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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 is underpinned by 8 international standards that attempt to harmonise anti-doping practices within sport organisations and public authorities. A...
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 had put my stem cell trial treatment on hold for my Crohn’s disease in order to give myself the best chance to qualify for Tokyo 2020. No one could have predicted the...
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 sacrificed and delayed my Crohn’s disease treatment and subsequent stem cell trial and chemotherapy in order to attempt to compete in Tokyo. As athletes, we...