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WADA adds the National Anti-Doping Organization of Kenya to the compliance ‘watchlist’

As part of a circulatory vote that ended on 30 October 2025, the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA’s) Executive Committee ...
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WADA engages with young athletes at 2025 Asian Youth Games in Bahrain

WADA’s AE team was on site in the Athletes Hub during Bahrain 2025, which ran from 22-31 October. Organized by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), Bahrain 2025 featured more than 4,000 athletes between ...
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WADA announces signing of Intelligence and Investigations agreements between Latin American and European partners

L’Agence mondiale antidopage (AMA) est heureuse d’annoncer que son bureau d'Amérique latine et des Caraïbes a facilité la ...
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International Standard for Code Compliance by Signatories (ISCCS)

The International Standard for Code Compliance by Signatories (ISCCS) is a mandatory International Standard developed as part of the World Anti-Doping Program. The purpose of the ISCCS is to set out ...
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Independent Observer Program

Ever since it was first launched at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, WADA's Independent Observer (IO) program has helped enhance athlete and public confidence at major sport events by randomly ...
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The effect of formoterol on blood, urine and muscle metabolism, prolonged endurance performance and sprinting ability in trained endurance athletes

Beta2-agonists are commonly used by elite endurance athletes to counteract asthma and exercise-induced bronchoconstriction, whereby more than 50% of athletes experience lower airways dysfunction.
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Analysis of glucocorticoids in DBS: profiles of dexamethasone, methylprednisolone and deflazacort after oral administration, correlation with plasmatic concentrations and ...

Increasing interest has been dedicated to DBS in sports drug testing, due to the advantages regarding sample collection and transportation. Few data is published in the literature regarding analysis ...
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Quantification of the carboxylated LGD-4033 long-term metabolite in human micro-dose excretion study urine samples

A major concern both for athletes and result management authorities is the possibility of nutritional supplement/dietary product contamination with minute amounts of anabolic agents leading to adverse ...
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Evaluating alcohol effects on Blood Steroid Profile by simultaneous measurement of EAAS doping and alcohol consumption markers via LC-MS

The longitudinal monitoring of Testosterone and Androstenedione blood concentrations was introduced in the Steroidal Module of Athlete Biological Passport in 2023 as a complementary tool to the ...
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Studies of glucocorticoids after intravenous administration: evaluation of washout periods.

Glucocorticoids (GC) are forbidden in sports competitions when used by injectable, oral or rectal routes. They are allowed by other routes for therapeutic purposes. Since most GCs are marketed in ...
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P-III-NP detection using Atellica and Centaur analyzers on an athletes cohort: comparison and evaluation of hemolysis and storage

Despite suspected high prevalence of Growth Hormone (GH) doping, detection of GH doping is complex. The indirect method based on two biomarkers increased by GH (growth factor IGF-I and procollagen ...