WADA
Sports abbreviation · Sports Governing Body
| Stands for | World Anti-Doping Agency |
|---|---|
| Categories | Sports |
WADA stands for World Anti-Doping Agency, a sports governing body abbreviation.
Independent agency that sets anti-doping standards across Olympic sports, publishes the annual Prohibited List of substances and methods, and accredits drug-testing laboratories. National agencies and sports federations enforce its World Anti-Doping Code.
Example: Meldonium was added to WADA's Prohibited List on January 1, 2016.
Usage notes
Created on November 10, 1999, in Lausanne after the 1998 Festina doping scandal at the Tour de France, and headquartered in Montreal since 2002. It is funded equally by the Olympic movement and governments. The Code first took effect in 2004, before the Athens Olympics. Pronounced "WAH-da".
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