Anti-Doping Organization

Anti-Doping Organization

Anti-Doping Organization


a. World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)

WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) is the global anti-doping agency that combats doping in sport. Established on 10 November 1999, WADA (2016) has the following objectives:

  1. To promote and coordinate the fight against doping in all its forms, both in and out of competition, at the international level;
  2. To strengthen ethical principles at international level in the practice of doping-free sport and to help protect the health of athletes;
  3. To establish, adapt, modify and update the List of Prohibited Substances and Prohibited Methods in Sport;
  4. Co-operation with relevant public and private bodies to carry out tests outside and inside the competition;
  5. Development, harmonisation and unification of scientific, sampling and technical standards and procedures relating to analysis and equipment (homologation of laboratories and establishment of reference laboratories);
  6. Promote harmonised rules, disciplinary procedures, sanctions and other means to combat doping in sport;
  7. Design and development of anti-doping education and prevention programmes;
  8. To promote and coordinate research in the fight against doping in sport.


b. IADO (Indonesia Anti-Doping Organization)

IADO (Indonesia Anti-Doping Organization), formerly known as LADI (Indonesian Anti-Doping Agency), was established in 2006 as the sole representative of Indonesia. With a command centre from WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency), IADO plays a very important role as the gatekeeper of clean and sporting Indonesian sports, avoiding the use of doping in all aspects. Based on the Code (WADA, 2021a: 92), IADO as Indonesia's NADO (National Anti-Doping Organisation) has the following roles and responsibilities:

  1. Independence in decision-making and operational activities from sports organisations and governments. This includes, but is not limited to, prohibiting involvement in the decisions or operations of any person who is simultaneously involved in the management or operations of an International Federation, National Federation, Major Event Organising Organisation, National Olympic Committee, National Paralympic Committee, or part of the government responsible for sport or anti-doping.
  2. Implement and adopt anti-doping policies and rules in accordance with the Code and International Standards.
  3. Cooperate with relevant organisations and agencies and other Anti-Doping Organizations.
  4. Encourage reciprocal testing between Anti-Doping Organizations.
  5. Promote anti-doping research.
  6. Where funds are available, to withhold some or all of the available funds during periods of Ineligibility from Athletes or Athlete Support Personnel who violate anti-doping rules.
  7. Investigate all anti-doping rule violations within its jurisdiction.
  8. Plan, implement, evaluate and promote anti-doping education that meets the requirements of the International Standard for Education.
  9. The anti-doping organisation should be an educational authority.
  10. Require all of its board members, directors, officers and employees (including third parties appointed as delegates) who are involved in Doping Control to agree to be bound by the anti-doping rules.
  11. Automatic investigation of Athlete Support Personnel within the Authority in cases of anti-doping rule violations.
  12. Cooperate fully with WADA in connection with WADA investigations.
  13. Respect the operational independence of laboratories as mentioned in the International Standard for Laboratories.
  14. Adopt a policy or rule implementing Article 2.11.
  15. Take appropriate steps to deter non-compliance with the Code and International Standards (a) by Signatories in accordance with Article 24.1 and International Standards for compliance with the Code by Signatories, and (b) by other Authorised Sporting Organizations in accordance with Article 12.