2022 International Anti-Doping Seminarin Asia and Oceania: GoVirtual!
- Legacy Creates Our Future for Clean, Fair and True Sport -Schedule

18 January 2022

19 January 2022Seminar DAY1Seminar DAY2& Chat with Speakers& Tokyo2020 IDCO Reunion

The 2022 seminar was held on 18-19 January as online, GoVirtual!, due to COVID-19 ongoing global
pandemic. 250 colleagues from 52 countries and regions registered and the seminar intended to create aninteractive nature though distance. The seminar was designed to share the Tokyo2020 legacy creation withClean Sport community and various partners towards, and during, the Tokyo2020 Games. In particular,
PLAY TRUE 2020, Sport for Tomorrow initiative, placing anti-doping as the core legacy pillar was highlighted.
Mr. IKEDA Yoshitaka, State Minister for the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology(MEXT) as well as WADA Executive Committee member representing Asia, gave a host welcome. In his
keynote speech, Mr. Witold Bańka, WADA President, commended PLAY TRUE 2020 bringing anti-doping to
the next level by bringing it onfront of the Games legacy. WADA Directors and Managers were committed tobuilding the knowledge and capacity of Clean Sport community in Asia and Oceania through theirpresentations.
The Athlete Panel was one of the Highlights of Day2: Dr. MUROFUSHI Koji OLY, Commissioner of JapanSports Agency and former WADA/JADA Athlete Committee member, was joined by Ms. Kadidiatou Tounkara
OLY, Chair of Education Committee, WADA. They discussed the importance of ensuring the fundamental
principles of International Standard for Education: “Education before Testing”; and “Education before
sending athletes and support personnel to the International events” for protecting the Clean Sportenvironment.
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18 January 2022

Opening Welcome Message & Bringing Global Clean Sport Movement Together
Mr. IKEDA Yoshitaka, State Minister for the Ministry of Education,Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) as well as for theCabinet Office, conveyed his warm appreciation to all who contributed
to the Tokyo2020 Games. In his opening video message, Japan’scontinuous commitment to realising Clean Sport even after the Gameswas stressed for the future of sport.
Mr. Witold Bańka, WADA President conveyed his appreciation toJapan’s commitment for Clean Sport through PLAY TRUE 2020 Sportfor Tomorrow, Tokyo2020’s legacy project. He mentioned theimportance of this legacy project as this was the first time that ahosting nation of the Olympic and Paralympic Games prioritized antidoping by placing it as a core legacy pillar. Mr. Bańka stressed how
Clean Sport – particularly in the area of education – will be benefited
from the success of this legacy project, which he hoped to carry into
the future major events.

PLAY TRUE 2020 Legacy Creation

PLAY TRUE 2020, the legacy initiative tocreate and protect the clean and fair sport
in the lead up to, and during, theTokyo2020 Games, has been summarized
by Dr. YAMAMOTO Yaya, who has led thecreation team since Tokyo was award tohost the Games in 2013. The 8-year
journey and its strategies were explained
along with main projects such as the “RealChampion Education Package” and the“PLAY TRUE Relay” and ”i-PLAY TRUERelay”.
The trajectories behind the scene ofmaking “SPORT & ART”, whichtransformed the messages and photos ofsport values from the world into a work ofart, were shared. The “living legacy”
created through PLAY TRUE 2020 is now
being relayed into the future!

Presentation Video Clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZorH21BTYITokyo2020 Panel

The major players of Doping Control during theTokyo2020 Games were gathered to discuss. Those“Firsts” were highlighted during the Tokyo2020 Clean
Sport Panel session to reflect Anti-Doping Program ofTokyo2020 Games:i)

Hosting the Games under the COVID-19 global
pandemic situationii) Introducing Dried Bool Spot (DBS) as a trialiii) Implementing Paperless system during the Olympicsiv) Building holistic partnership between the Organising
Committee and the hosting country’s NADO (JADA),
including through PLAY TRUE 2020.

Some learnings and takeaway lessons were shared by thePanel, including some challenges under COVID-19
situation and further strengthening of Clean Sport
Community particularly when a NADO becomes aninternational event’s hosting country’s anti-doping agency.
Panelists
Opening – Dr. Akama Takao, Vice-President JADA
then Chief Medical Officer, Tokyo2020◼ Mr. Matteo Vallini, Head of Testing, ITA◼ Mr. James Sclater, Anti-Doping Director, IPC◼ Mr. George Tsamis, Senior Manager, Testing, WADA
◼ Dr. Francesca Rossi, Director of Testing, National Anti-Doping
Agency of France (Chair, Independent Observer Team forTokyo2020 Olympic Games)◼ Ms Hirai Chika, JADA/ then Doping Control Director, Tokyo2020
Moderator – Dr. Yamamoto Yaya, GM JADADay219 January 2022

Clean Sport Movement and Updates of WADA
Mr. Olivier Niggli, WADA Director General, updated the progress of
WADA’s “Five-Year Strategic Plan” under the theme of ‘Leading AntiDoping in a New Era’. The renewed WADA Corporate logo and website
were unveiled to the seminar participants with its concept.

2021 Code Implementation, Compliance Procedures and Upcoming Code Compliance
Questionnaire: Lessons Learned and General Updates
Mr. Kevin Haynes, WADA Associate Director of Compliance, Rules andStandards, outlined the upcoming Code Compliance Questionnaire (CCQ,
which is the written questionnaire to the Code Signatories to check thecompliance with the World Anti-Doping Code) with its schedule. The mainchanges from the previous CCQ, including tier-approach, was explained andthe participants were well-informed of upcoming procedures of CCQ.

Cross Talk: Athlete engagement for Clean SportThe Athlete Panel was joined by Dr. MUROFUSHI Koji OLY,
Commissioner of Japan Sports Agency and former WADA/JADA
Athlete Committee member, and Ms Kadidiatou Tounkara OLY,
Chair of Education Committee, WADA. Highlighting PLAY TRUE
2020 as one of the best practices of athlete and public
engagement, they argued the significance of spreading thevalues of sport led by the Clean Sport Community and theathletes engaging themselves in anti-doping programme.
The fundamental principles of International Standard for
Education: “Educate before Testing”; and “Educate before
Panelists
sending athletes and support personnel to the international◼ Ms Kadidiatou Tounkara OLY,
events” were discussed from athletes’ perspectives how theyChair, Education Committee, WADA
can be achieved for ensuing the Clean Sport environment for◼ Dr. MUROFUSHI Koji OLY,Commissioner, Japan Sports Agency all.

Case Study: Clean Sport Partnership
Under the title of “Clean Sport Partnerships”, NADONADO/NADO-RADO partnerships were showcased to emphasize
the benefits from partnerships. Cross talk sessions: i) China,
Korea and Japan for 3 NADO Partnership; andii) SEARADO-JADA 3 times MOU Partnership illustrated ourstrong ‘scrum’ for ensuring a Clean Sport environment
worldwide.
Panelists
3 NADO Partnership: China x Japan x Korea◼ Mr. Chen Zhiyu, Director General, CHINADA◼ Mr. Kim Kum Pyoung, Secretary General, KADA
◼ Mr. ASAKAWA Shin, CEO, JADA
South East Asia RADO x JADA Partnership Evolving◼ Dr. Patrick Goh, Chair, SEARADO◼ Prof. SUZUKI Hidenori, Chair, JADA

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JADA Release

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JADA Website & Press release

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