OpEd: Edwin Moses, Olympian and Chair of the Laureus World Sports Academy, Challenge to WADA
The senior International Olympic Committee member, Dick Pound should be recognized for being a loyalist for the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in his criticism of the report to Congress on WADA’s reform efforts by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). Unfortunately, a blindly loyal WADA soldier is not what the world’s athletes need right now -- athletes need a truly independent WADA with independent athlete representation.
Report to Congress on World Anti-Doping Agency Reform Efforts Office of National Drug Control Policy
On the 17th June 2020, the National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) submitted a report on reform efforts undertaken by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in the wake of the Russian doping scandal.
Statement on Richard McLaren’s Independent Report on Corruption in the International Weightlifting Federation
FairSport commends Richard McLaren and the German news organization ARD for exposing doping corruption, vote buying and money laundering within the International Federation of Weightlifting.
FairSport Highlights Myths in Response to WADA and IOC Lobbying Efforts on Capitol Hill
In advance of the Senate Commerce Committee hearing on February 5 on Athlete Safety and the Integrity of U.S. Sport, FairSport wishes to highlight the myths and clarify certain facts in response to comments distributed to U.S. lawmakers by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) regarding the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act (RADA).
FairSport and Global Athlete Applaud Senators Moran, Gardner, Warner and Blumenthal for Co-Sponsorship of Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act
FairSport is grateful for the leadership of Senators Moran, Gardner, Warner and Blumenthal who have confirmed their co-sponsorship of the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act. They join Senators Wicker, Whitehouse, Cardin and Leahy in support of the bill.
There must be no more delays, no more procrastination, no more if’s and no more but’s from WADA over Russian systematic doping
The integrity of sport and the credibility of WADA as an institution are at real risk. Under its newly-acquired powers, WADA for the first time ever has at its disposal the ability to act as a global watchdog is expected to act: with stringent sanctions for doping offences.
International Athlete-Led Movement Launches “to change sport for the better and bring it into the 21st century”
New Athlete-led Movement called Global Athlete to inspire and lead positive change across the world of sport and to balance the power between athletes and sports administrators.
A New Year’s Message From FairSport Founder Jim Swartz
On behalf of the small, dedicated team here at FairSport and the millions of clean athletes worldwide, we wish you a very happy, healthy and prosperous New Year.
FairSport Statement on the Introduction of The Rodchenkov Act into the United States Senate
FairSport welcomes the introduction of The Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act into the United States Senate. The significance of this Act reaching the Senate should not be underestimated given the potential that it has to permanently change the clean sport movement and ensure the rules and laws that govern doping in sport are more in touch with the desires and rights of the world’s athletes and sports fans.
FairSport Statement Calling on WADA to Cease Compromise with Russia
On September 20, in the remote Seychelles islands, the leadership of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is poised to set the course for integrity in international sports that will last long into the future. WADA is at a crossroad. It can insist on full accountability for Russia’s systematic doping of athletes, or it can back down under pressure from sports promoters.
FairSport Statement in Support of the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act
The Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act (RADA), introduced to Congress on June 12, 2018, has the potential to hold cheaters, whether individuals, federations, corporations or state actors, accountable for their actions, delivering justice to athletes whose dreams have been stolen, and to corporate sponsors and the public who have been defrauded by the criminal act of doping.