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Challenges associated with implementing anti-doping policy and programs in Africa

Concerns regarding the capability of the International Olympic Committee to address doping in sport catalyzed the formation of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in 1999. In its establishment phase, WADA sought geopolitical legitimacy and support from governments (including non-Western states) for...

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Autores principales: Ruwuya, Jonathan, Juma, Byron Omwando, Woolf, Jules
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9772459/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36570497
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2022.966559
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description Concerns regarding the capability of the International Olympic Committee to address doping in sport catalyzed the formation of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in 1999. In its establishment phase, WADA sought geopolitical legitimacy and support from governments (including non-Western states) for financing and acceptance. Africa was not considered during WADA's creation, relegating African states to a passive role in the global anti-doping program, and yet is still subject to the strict compliance requirements for WADA's global policy. African countries face challenges establishing anti-doping support structures and implementing the universal policy, including competing macro-level policy demands that favor addressing legacies of colonialism and human capacity development. To develop robust anti-doping support structures, African nations must spearhead anti-doping initiatives by leveraging existing infrastructure and encouraging collaborations between NADOs such that capacity can be built for policy implementation.
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spelling pubmed-97724592022-12-23 Challenges associated with implementing anti-doping policy and programs in Africa Ruwuya, Jonathan Juma, Byron Omwando Woolf, Jules Front Sports Act Living Sports and Active Living Concerns regarding the capability of the International Olympic Committee to address doping in sport catalyzed the formation of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in 1999. In its establishment phase, WADA sought geopolitical legitimacy and support from governments (including non-Western states) for financing and acceptance. Africa was not considered during WADA's creation, relegating African states to a passive role in the global anti-doping program, and yet is still subject to the strict compliance requirements for WADA's global policy. African countries face challenges establishing anti-doping support structures and implementing the universal policy, including competing macro-level policy demands that favor addressing legacies of colonialism and human capacity development. To develop robust anti-doping support structures, African nations must spearhead anti-doping initiatives by leveraging existing infrastructure and encouraging collaborations between NADOs such that capacity can be built for policy implementation. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-12-08 /pmc/articles/PMC9772459/ /pubmed/36570497 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2022.966559 Text en © 2022 Ruwuya, Juma and Woolf. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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title Challenges associated with implementing anti-doping policy and programs in Africa
title_full Challenges associated with implementing anti-doping policy and programs in Africa
title_fullStr Challenges associated with implementing anti-doping policy and programs in Africa
title_full_unstemmed Challenges associated with implementing anti-doping policy and programs in Africa
title_short Challenges associated with implementing anti-doping policy and programs in Africa
title_sort challenges associated with implementing anti-doping policy and programs in africa
topic Sports and Active Living
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9772459/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36570497
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2022.966559
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