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WARRIORS and CAPS United doctor Nicholas Munyonga is in Thailand with the Zimbabwe Olympic Committee’s medical commissioner back on a global crusade to try and overcome doping in sport.
Munyonga is attending the 5th Regional Anti-Doping Organisation conference in Bangkok where the chairmen and managers of various regional bodies are meeting to find ways to strengthen anti-doping programmes in member countries.
There are 32 RADO members made up of 16 chairpersons and as many managers, representing 134 countries as well as World Anti-Doping Agency directors at the review conference.
Munyonga’s profile on the international stage has been rising steadily and the CAPS United team doctor is in Thailand in his capacity as the Africa Zone VI RADO chairman.
The Warriors doctor told The Herald from Bangkok yesterday that their high level conference would also discuss how to overcome code compliance related challenges.
“A number of issues are under discussion including what is emerging as some of the major challenges faced in the implementation of programmes.
A letter of invitation sent to Munyonga by WADA also set the tone for the discussions that will dominate the conference.
“WADA in co-operation with the Olympic Council of Asia, the Sports authority of Thailand and the National Olympic committee of Thailand will be holding the 5th Regional Anti-Doping Organisation conference in Bangkok, Thailand.
“The code compliance monitoring programme that started in 2017 is the most ambitious initiative to date towards achieving improved global harmonisation and greater protection for the clean athletes.
“This monitoring programme along with the upcoming new international standard for code compliance for signatories (ISCCS effective 1 April, 2018) and the revision of the code and international standards, will continue to have a significant impact on both the RADOs and their member countries.
“It is, therefore, important for the RADO to discuss the potential areas of code compliance related challenges and possible strategies to overcome them going forward,’’ read the letter.
The participants were also split into groups to tackle a number of questions related to the successful battling against doping around their regions.
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