The Clean Sport Community reunited to create a legacy topreserve the values of sport:
2022+ International Anti-Doping Seminar in Asia & Oceania

The Japan Anti-Doping Agency (JADA), in partnership with the World Anti-Doping Agency(WADA) and under the auspices of the Japan Sports Agency of the Japanese Government,
held the annual International Anti-Doping Seminar in Asia & Oceania on 14-15 December
2022.

The seminar attracted over 200 participants in Tokyo and online. Over two days, the Nationaland Regional Anti-Doping Organisations from Asia and Oceania exchanged their experiences
and practices for developing effective programmes to create a clean sport environment.
Under the theme “Reuniting the Clean
Sport Community: with a Living Legacy toPreserve the Values of Sport”, Mr. IdeYosei, the State Minister of the Japanese
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology (MEXT) and the1WADA Executive Committee and Foundation Board representing Asia, and Prof. Akama
Takao, JADA Chair, opened the hybrid session of this annual International Seminar. JADA’s
partnership with WADA has brought even further commitment as region.

WADA President Witold Bańka gave thekeynote address and mentioned “I want tothank the Japan Sports Agency and JADA for
running this seminar in partnership withWADA. It is a great opportunity to listen to
one another, strengthen existing connections,build new relationships and reflect on our roleas leaders of the anti-doping movement.”

Mr. Witold Bańka reflected on how the clean sport community showed resilience for theTokyo2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games and highlighted the significance of “PLAY TRUE
2020, Sport for Tomorrow”, which illustrates the commitment of the Japanese Government.
Mr. Banka stressed the importance of such partnership like with JADA for building thecapacity of community and Education from playground to podium.
The Athlete Cross Talk was at the heart ofthe seminar under the theme of “Reuniting
the Clean Sport Community for the Future:
All be the PLAY TRUE Creator”. Ms Yang
Yang, who will serve the next three years as
WADA’s Vice-President, illustrated theexpectations of the WADA’s Athlete Council.
Ms Portia Bing, Athlete Commission member,Drug Free Sport New Zealand, and Dr.
Murofushi Koji, Commissioner for Sports
Agency and the Gold medalist from 2004
Athens Games, also emphasized how
athletes and anti-doping organisations cancreate “win-win” relations to educate
athletes and train athletes to be the stronger
advocate for clean sport.

2Mr. Olivier Niggli, Director General, WADA, presented on the six-years of WADA
Governance Reform and shared the expectations of collaborations. Mr. Ross Wenzel,
General Counsel of WADA, shared some key cases highlighting the flexibilities and stricter
sanctions under the 2021 Code.
Mr. Tim Rickets and Mr. Kevin Haynes were in Tokyo and presented some trends and analysisof the Code Compliance Questionnaire (CCQ) sharing some guidance for better practice for
Anti-Doping Organizations (ADOs). The examples of Japan and Norway were shared by Mr.
Asakawa Shin, JADA CEO, and Mr. Martin Holmlund Lauesen, Director of International
Relations and Medical, of Anti-Doping Norway (ADNO). Based on their presentations, theTokyo participants were split into groups to discuss their experiences from the CCQ on
Testing and Education and shared their best practices. Commonly, they shared the idea of“Compliance Maturity”, meaning, through the CCQ processes, ADOs evolve for better.
To achieve a clean sport environment, Japan’s commitment to sporting values was sharedthrough the “Sport & Art” project. Based on the lessons learned from Tokyo2020 Olympic,Ms. Sophie Berwick of the International Testing Agency (ITA) also shared the plans for theParis 2024 Olympics. JADA and ITA also expressed a shared view on the importance ofcontinuous education and sending the values messages, particularly in the lead up to major
events.
The participants had the opportunity
to ask questions and exchange theirpractices and solutions to make theirprogramme better and well-equipped.
After the intensive two days, Dr.
Yamamoto Yaya, who led PLAY TRUE
2020 in JADA and a member of theEducation Committee of WADA,
concluded the seminar by saying that“based on our ‘Compliance Maturity’ processes, we need to keep evolving together. We arein the new era to rebalance the anti-doping system as the President Banka mentioned. We
can be in partnership through learning and sharing each other. Being reunited now, wecan raise our bar together”.

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From Day2 Group Discussion by Tokyo Participants

15 December 20224