The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is pleased to launch its 2021 series of athlete-led webinars for athletes, which is an initiative started last year by WADA’s Athlete Committee that enables interactive engagement by the Agency with athletes worldwide.
WADA invites athletes and others to register for the first webinar of the series, titled 2021 COVID-19 and Clean Sport Update, which will be held on 25 February from 13-14:00 EST; and, will focus on the impact of COVID-19 on athletes and the anti-doping system.
During this webinar, WADA Athlete Committee Chair Ben Sandford and the following athlete and expert panelists will discuss the ongoing effect that the COVID-19 pandemic is having on anti-doping for athletes; including, an open Q&A regarding its impacts on testing, the role of vaccines and the way forward.
- Dr. Olivier Rabin, Senior Executive Director, Sciences and International Partnerships, WADA
- James Sclater, Director of Anti-Doping, International Paralympic Committee
- Dr. Lenka Wech, Olympian in rowing and member of WADA’s Health, Medical and Research Committee
Over the last year, WADA and its Athlete Committee have provided stacy.spletzer@wada-ama.org.