The collective, world-wide effort to combat doping in sport has come a long way since the idea was first conceived by the International Olympic Committee at meetings in Lausanne in 1999 with the creation of the World Anti-Doping Agency.
Four years later, in Copenhagen in 2003, the World Anti-Doping Code (Code) became the core document adopted by the sport movement and governments of the world as the framework for the global harmonised fight against doping in sport.
A revised rewrite of the code was completed in November 2007 in Madrid, which included a commitment to full compliance with the code by all international sports and governments. Acceptance of this revised 2007 Code commits sport worldwide to do all in its power, individually and collectively, to combat the scourge of doping, and to protect athletes’ rights to safe and fair competition.
The revised World Code has gone into effect as of January 1 2009. The ISSF Anti-Doping Regulations, which have already been accepted and confirmed by WADA as being in full compliance with the World Code, are now also in effect as of January 1, 2009.
The International Shooting Sport Federation is renewing its long-time commitment to anti-doping and giving it a fresh perspective. Among other regulatory mechanisms like the increase of out-of-competition testing, the ISSF is committed to enhancing its focus on education to ensure that all shooters at the international and national levels, as well as the local and regional levels, are educated on the dangers of using drugs – for their health, their athlete status, their national pride, their reputations and ultimately, their legacy.
In this regard our website will hopefully be a greater source of information for all shooters and coaches. We will also disseminate educational materials via our member federations and at some of our International Events.
We trust these additional tools will allow everyone involved in sport-shooting to be educated on the health risks, the doping control system, the sanctioning processes and the various personal implications of using performance enhancing drugs. |