“One
of the most important achievements to date in the fight against
doping in sport has been the drafting, acceptance, and adoption
of a uniform set of anti-doping rules, the World Anti-Doping
Code (Code).
The
World Anti-Doping Agency Code is the core document that provides
the framework for anti-doping policies, rules, and regulations
within sport organizations and among public authorities.
On
March 5, 2003, at the second World Conference on Doping in
Sport, some 1200 delegates representing 80 governments, the
International Olympic Committee (IOC), U.S. Olympic Committee,
the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), all Olympic
sports, national Olympic and Paralympic committees, athletes,
national anti-doping organizations, and international agencies
unanimously agreed to adopt the Code as the basis for the
fight against doping in sport.
The
Copenhagen Resolution (available in the Download Center) expresses
stakeholder acceptance of the World Anti-Doping Code and was
issued at the second World Conference.
The
Code entered into force on January 1st, 2004.” World
Anti-Doping Agency. All copyrights to the Code belong solely
to the World Anti-Doping Agency. |
