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WADA provides update regarding 2026 Regional Symposiums for Europe and Africa

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) would like to provide stakeholders with an update regarding its 2026 Regional Symposiums ...
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WADA Celebrates Play True Day 2026: "Play True. It Starts with You."

Today, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is engaging athletes, National and Regional Anti-Doping Organizations, Sports ...
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Cold- and Cryo-RBC blood doping: Enhanced biomarker detectability by AI-driven cell sorting and Biofiltration

Autologous blood transfusion (ABT) using cryo-preserved red blood cells (Cryo-RBC) is a method that will enhance athletic performance in endurance events. Cryo-RBC can be stored longer than regular ...
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3S Project-II: Assessment of Subsampling-based Convolutional Neural Network (SCNN) algorithm for possible use in anti-doping procedures related to the athlete biological passport.

As sample swapping is an approach to evade doping detection, the use of machine learning-based algorithms has the potential to improve accuracy of fraud detection by improving the sensitivity of ...
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Development of a mass spectrometric detection assay for the GH analogue Somatrogon applicable to human urine

The anti-asthmatic drug salbutamol is prohibited in sports due to its activity as beta-2-sympathomimetic. However, because of its valuable therapeutic use, inhalative administration that does not ...
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Detection and quantification of common beta2-agonists after inhaled administration in humans with dried blood spots and dried plasma spots

Beta2-agonists salbutamol, formoterol, terbutaline and salmeterol delivered by inhalation are among the most used medications in athletes for treating asthma and exercise induced bronchoconstriction.
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To extend PCR-based gene doping detection to more targets

This year WADA published the first version of Guidelines for Gene Doping Detection. The Guidelines apply to testing for doping genes using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). A PCR-based test developed ...
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Detection of Beclomethasone in urine and dried blood spots in healthy subjects, after inhalation of therapeutic doses, for doping control analysis

This project i a three-armed randomised controlled trial investigating the effect of WADA approved anti asthmatic medication on sprint performance during submaximal cycling. In addition to performance ...