１ October 2019Japan Anti-Doping Agency

JADA organizes an International Anti-Doping Seminar in Asia and Oceania
The Japan Anti-Doping Agency (JADA) hosted the annual International Anti-DopingSeminar in Asia and Oceania (hereinafter the “International Seminar”) between 2426 September 2019. This International Seminar was co-hosted by the World AntiDoping Agency (WADA) and the Japan Sports Agency as part of SPORT FORTOMORROW (SFT)*1, a Tokyo 2020 legacy project of the Government of Japan.

The International Seminar aims to promote the global anti-doping movement andsupport Asian and Oceanian countries developing their anti-doping activities. This
year saw 50 anti-doping personnel from 31 countries sit together to give lectures andshare views themes such as: 1) the World Anti-Doping Code 2021 and newInternational Standards, 2) athlete engagement for clean sports and 3) creating alegacy through SFT.
■ Memorandum of Understanding concluded between WADA and the Japan Sports
AgencySir. Carig Reedie, WADA President and Dr. Daichi Suzuki, Japan Sports Agency
Commissioner, concluded a memorandum of understanding on a partnership for theclean sport movement. Taking over the previous signing between WADA and theJapan Sports Agency in October 2015, this MoU is expected to continue promoting
the partnership.

■ 2021 Code and new International Standards
WADA gave a presentation on revisions to the World Anti-Doping Code andInternational Standards, whereupon breakout sessions for each of the international
standards were held based on questions from participants collected in advance todiscuss to implement specific topics.

■ Athlete engagement for clean sport
An athletes’ panel was also held on both seminardays, during which Mr. Witold Bańka, Incoming
WADA President, who participated in the IAAFWorld Athletics Championships in 2007 (Osaka)
as a member of the Polish national team, shared
his ideas on athletes’ roles and participation inanti-doping activities. Moreover, athletes also
engaged as committee members for WADA, theIOC, the Asia Paralympic Committee, JADA andother national anti-doping organizations shareddetails of their specific activities andpartnerships among athletes to general acclaim
from participants.

■ Creating a legacy through SPORT FOR TOMORROWJADA made a presentation on its partnership with the International Federations andanti-doping organizations for leveraging JADA education package and the i-Play
True Relay promotion as part of its STF activities. Good practices were shared by
the International Hockey Federation, the Japan Hockey Association (*2) and otherAsia and Oceania participants.

The International Seminar stood out as a successful occasion for every participant
to share athletes’ roles in anti-doping activities and provide updated information on
the 2021 Code; transcending the individual cultures and backgrounds of thecountries and organizations concerned. JADA keeps striving to help the global antidoping movement advance.

*1 SPORT FOR TOMORROW :An initiative to make an international contribution though sport that isspearheaded by the Japanese Government, which has been promoting sport tomore than 10 million people in over 100 nations, including developing countries,
in the seven years up to 2020, which will see Tokyo host the Summer Olympic
and Paralympic Games for the second time. It aims to deliver sporting values andpromote the Olympic and Paralympic movement to all generations and ages
worldwide.
https://www.sport4tomorrow.jp/jp/about/*2 Partnership with the International Hockey Federation and the Japan Hockey
Association :A comprehensive education session was organized at the FIH Women’s Series
Finals event in Hiroshima in 2019.
See more：https://www.playtruejapan.org/topics/2019/000398.html
JADA also interviewed Marsha Cox, co-chair of the International Hockey
Federation Athletes’ Committee, exploring the partnership with the International
Hockey Federation and the Japan Hockey Association worldwide and mainly
focusing on youth athletes.
See more：https://www.playtrue2020-sp4t.jp/ptrelay/interview/12_marsha/