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JUNIOR ATHLETES ANTI-DOPING EDUCATION WORKSHOP - ST. CATHERINE

JUNIOR ATHLETES ANTI-DOPING EDUCATION WORKSHOP – ST. CATHERINE

(L-r) Marcia Swyer-Forbes, Chairperson, Education  Sub-Committee, Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA), Vanessa Reid, Director, Communication and Education, Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) and   Dr. Alfred Dawes, Medical Practitioner, engage in dialogue with Clarence Wiggan and Roxanne Fraser, both students at Knox College.The occasion was the Junior Athletes Anti-Doping Education Workshop at G.C. Foster College Of Physical Education and Sport on Wednesday, February 19, 2014. JADCO collaborated with the JAAA to host the second in the series of five workshops which will be held islandwide. As a result of the workshop, participants were able to increase their knowledge of the role of JADCO, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the Jamaica Anti-Doping Programme. They were also informed of the Doping Control Process, banned substances and the role of support staff.