In the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) annual report for December 2023, the National Anti-Doping Agency of Uzbekistan has been recognized as one of the top-tier organizations among 206 countries worldwide, as the Dunyo News Agency reports.
WADA evaluates the performance of national anti-doping organizations across 206 countries, categorizing them into four groups: high level (group 1), good (group 2), satisfactory (group 3), and unsatisfactory (group 4). Despite being relatively new to the anti-doping arena, Uzbekistan has secured a position in the first group, indicating high performance in its activities. Other CIS countries in this group include Belarus, Russia, and Kazakhstan. The second group comprises Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Kyrgyzstan, while the third group includes Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Moldova.
The classification of countries into these groups is based on several factors. These include timely adherence to the World Anti-Doping Agency Code, enhancing the knowledge of athletes, medical professionals, and trainers in anti-doping measures, conducting doping tests and their results (considering a low number of positive results), the presence of doping officers and investigators of international calibre, and most importantly, the level of compliance.
The National Anti-Doping Agency of the Republic of Uzbekistan passed the compliance control with the World Anti-Doping Code in the second quarter of 2023.
WADA imposes sanctions on countries deemed non-compliant with its regulations. The severity of these sanctions varies depending on the extent to which the requirements of the Code are implemented, whether fully, partially, or not at all. For instance, penalties may range from barring participation in international competitions under the country’s name to prohibiting raising the country’s flag during such events.
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