In anticipation of the Beijing Winter Olympics, which will take place in February 2022, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announces the launch of a new interactive course on its anti-doping education and learning platform (ADEL), for athletes and coaches who plan to participate in the Games.
This recent course, titled ADEL for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games, has, again, been developed by WADA in collaboration with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Testing Agency. It demonstrates the commitment of these organizations to work together to raise awareness among athletes and their coaches and to support them in preparation for the Games.
As was the case with the courses offered prior to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games, athletes and coaches who take this new course will gain an understanding of the anti-doping rules, procedures and requirements in effect at the Tokyo Games. Beijing 2022. In particular, they will learn how to check drugs and apply for a Therapeutic Use Authorization (TUE), how to submit location information, and what are the rights and responsibilities of athletes during testing. This course also includes important information about key dates related to the Games and the organizations involved.
In addition, this new course will provide important information about changes to the 2022 List of Banned Substances and Methods, which will be published on September 30, 2021 and will be in effect during the Beijing Games. In particular, it will include details on the main changes in the routes of administration of glucocorticoids which will be applied from 1er January 2022.
“WADA is proud to launch the course ADEL for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games. This course is the latest education solution available to anti-doping organizations to educate their athletes and coaches, said WADA Director of Education Amanda Hudson. It will allow them to prepare their national teams on all anti-doping aspects related to the Games. "
“As part of WADA's new ADEL platform, redesigned and launched in January 2021, this course is aimed at athletes and coaches who will participate in the Olympic Winter Games. We thank the IOC for allowing us to use inspiring images in these learning activities. WADA, the IOC and the International Control Agency strongly encourage all anti-doping organizations that send athletes to the Beijing Games to use this new interactive tool. "
“The Olympic Games anti-doping program is a strong partnership that aims to protect athletes and the integrity of the Games,” added IOC Medical and Scientific Director Richard Budgett. In this context, the IOC is proud to support this new online course, as it will greatly help athletes and their entourage to stay abreast of all anti-doping issues ahead of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, especially with regard to changes to WADA's Prohibited List which will come into effect on 1er January 2022. "
"The International Testing Agency is running an independent anti-doping program for Beijing 2022 on behalf of the IOC," said Director General of the International Testing Agency, Benjamin Cohen. We will coordinate and oversee clean sport activities during the Games, including intelligence-based testing, processing of TUE applications, Athlete Biological Passport notifications, results management and testing activities. intelligence and investigation. Under this program, athletes and their support staff will play a key role in ensuring that the Games are clean, and their work now begins with the provision of this new training course that can be taken before the Games. Games. "
Participation in this course - which provides for the presentation of a certificate to all participants who achieve a score of 80% or more - is strongly recommended. WADA, the IOC and the International Testing Agency encourage all National Olympic Committees to work closely with their National or Regional Anti-Doping Organization and National Federations to ensure that athletes and coaches are properly sensitized prior to events. Games - a principle reinforced by the International standard for education.
WADA and the IOC also launched in January 2020 the course ADeL for healthcare professionals during major events, which is mandatory for healthcare professionals participating in the Games.
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