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ANNUAL

PERFORMANCE

REPORT

2017/2018

Think Tank Forum on Anti-Doping in Africa – Seychelles (August 2017)

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REPORT OF THE THINK TANK FORUM ON ANTI-DOPING IN AFRICA,
SEYCHELLES, 28-31 AUGUST 2017
BACKGROUND:

1. The meeting of the 2 nd Specialized Technical Committee on Youth, Sport and
Culture(STC-YSC) in June 2016, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, took the following
decisions in regard to doping in sport :
i. Member states to put in place NADOs (National Anti-Doping
Organizations) and appropriate legislative frameworks that guide
existence and functioning of sports development and funding
institutions initiatives;

ii. Member States to comply with the World Anti-Doping Code and
promote a drug free environment in all competitions;

iii. Called upon Member States who had not yet ratified the UNESCO
International Conventuion against Doping in Sport, to do so and to
ensure that all WADA annual contributions are paid, including of all
arrears;

iv. Requested the AU Commission coordinate and harmonize the fight
against doping at the continental level and to convene a Think Tank
Forum in 2017 to develop strategies for Anti-doping programmes.

2. The Commission in collaboration with the Republic of Seychelles organized a
Think Tank Forum on Anti-Doping in Sport in Victoria, Seychelles from 28-31
August 2017, aimed at :
i. Bringing together the key role players, including those from
governments and the African Sports Movement to develop strategies on
doping in sport;

ii. Building capacity and sensitization of stakeholders on their roles and
functions in the fight against doping in sport;

iii. To develop startegies on Africa’s role in the fight against doping.
WADA’s Governance
WADA Annual Contributions
Develop strategies to enhance collaboration between the African
stakeholders in fighting doping.
Drug-Free Sport

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