WADA provides update on the work of its Taskforce on Unintentional Doping

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Here is the update by the Taskforce created in 2023, likely caused by increasing case numbers of unintentional doping:

Initial discussions on how to conceptualize, measure and reduce unintentional doping, took place during WADA’s 2022 Global Education Conference, after which the Taskforce was established in 2023. The Taskforce’s ‘Unintentional Doping Research Project’ is co-funded by WADA and the Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ), which in May 2022 committed CAD 400,000 for the research project that will initially run from 2022 to 2026.

A good explanation by one of the members:

Professor Backhouse said: “The Taskforce on Unintentional Doping is committed to developing a better understanding of the complex issue of unintentional doping, as we know it leads to worry and anxiety amongst athletes across the world. With a focus on preventing the behaviors that put athletes and their support personnel at risk of unintentional doping, we want to draw upon multiple perspectives to help us address the current knowledge gaps and shape collective actions. By better understanding the problem and establishing a system where we can globally measure unintentional doping trends, we will be better placed to intervene in a targeted and tailored way.”
 

Lleytonstation

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Not exactly moving fast, will be interesting if they speed up...

The mandate of the Taskforce will be extended in order to pursue this very important work. In 2025, WADA will be issuing a ‘call for contributions’ that will seek stakeholder input and evidence on unintentional doping from the anti-doping community that may be able to offer insight. These contributions will then be considered by the Taskforce as part of the project.
 
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Arak

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Increasing case numbers of unintentional doping, hmmm.

It seems to me that athletes caught doping are subjected to much more lenient punishment if they can induce some reasonable doubt about their accidental ingestion of banned substances. Hence, we see more and more unintentional doping cases. From contaminated hands of a masseuse to a contaminated supplement. It does seem like a perfectly reasonable excuse difficult to disprove. Athletes and their teams are getting smarter and getting excellent legal advice from their lawyers.
 
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