World Anti-Doping Code Commentary Project

The first fully comprehensive resource for anti-doping practitioners, providing guidance along all steps of the doping control process. With topics ranging from signatory compliance to application of the sanctioning regime, the commentary will assist the anti-doping movement to achieve a more effective implementation and harmonized interpretation of the 2015 World Anti-Doping Code.

Yearly Archives: 2018

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Can an Athlete be Provisionally Suspended before (even) being charged with an anti-doping rule violation?

CAS 2017/A/4968, Alexander Legkov v. International Ski Federation (FIS), Award of 31 August 2017 (Operative part 29 May 2017). The International Ski Federation (FIS) imposed a Provisional Suspension on Alexander Legkov, a Russian cross-country skier, prior to charging him with an anti-doping rule violation and based only on allegations contained in the “Independent Person Report,” [...]

By |September 11th, 2018|Proportionality, Provisional Suspension|0 Comments
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First draft of the 2021 World Anti-Doping Code: Not so light of a review?

On 4 June 2018, WADA opened the second phase of the review process for the 2021 WADA Code (the ‘Code’),[1] by circulating the first draft of the new Code, along with the outcomes of the preliminary stakeholder consultation and a document summarizing the major proposed changes.[2] While WADA’s initial instructions to the drafting team were [...]

By |June 25th, 2018|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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