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Biological Passport (Sport)
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is an international organization that leads the worldwide campaign against doping in sports. Created in 1999, it is funded by sports organizations and governments worldwide. The agency’s main areas of activity are scientific research, education, development of antidoping capacities, and monitoring of the World Anti-Doping Code.
In 1999, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) hosted the World Conference on Doping in Sport in order to organize a cooperative fight against doping. The conference took place in Lausanne, Switzerland. The “Lausanne Declaration on Doping in Sport” was published as a result of the conference, which provided for the establishment of the WADA in order to coordinate all interested parties to fight doping in sports.
Guidelines and the Athlete Biological Passport
WADA approved the Athlete Biological ...
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