Dried Blood Spot Testing – Ali Jawad
The anti-doping system implements a combination of methods to protect clean athletes through in/out competition drug testing, the...
ALI JAWAD BLOG 10 – Should Para athletes have more protection in the World Anti-Doping code? (Part 1)
In Olympic and Paralympic sport there is no fewer controversial topics in the competitive environment than the enhancement of...
ALI JAWAD BLOG 9 – The Role of Sports Pharmacy in Anti-Doping
The new World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) international standards have been updated for the WADA code 2021. The WADA code...
ALI JAWAD BLOG 8 – HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Coming into 2020, I was full of excitement and hope with my fourth Paralympic Games on the horizon. I...
ALI JAWAD BLOG 7 – How did the anti-doping system adapt to the threat of Covid-19?
For many athletes, 2020 was supposed to be the most important year of their lives. Personally, I had...
ALI JAWAD BLOG 6 – Should Anti-Doping Agencies give athletes a choice of testing kits during an anti-doping test?
Since Russia was exposed to having tampered with athletes anti-doping testing bottles, it caused a pandemonium amongst anti-doping agencies,...
ALI JAWAD BLOG 5 – Should Anti-Doping Education be incorporated within sports degrees at universities?
There have been many instances where athletes have claimed they unknowingly ingested the prohibited substances, or they were advised...
ALI JAWAD BLOG 4 – How fair is the appeals process within the anti-doping system?
Currently, the World Anti-Doping Code has ten (10) Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) in which athletes can be sanctioned. Usually,...
ALI JAWAD BLOG 3 – Do the WADA sanctions against Russia go far enough?
On the 9th December, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Executive Committee imposed a 4-year ban on Russia, which prohibits...
Ali Jawad Blog 2 – An athlete perspective on the WADA World Doping in Sport Conference
As ambassador for the Versapak Doping Control ltd team, I accompanied them to the 5th WADA World Doping in...