WADA ATHLETE OUTREACH PROGRAM IN ACTION AT LAUSANNE 2020 YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES

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Montreal, 9 January 2020 – As part of its ongoing commitment to supporting young athletes around the world and protecting clean sport, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is deploying its Athlete Outreach (AO) program at the Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG), which are running from 9-22 January 2020 and will involve approximately 1,880 athletes (15-18 years old) from 79 countries.

Members of WADA's Athlete Outreach Team with Swiss Confederation President Simonetta Sommaruga.

WADA’s AO team, which is staffed with anti-doping experts from WADA, the International Testing Agency (ITA) and various International Federations, is already on the ground and will be active throughout the YOG in the athletes’ villages both in Lausanne and St. Moritz as part of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC’s) ‘Learn and Share Program’. The aim of the team is to build awareness among young athletes, their support personnel and others as to the reasons for competing clean and the dangers and consequences of doping; in addition to, athletes’ rights and responsibilities under the World Anti-Doping Code.

WADA Director General Olivier Niggli said: "WADA is thrilled to have an outreach team in action at the Youth Olympic Games, as has been the case since the creation of this event in 2010. The young athletes participating in these Games are the very best in their field and many will be part of the next generation of Olympians. It is vital that we reach these athletes as early as possible to reinforce clean sport values in them and help them to understand the importance of ‘Playing True’ if we want them to contribute to building a level playing field for the years to come."

Visitors to the AO booth are encouraged to complete the Play True Quiz, which is now available in 43 languages, to sign a pledge explaining why they ‘Play True’, and to share their experience on social media using the hashtag #PlayTrue. Athletes who take part in WADA’s Outreach activities will be rewarded with a winter neck buff that highlights a unique design prepared exclusively for the 2020 YOG.

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E-mail: media@wada-ama.org

Maggie Durand

Manager, Media Relations and Communications

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E-mail: media@wada-ama.org

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The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is the international independent organization created in 1999 to promote, coordinate and monitor the fight against doping in sport in all its forms. The Agency is composed and funded equally by the sports movement and governments of the world. Its key activities include scientific research, education, development of anti-doping capacities and monitoring of the World Anti-Doping Code - the document harmonizing regulations regarding anti-doping in all sports and all countries.

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LE PROGRAMME DE SENSIBILISATION DES SPORTIFS DE L’AMA EN ACTION AUX JEUX OLYMPIQUES DE LA JEUNESSE 2020

Montréal, le 9 janvier 2020 – Conformément à son engagement à soutenir les jeunes sportifs du monde entier et à protéger le sport propre, l’Agence mondiale antidopage (AMA) déploiera son Programme de sensibilisation des sportifs aux Jeux olympiques de la jeunesse de Lausanne 2020, qui se tiennent du 9 au 22 janvier 2020 et réuniront quelque 1 880 sportifs de 15 à 18 ans provenant de 79 pays.

Des membres de l'équipe de sensibilisation des sportifs de l'AMA avec la présidente de la Confédération suisse Simonetta Sommaruga.

L’équipe de sensibilisation des sportifs de l’AMA, composée d’experts antidopage issus de l’AMA, de l’Agence de contrôles internationale (ACI) et de diverses fédérations internationales, est déjà sur le terrain et jouera tout au long des Jeux un rôle actif dans les villages des athlètes de Lausanne et de Saint-Moritz, dans le cadre du programme « Learn and Share » du Comité International Olympique (CIO). L’objectif de l’équipe est de sensibiliser les jeunes sportifs, leur personnel d’encadrement et d’autres intervenants aux avantages du sport propre, aux dangers et aux conséquences du dopage, ainsi qu’aux droits et aux responsabilités des sportifs en vertu du Code mondial antidopage.

« L’AMA est heureuse d’avoir une équipe de sensibilisation présente aux Jeux olympiques de la jeunesse comme cela a été le cas lors de toutes les éditions depuis la création de cette manifestation en 2010, a déclaré le directeur général de l’AMA, Olivier Niggli. Les jeunes sportifs participant à ces Jeux sont les meilleurs de leurs disciplines respectives et nombre d’entre eux feront partie de la prochaine génération d’athlètes olympiques. Il est primordial que nous sensibilisions ces sportifs le plus tôt possible afin de renforcer les valeurs du sport propre dans leur esprit et de les aider à comprendre l’importance de jouer franc jeu si nous voulons qu’ils contribuent à assurer un terrain de jeu équitable au cours des années à venir. »

Les visiteurs du stand de sensibilisation des sportifs sont encouragés à répondre au quiz Franc jeu, maintenant disponible en 43 langues, à signer un serment expliquant pourquoi ils jouent franc jeu, et à partager leurs impressions sur les médias sociaux en utilisant le mot-clic #PlayTrue. Les sportifs qui participent aux activités de sensibilisation de l’AMA recevront un cache-cou arborant un motif unique créé exclusivement pour les Jeux olympiques de la jeunesse 2020.

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James Fitzgerald

Responsable principal, Relations médias et communication

Tél. : +1-514-904-8225

E-mail : media@wada-ama.org

Maggie Durand

Responsable, Relations médias et communication

Tél. : +1-514-904-8225

E-mail : media@wada-ama.org

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L'Agence mondiale antidopage (AMA) est une organisation internationale indépendante créée en 1999 pour promouvoir, coordonner et superviser la lutte contre le dopage dans le sport sous toutes ses formes. L'Agence est composée et financée à parité par le mouvement sportif et les gouvernements. Ses activités principales comprennent la recherche scientifique, l'éducation, le développement de programmes antidopage et la surveillance du respect du Code mondial antidopage - le document harmonisant les règles liées au dopage dans tous les sports et dans tous les pays.

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