World Anti-Doping Agency

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA; French: Agence mondiale antidopage, AMA) is a foundation initiated by the International Olympic Committee based in Canada to promote, coordinate, and monitor the fight against drugs in sports. The agency's key activities include scientific research, education, development of anti-doping capacities, and monitoring of the World Anti-Doping Code, whose provisions are enforced by the UNESCO International Convention Against Doping in Sport. The aims of the Council of Europe Anti-Doping Convention and the United States Anti-Doping Agency are also closely aligned with those of WADA.

World Anti-Doping Agency
Agence mondial antidopage
AbbreviationWADA
Formation10 November 1999 (1999-11-10)
TypeNon-profit
PurposeAnti-doping in sport
HeadquartersMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Coordinates45°30′03″N 73°33′43″W
Official languages
President
Witold Bańka
AffiliationsInternational Olympic Committee
Websitewada-ama.org
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