World Anti-Doping Agency 2016 annual report / World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). - Montreal : WADA, 2017
CONTENTS
- Wada Vision And Mission
- Message From The President And The Director General
- Our Priorities
- Governance
- Executive Committee
- Foundation Board
- Management Team
- Organizational Overview
- The World Anti-Doping Program And The World Anti-Doping Code
- Partnerships
- Code Compliance
- Athlete Relations
- Education
- Intelligence And Investigations
- Science And Medical
- Testing
- Information And Data Management
- Funding
- 2016 Finance Overview
- 2016 Contributions
- 2016 Financial Statements
While WADA’s 2016 priorities included development of new detection methods for doping; conducting new research; equipping Anti-Doping Organizations (ADOs) with tools to protect the integrity of sport; and, monitoring global anti-doping activities; the year was largely consumed by the revelations exposed via the independent Pound and McLaren investigations into Russian sport.
After the Rio Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games, the clean sport community rallied around the need for a more empowered WADA. There was consensus that WADA had accomplished much over its 17 years and that now it was time to equip the Agency with the tools it needs to truly fulfill its mission as the global independent leader of clean sport. Accordingly, at WADA’s 20 November 2016 Foundation Board meeting, the Board approved a series of recommendations for immediate action related to Code compliance; WADA’s Whistleblower Program; WADA’s governance model; the laboratory accreditation system; the Independent Testing Authority (ITA); and, the Anti-Doping Administration and Management System (ADAMS). These recommendations led to the development of a series of priorities that will drive WADA’s work in 2017 and beyond.
At USD28.3 million, WADA’s budget -- which is based on contributions from the public sector that are matched by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) -- has increased slightly over the past five years (2012-2016), growing an average of 1.4% per year. At the same time, WADA’s scope of activities has increased significantly; and, some of those activities, such as investigations, have pulled resourcing from other key activities.
At the end of 2016, WADA employed 88 people from its headquarters in Montreal, Canada; and, its regional offices in Cape Town, South Africa; Tokyo, Japan; Lausanne, Switzerland; and, Montevideo, Uruguay. Together, the WADA team collaborates day-in and day-out with our global partners to preserve the integrity of sport and uphold the values of fair play.
