Ankara Anti-Doping Lab Set For WADA Re-Accreditation

The Turkish Anti-Doping Agency has been handed a boost with the news that the lab in Ankara is set to have its WADA re-accreditation process fast-tracked.

Turkey has suffered a poor reputation for doping and the Turkish NOC President and WADA Executive Committee Member, sale viagra Professor U?ur Erdener expressed his optimism that Turkey’s crackdown on drugs in sport would gain greater momentum with the lab development.

Erdener said: “Turkey’s independent National Anti-Doping Agency has spearheaded an enhanced anti-doping programme over the last six to 12 months and now Turkey is succeeding in bringing its detection and sanctioning procedures more in to line with the top tier sports nations.

“When WADA re-accredits the lab in Ankara, viagra 100mg it will help us make those top-down procedures even more effective. We are judging ourselves by the highest standards of international best practice, against countries like the UK, USA and Canada.”

Erdener went on to describe the next phase of Turkey’s anti-doping plans, which will take on a bottom-up approach to ensuring the reforms of the last year have a permanent impact: “Turkey has demonstrated its zero-tolerance policy on drugs in sport unequivocally this year through aggressive testing and sanctions.

“Now, our main focus must shift to prevention.”