The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced the launch of a new education course for athletes and coaches aiming to attend the Olympic Games Paris 2024, on its Anti-Doping Education and Learning Platform (ADEL). ‘ADEL for Paris 2024 Olympic Games,’ which was developed by WADA in collaboration with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Testing Agency (ITA), is available in English and French and will soon be available in Spanish.

Similar to the pre-Games education courses previously made available for the Olympic Games in Tokyo (2020) and Beijing (2022), athletes and coaches taking this latest course will gain an understanding of the Paris 2024 anti-doping rules, procedures, and requirements – including information regarding the 2024 Prohibited List, how to check medications and apply for a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE), how to provide whereabouts information, and explanations of the athletes’ rights and responsibilities during the testing process. 

The course will also allow athletes and coaches to identify key information, such as important dates that they need to be aware of, as well as what the doping control process will look like during the Games.

Completion of this course, which includes a certificate for those who achieve a score of 80% or higher, is highly recommended. WADA, the IOC and the ITA strongly encourage all National Olympic Committees to work closely with their National or Regional Anti-Doping Organisations and their National Federations to ensure athletes and coaches are properly educated before the Games – a principle that is reinforced by the International Standard for Education.