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Anti-Doping

Doping in sport is a serious issue. SIRC is pleased to partner with the Association of National Anti-Doping Organisations (ANADO) to bring you the latest information on anti-doping.

With the World Conference on Doping in Sport taking place in Madrid this month, SIRC would like to take the time to highlight doping issues in our newsletter and with the SIRC Seminar on November 6th featuring Casey Wade, Executive Director of ANADO and Paul Melia, President and CEO of CCES.




Feature Articles

ANADO

ANADO is a dynamic organization working on behalf several world leading National Anti-Doping Organizations. Its main objective is working together to develop quality anti-doping programs to strengthen global anti-doping efforts and to ultimately protect athletes’ fundamental rights to compete in healthy sport, free from the use of prohibited drugs and methods.

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Guide to the CODE

January 1, 2007, marks the three-year anniversity of the World Anti-Doping Code's (Code) coming into force. At the same time, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is conducting a consultation with stakeholders for a review of the Code with the intent to fine-tune the core document that serves as the foundation for the global fight against doping in sport. Play True takes this opportunity to provide a closer look at the Code, from its genesis to the principles it champions, and considers the next phase in the evolution of global efforts for clean sport.

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Gene Doping

Gene therapy represents an exciting and promising step forward in medical reserch, but its misuse to enhance athletic ability poses a serioous threat to the integrity of sport and the health of athletes. WADA has been tracking the threat of gene doping since it first became a notion and has devoted significant resources to enable its detection.

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Ergogenic Aids Help or Hinder?

The authors conduct a review of the literature on ergogenic aids and their effect on performance, including safety and adverse effects.  Topics covered include: dietary supplements; caffeine; creatine; carnitine; amino acids; branched-chain amino acids; glutamine.

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Doping in Swimming

A recap of the sixth annual reunion of the Olympic swimmers from the German Democratic Republic (GDR) from 1970-1991 is provided in this article. The lingering effect of doping, physically and mentally, on the athletes is discussed highlighting the impact of being drugged without parental consent, considered a traitor to their sport and dealing with irreversible damage to their bodies.

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News from SIRC

SIRC Hits the Road

SIRC will be visiting Regina, Fredericton and Winnipeg through out the month of November. Look for us at SaskFit, the Sport, Leadership and Fitness Summit, the MPETA S.A.G. 2007 and Sport Manitoba.

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SIRC Seminar Series

Anti-Doping Seminar

Speaker: Casey Wade, ANADO & Paul Melia, CCES

Date: Novermber 6, 2007

Time: 9:00-11:00am

Location: SIRC, 180 Elgin St., Suite 1400, Ottawa

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