Azerbaijan to lead the working group on gender equality in European anti-doping policy

Authorities responsible for European anti-doping policy gathered in Strasbourg at two high-level meetings that will determine the future of clean sport - the 68th meeting of the Ad Hoc European Committee for the World Anti-Doping Agency (CAHAMA) and the 61st meeting of the Council of Europe's T-DO Monitoring Group for the Anti-Doping Convention.

Idman.biz reports that our country was represented at these meetings by a delegation led by Tahmina Taghi-zade, Executive Director of the Azerbaijan National Anti-Doping Agency (AMADA).

At the CAHAMA meeting, participants agreed on common European positions and discussed proposals on governance, election of leadership and the agenda of the continent's supreme anti-doping body in preparation for the upcoming meeting of the WADA Executive Committee.

The 61st meeting of the T-DO focused on compliance monitoring, national assessments in Georgia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as measures to reduce the availability of doping substances in Europe. At the meeting, the representatives condemned the "Enhanced Games" initiative and reviewed Europe's contributions to the 2027 World Anti-Doping Code.

A significant event was the launch of the specially created working group on "Integrating Gender Equality into Anti-Doping Policy" (T-DO GEMA). Based on the results of the Gender Equality Working Group (GECA), which consists of CAHAMA experts, the new body will develop recommendations and monitoring tools to ensure gender equality at all levels of the anti-doping system. The position of chairman of the group will be held by Rufat Efendiyev, Deputy Executive Director of AMADA and CAHAMA rapporteur on gender equality.

The last meeting of CAHAMA this year will be held in November. CAHAMA and T-DO will meet again in Strasbourg in March 2026, after which Baku will host the WADA European Regional Symposium.

Idman.biz