(Ottawa, Ontario – December 21, 2020) – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) assures athletes that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 (SARS-Cov-2) vaccines that will be administered in Canada do not contain ingredients that are on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) Prohibited List. 

Today, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) publishes the 2020 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods (List); the 2020 Summary of Major Modifications and Explanatory Notes; and the 2020 Monitoring Program. The List, which was approved by WADA’s Executive Committee (ExCo) on 23 September 2019, comes into force on 1 January 2020.

Sports Minister Shamfa Cudjoe

MINISTER OF Sport and Youth Affairs, Shamfa Cudjoe, has reassured the delegation at this year’s seventh UNESCO Conference of Parties (COP) to the International Convention against Doping in Sport in Paris, France, of TT and the Caribbean’s commitment to the fight against doping in sport.

Hon. Shamfa Cudjoe, T&T Minister of Sports & Youth Affairs addressing the 7th UNESCO COP in Paris, France.

Trinidad and Tobago Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Hon. Shamfa Cudjoe has fully committed to the fight against doping in sport in the Caribbean.

Christian Coleman won the men's 100m at the US National Championships last month

The US Anti-Doping Agency has withdrawn its case against sprinter Christian Coleman, the fastest man in the world this year.

esports are now worth more than video and music sales combined ©Getty Images

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last few years, you will have no doubt heard of the online gaming phenomenon, "esports".

The anti-doping programme at Gold Coast 2018 has been widely praised by the WADA independent observers ©Getty Images

A report from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) independent observers (IO) team has claimed the anti-doping structure in place at this year's Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast is an example of how the system should operate at other major events.

 World Anti-Doping Agency president Craig Reedie has been accused of ‘moving the goalposts’ by national agencies dismayed at the impending decision to reinstate Rusada. Photograph: Mikhail Japaridze/TASS

 UK and US agencies among those furious with Wada decision 
 It sends ‘a message to the world that doping is tolerated’