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SENIOR ATHLETES ANTI-DOPING EDUCATION WORKSHOP- BANNED SUBSTANCES

SENIOR ATHLETES ANTI-DOPING EDUCATION WORKSHOP- BANNED SUBSTANCES

Dr. Alfred Dawes (r), President of the Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association (JMDA) and Vanessa Reid (2nd right), Director of Communication and Education, JADCO discuss the health consequences of banned substances in sport with Bruce James (l), President of the MVP Track and Field Club and Megan Simmonds, also of MVP. The occasion was the inaugural Senior Athletes Anti-Doping Education Workshop held on Saturday, November 22, 2014, at the Liguanea Club in New Kingston. The workshop targeted senior athletes from all sporting disciplines in JADCO’s Registered Testing Pool (RTP) and their support personnel, as well as senior athletes from tertiary institutions. 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, revisions to the World Anti-Doping Code, effective January 1, 2015, banned substances and the importance of proper nutrition.