The World Games in Birmingham, Alabama, moves to JULY 2022 The International World Games Association (IWGA) and Birmingham Organising Committee (BOC) have agreed to postpone the 11th edition of The World Games until 7th to 17th July 2022. The Games had originally been planned to take place from 15–25 July next year. For additional informaion…… Continue Reading
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Inclusion of Kickboxing Sport in 5th Islamic Solidarity Games Organising Committee
We have a pleasure to announce the inclusion of Kicboxing Sport in 5th Islamic Solidarity Games Organising Committee which will take place in Konya, Republic of Turkey from 20th to 29th August 2021. More information will be publish as soon as they become available. African Kickboxing Confederation (WAKO AFRICA) Public Relations Department… Continue Reading
President Essissima announced postponement of African Championships 2020
On 23 march 2020, Mr. Emmanuel Essissima, the President of African Kickboxing Confederation announced postponement of African Championships 2020 because of COVID-19. In his communication, President Emmanuel Essissima informed the national Kickboxing Federation members of African Kickboxing Confederation that the following factors have been taken into consideration even if the situation was judged to be…… Continue Reading
WADA update regarding testing of Chinese athletes in light of coronavirus
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) confirms that the China Anti-Doping Agency (CHINADA) will resume testing this week following a temporary suspension, initiated on 3 February, of its testing program on mainland China due to the coronavirus, also known as Covid-19. WADA, the global regulator of anti-doping, has been closely monitoring the situation and has remained…… Continue Reading
WADA publishes 2020 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods inforce on 1 January 2020
WADA publishes 2020 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods On 30 September 2019, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) publishes the 2020 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods (List); the 2020 Summary of Major Modifications and Explanatory Notes; and the 2020 Monitoring Program. The List, which was approved by WADA’s Executive Committee (ExCo) on 23 September 2019, comes into…… Continue Reading
WADA publishes amended Technical Document for Sport Specific Analysis
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is announced to publish version 5.0 of the Technical Document for Sport Specific Analysis (TDSSA). Version 5.0 includes the following amendments that were approved by WADA’s 23 September 2019 Executive Committee meeting and are scheduled to come into force on 1 January 2020: Revised TDSSA Objectives After four years of…… Continue Reading
Bookmark and Share WADA publishes 2019 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods
Today, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) published the 2019 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods (List); the 2019 Summary of Major Modifications and Explanatory Notes; and the 2019 Monitoring Program. The List, which was approved by WADA’s Executive Committee (ExCo) on 20 September 2018, comes into force on 1 January 2019. The List, which is…… Continue Reading
WADA publishes Therapeutic Use Exemption Checklists in four additional languages
On 4 July 2019, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) published a series of Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) Checklists, which provide guidance and support to athletes, their physicians and Anti-Doping Organizations (ADOs) during the TUE application process. These Checklists are based on the TUE Committee Guidelines (TUEC Guidelines) (Medical Information to Support the Decisions of TUECs…… Continue Reading
WADA publishes Stakeholder Notice regarding meat contamination
On 16 May 2019, the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA’s) Foundation Board decided to amend Article 7.4 of the World Anti-Doping Code (Code) to allow WADA-accredited Laboratories (Laboratories) to report Atypical Findings (ATFs) for the Prohibited Substance clenbuterol. Under the current version of Article 7.4 of the Code, Laboratories may only report analytical testing results for…… Continue Reading
Nur-Sultan to host 2021 World Combat Games
GAISF today announced that the Kazakhstan capital of Nur-Sultan (formaly known as Astana) will host the inaugural World Combat Games in 2021. The announcement was made during the GAISF General Assembly in Gold Coast, Australia after GAISF and the Local Organising Committee signed the host city agreement. Powered by GAISF, the World Combat Games are…… Continue Reading