TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Challenges associated with implementing anti-doping policy and programs in Africa
JO  - Frontiers in sports and active living
A1  - Ruwuya, Jonathan
A1  - Juma, Byron Omwando
A1  - Woolf, Jules
SP  - e966559
EP  - e966559
VL  - 4
IS  - 
N2  - Concerns regarding the capability of the International Olympic Committee to address doping in sport catalyzed the formation of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in 1999. In its establishment phase, WADA sought geopolitical legitimacy and support from governments (including non-Western states) for financing and acceptance. Africa was not considered during WADA's creation, relegating African states to a passive role in the global anti-doping program, and yet is still subject to the strict compliance requirements for WADA's global policy. African countries face challenges establishing anti-doping support structures and implementing the universal policy, including competing macro-level policy demands that favor addressing legacies of colonialism and human capacity development. To develop robust anti-doping support structures, African nations must spearhead anti-doping initiatives by leveraging existing infrastructure and encouraging collaborations between NADOs such that capacity can be built for policy implementation.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2624-9367
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2022.966559
ID  - ref1
ER  -