New WADA president meets with IOC

New World Anti-doping Agency president John Fahey met today with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) head Jacques Rogge at the IOC headquarters in Lausanne to discuss strategies in the fight against doping in sport. Also present were the heads of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) and of the General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) as well as the Chairpeople of the IOC Athletes' and Medical Commissions.

Rogge expressed his support for WADA, but said that more still needed to be done to fight doping. "WADA has come a long way with the establishment of the World Anti-Doping Code, for example, but challenges remain. Efforts are still needed to allow the full implementation of the Code by the Olympic Movement by January 1, 2009 and the adhesion by governments to the UNESCO Convention. I am confident that Mr Fahey will significantly help to move things forward," said Rogge.

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