Catherine MacLean

Communications Director, World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)

[WADA @wada_ama]

We were pleased to welcome WADA’s Athlete Council (AC) in Montreal this week for its first in-person meeting of 2026. ✅

Over two productive days, AC members exchanged perspectives on key topics of interest to athletes and discussed their priorities that will guide their efforts over the months to come.

The AC also had the opportunity to meet with our President @WitoldBanka and Director General Olivier Niggli and to connect with WADA staff in an informative and engaging fashion.

With another productive meeting behind them, the AC continues to move its work forward, representing, supporting and promoting the voices of athletes on anti-doping matters. 🗣️

[WADA @wada_ama]

‘Operation LIMS’ has now passed the 300 sanctions mark, marking the most successful investigation in anti-doping history. 👏

302 sanctions against 291 athletes by 23 ADOs, based on data retrieved from the Moscow Laboratory in 2019, involving 22 sports. ✅

Read more here: https://t.co/92fJtx0pD1

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🌏 Our President, @WitoldBanka, members of our Intelligence and Investigations Department, and our Asia/Oceania office, were in New Delhi, India, for the final conference of the expansion phase of the Global Anti-Doping Intelligence and Investigations Network (GAIIN) in Asia and Oceania.

The conference also provided an update on the outcomes of this latest phase of the GAIIN project, particularly the far-reaching and ongoing ‘Operation Upstream’ investigation.

Read more here: https://t.co/q0Z8N2s0fD

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WADA statement on misleading Associated Press article. Read more: https://t.co/Befx8CVLfO

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WADA statement on U.S. Senate Commerce Committee bill: https://t.co/f9ac5E5tmP

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🏅 Our Foundation Board has re-elected independent President, @WitoldBanka, and Vice-President, Yang Yang, for a third and final three-year term in the top leadership roles of WADA, which will begin on 1 January 2026 and run until the end of 2028.

Learn more about their re-election and vision for this final term: https://t.co/vCLPhy9BbN #CleanSport #AntiDoping #Election

[WADA @wada_ama]

WADA condemns Enhanced Games as dangerous and irresponsible. Read more: https://t.co/yUrIns7lAE

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The International Olympic Committee has awarded its highest honor, the Olympic Order, to two long-standing pillars of the anti-doping community: Richard W. Pound, our Founding President, and Dr. Valérie Fourneyron.

Their leadership has been instrumental in advancing clean sport, and today, IOC President Thomas Bach recognized their lasting contributions at the IOC Session in Greece.

Read more about their involvement in the clean sport movement here: https://t.co/h6CnW6cG7i

#CleanSport #AntiDoping

[WADA @wada_ama]

We warmly congratulate our Founding President, Richard Pound, who today was awarded Honorary Member of the International Olympic Committee during its Session in Greece. We join the IOC in celebrating Richard's immense and lasting contribution to the integrity of sport.

📸 @iocmedia

[WADA @wada_ama]

Today, we opened the 2025 Annual Symposium in Lausanne, Switzerland, bringing together 1,000+ delegates under the theme “Going Further Together.”

Our President @WitoldBanka emphasized the power of collaboration, while our Director General Olivier Niggli introduced our 2025-2029 Strategic Plan to drive innovation, athlete engagement, and global cooperation: https://t.co/r3NpgTbl1w

As we look ahead to the sixth World Conference on Doping in Sport later this year, the discussions and insights from this Symposium will help shape the future of anti-doping and ensure a level playing field for all athletes! #CleanSport #AntiDoping #WADASymposium

[WADA @wada_ama]

📢 We are proud to expand our Intelligence & Investigations Capability and Capacity Building Project to Asia and Oceania!

The expansion of the project builds off the great success of the I&I Capability and Capacity Building project in Europe and will involve anti-doping organizations and law enforcement agencies from 61 countries in Asia and Oceania.

By developing capacity and strengthening relationships with law enforcement in these regions, we aim to achieve impactful results again. Read more here: https://t.co/jebCa0QxyS

#CleanSport #AntiDoping

[WADA @wada_ama]

WADA General Counsel, Ross Wenzel, spoke with @BBCSport regarding the Jannik Sinner case. Read the full story here: https://t.co/T52GnmQTty #CleanSport #AntiDoping

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We are pleased to publish our 2025-2029 Strategic Plan under the theme ‘Going further together’: https://t.co/XonuyGIvoC #CleanSport #AntiDoping

[WADA @wada_ama]

Our President, @WitoldBanka , and our Director General, Olivier Niggli, wish you a very Happy New Year! Read their full message here: https://t.co/ZUz5tOlefB #CleanSport #AntiDoping

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WADA Foundation Board approves new five-year Strategic Plan themed ‘Going further together’. Read more here: https://t.co/MJtwlvg5e5 #CleanSport #AntiDoping

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📣 Save the Date: 11 April 2025!

Join us in celebrating Play True Day 2025 – a day to promote clean sport.

Learn more about it here: https://t.co/UkhoNHphIp #PlayTrueDay #PlayTrue #CleanSport #AntiDoping

[WADA @wada_ama]

🎉 Today, we’re celebrating a very special milestone — WADA’s 25th anniversary! Since our establishment in 1999, we have been unwavering in our mission to protect athletes’ fundamental right to participate in doping-free sport. Paramount to our organization’s success has been our relationship and collaboration with stakeholders around the world, which includes athletes, the Sport Movement, Governments, Anti-Doping Organizations and others that make up the anti-doping community. It has been a true team effort! Join us in commemorating this journey as our Athlete Council shares their heartfelt wishes for the future. Together, let’s look forward to the next 25 years of empowering athletes and promoting a level playing field for all. Here’s to the spirit of true sport! 🏅✨ #WADA25 #PlayTrue

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WADA Executive Committee receives Independent Prosecutor’s final report. Read more here: https://t.co/TaMaNwYH3n

[James Fitzgerald @JamesFitz501]

The accusations faced by WADA from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency are baseless and harmful to athletes, says Dick Pound writing in the @globeandmail https://t.co/ZeK3Kvs2Hq

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WADA President welcomes support for clean sport mission from the International Olympic Committee and U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee.
Read more here: https://t.co/4Qd03r5Q9e #CleanSport #AntiDoping #Paris2024 #Olympics #Paralympics