LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- The 13th Olympic Summit was held here on Saturday as participants discussed a series of topics related to the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement, including the anti-doping work of World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the International Testing Agency (ITA).
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) released the communique of the Summit, which has 30 items under various topics including the achievements of Paris 2024, the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games, and the Olympic Esports Games.
According to the communique, WADA president Witold Banka delivered a report emphasizing the importance of collaboration of all the athletes around the world to fight against doping. He gave an update on the process of adopting the Cottier Report and the World Aquatics Audit Report as part of the World Anti-Doping Code, as well as the review of the 2027 Code.
Banka noted 85 operations of WADA's Intelligence and Investigations Department were jointly conducted by European National Anti-Doping Agencies and law enforcement agencies, which helped to remove an estimated 450 million doses of potentially dangerous drugs from circulation.
The Summit supported the candidacy of Banka and Yang Yang as WADA president and vice-president for their important achievements over the last six years, including the implementation of the governance reforms and the commitment to the implementation of the recommendations of the Cottier Report.
The Summit also learnt about the update from the Chair of the ITA Board on the Paris Olympic Games, and welcomed the ITA's finding that 90 percent of the participants at Paris 2024 were tested at least once in the six months prior to the event, meaning more than 31,000 tests.
IOC president Thomas Bach, IOC Executive Board members, leadership of International Federations, and representatives from National Olympic Committees attended the Summit. The seven IOC presidential candidates were also invited to join the Summit. ■
