Achieving compliance with the global anti-doping system: the case of AMADA

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https://doi.org/10.52556/2587-3873.2023.1(94).02

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Council of Europe, UNESCO, AMADA, SDG, compliance, anti-doping, convention, legislation

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of achieving compliance with the global anti-doping system standards and norms, on the example of the Azerbaijan National Anti-Doping Agency (AMADA). The author describes the main steps taken by AMADA to develop clean sport and improve the country’s anti-doping legislation, highlights the main stages, program documents, and monitoring visits by international organizations to verify the compliance of the work carried out by AMADA with global standards, norms, and practices. Considering the importance and relevance of preserving and maintaining high ethical standards of athletes’ behavior in sports, the author points out the need for further improvement of the functioning of the anti-doping system and its compliance with global challenges.

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2026-04-17

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Efendiyev, R. 2026. Achieving compliance with the global anti-doping system: the case of AMADA. Public Health Economy and Management in Medicine. 1(94) (Apr. 2026), 15–20. DOI:https://doi.org/10.52556/2587-3873.2023.1(94).02.

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