WADA was established 10 November 1999 in Lausanne by national governments and the IOC and moved to Montreal in 2002. It is governed by a 38 member Foundation Board split evenly between IOC and government representatives, and its budget is split roughly evenly between the IOC and national governments. Its central instrument is the World Anti-Doping Code, adopted by more than 650 sports organizations. The 2016 McLaren Report, commissioned by WADA, found that more than 1,000 Russian athletes across over 30 sports had been involved in or benefited from state-sponsored doping from 2011 to 2015. In 2024 it faced sharp criticism for its handling of 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for trimetazidine before the Tokyo Olympics, amid accusations of a cover-up. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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FoundedEstablished 10 November 1999 in Lausanne, Switzerland, through a collective initiative of national governments from over 140 countries together with the International Olympic Committee. HeadquartersMontreal, Quebec, Canada (since 2002) 1 FoundersEstablished through a collective initiative led by the national governments of over 140 countries together with the International Olympic Committee. 1 FAQs
Is the World Anti-Doping Agency funded and run by the International Olympic Committee alone?
No. The World Anti-Doping Agency is governed by a 38 member Foundation Board split evenly between International Olympic Committee representatives and national government representatives, and its budget is split roughly evenly between the two sides as well.
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The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA; French: Agence mondiale antidopage, AMA) is an international organisation co-founded by the governments of over 140 nations along with the International Olympic Committee based in Canada to promote, coordinate, and monitor the fight against drugs in sports.
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The World Anti-Doping Agency is a foundation created through a collective initiative led by the national governments of over 140 countries along with the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It was set up on 10 November 1999 in Lausanne, Switzerland.
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