic.Committee.(IPC).and.London.Organising. Committee.(LOCOG).to.put.in.a.place.programs.which. emphasized.quality.testing,.not.simply.quantity. President John Fahey at WADA’s Pre-Olympic Games Press Conference at the London Main Press Centre 2012 Annual report 2012 Annual report 06 07 partnerships Funding for progress UKAD’s.assistance.to.the.IOC.and.LOCOG.ahead.. science.available.to.athletes.today.and.the.growing. A.crucial.part.of.WADA’s.strategy.is.to.develop. It.is.surely.evident.the.monumental.role.WADA. of.the.Games.—.and.its.intelligence.gathering.from. influence.of.the.underworld..Whenever.significant. partnerships.with.organizations.that.have.the. continues.to.play.in.the.fight.against.doping.in.sport.. the.world’s.anti-doping.community.—.provide.a.model. amounts.of.money.are.involved.and.glory.to.be.won,. expertise.to.help.find.solutions.in.the.fight.against. for.other.National.Anti-Doping.Organizations.(NADOs). there.will.be.those.willing.to.find.new,.more.scheming. doping.in.sport.. The.biggest.constraint.ahead.for.WADA.is.limited. to.follow.for.future.Olympiads,.while.NADOs.and. ways.to.cheat. funding..For.the.second.consecutive.year,.WADA’s. Regional.Anti-Doping.Organizations.(RADO).invited. The.Paris.pharmaceutical.conference.‘New.Partner- Foundation.Board.voted.to.keep.the.2013.budget. to.contribute.to.WADA’s.Outreach.and.independent. Athletes.who.cheat.by.using.doping.substance.may. ships.for.Clean.Sport’.was.a.groundbreaking.event. frozen.at.approximately.$28.million,.the.same.level. Observer.Programs.transfer.the.experience.. think.they.have.gone.undetected,.but.they.should.never.. that.brought.together.international.Pharmaceutical.. of.funding.received.in.2011,.because.governments.did. gained.during.the.Games.back.to.their.respective. rest.easy..Non-analytical.means.of.investigation.and. industry.and.anti-doping.authorities,.and.I.am.excited.. not.agree.to.provide.any.additional.funding.for.WADA. countries.and.regions.for.all.to.benefit. a.much.longer.detection.window.are.possible..We. by.the.potential..Such.cooperation.has.proven.extremely. saw.the.United.States.Anti-Doping.Agency.(USADA). valuable.in.the.development.of.detection.methods;.we. While.I.appreciate.that.economies.across.the.world. The.harsh.reality.of.doping.returned.in.the.latter.part. use.intelligence.to.build.a.successful.case.against.the. remember.CERA.being.an.excellent.example. continue.to.struggle,.this.freeze.is.not.ideal.for.the. of.2012.with.the.US.Postal.Service.(USPS).Pro.Cycling. USPS.Cycling.Team,.the.IOC.strip.five.athletes.of.their. fight.against.doping.in.sport..WADA.has.dipped.into. Team.Case,.which.showed.the.world.the.hollowness. medals.after.samples.taken.from.the.2004.Athens. WADA.also.actively.supported.a.number.of.initiatives. reserves.over.the.last.two.years.to.cover.shortfalls. of.victory.at.any.cost.and.the.extent.of.corruption. Olympic.Games.were.reanalyzed,.and.the.IPC.use.the. in.the.anti-doping.community..You.will.read.about. for.its.operating.costs,.but.if.funding.continues.to. associated.with.doping.in.sport..In.particular,.we. latest.detection.method.for.human.growth.hormone. these.in.the.following.pages.of.the.annual.report.. remain.the.same.the.Agency.will.be.forced.to.cut. need.to.be.ever.alert.to.the.increasingly.sophisticated. (hGH).to.sanction.two.Paralympic.athletes.. We.are.delighted.to.see.so.many.NADOs.and.RADOs. back.its.activities. taking.the.lead.in.organizing.activities.that.advocate. knowledge.transfer,.and.that.make.such.an.important. When.you.consider.the.hundreds.of.billions.of.dollars. contribution.in.building.anti-doping.capacity. generated.globally.by.sport.every.year,.and.the. regionally.and.nationally.. importance.sport.plays.in.our.lives.and.in.forming. young.athletes’.attitudes.toward.doping,.it.continues. UNESCO to.surprise.me.that.there.is.a.reluctance.to.properly. athletes Who Cheat by Using Doping invest.in.protecting.it. Five.additional.countries.ratified.the.UNESCO. International.Convention.against.Doping.in.2012,. Then.there.are.the.hundreds.of.millions.of.dollars.that.. sUbstanCe may think they have gone bringing.the.total.to.172.States.Parties.including.. change.hands.on.the.black.market.for.performance-. all.of.Europe’s.Member.States. enhancing.drugs..Compare.that.to.the.approximately. UnDeteCteD, bUt they shoUlD never rest $5.million1,.or.20.percent,.WADA.dedicates.annually. I.am.heartened.by.the.sheer.number.of.countries. to.scientific.research..More.money.invested.means. that.make.integrity.of.sport.a.priority..Together,.they. more.success.in.protecting.the.rights.of.clean.. easy. non-analytiCal means oF investigation represent.close.to.97.percent.of.the.world.population.. athletes.–.and.also.in.providing.a.further.service.. One.would.think.that.we.are.close.to.world.harmo- to.sport.and.society. anD a much longer DeteCtion WinDoW nization.in.the.fight.against.doping.in.sport,.but.we. are.not,.as.not.all.countries.have.reached.the.level.