INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC ACADEMY 7th JOINT - IOA

conscious of this fact and see it as another goal besides the glory for
our country by winning as many medals as possible we will make our
work even more rewarding.
Our Olympic Committee, Comite Olimpico Arubano in this area
has instituted an Anti Doping Committee and is in the process of
organizing together with WADA and The Medical Committee of the
IOC a conference on doping and nutrition in the coming month of
May 2004.
The Anti Doping Committee will test our delegations that take part
in official competitions, but also will program random testing during
the whole year.
The Doping conference will be organized together with the
WADA and IOC and several local and foreign experts will be invited
to give lectures on the subject. In this way the COA hopes to make a
contribution in making the general public and especially the sports
community aware of the dangers of the abuse of drugs in sports and in
general.
During the recently celebrated General Assembly of the
Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), which took
place in Athens, the COA confirmed its firm intention to support the
Olympic Movement in its war against the use of doping in sport.
COA explained WADA and IOC representatives how it recently
approved a thorough renovation of its Constitution, now explicitly
confirming its commitment towards WADA. The Aruban Olympic
Committee in addition signed the official Acceptance Agreement with
WADA, as an important step towards a drug-free sport.
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