An orientation meeting for the reconstituted National Anti-Doping Commission (NADC) and sub-committees was held at the Barbados Olympic Centre, Wildey, St. Michael, on Saturday, September 7, 2024.
The members were welcomed by the Secretary of the NADC, Patrina Bynoe, and introduced to Anti-Doping, by Chairman Dr. Adrian Lorde, and Executive Director of the Caribbean Regional Anti-Doping Organization (RADO), Dr. Sasha Sutherland, who outlined the role of the Caribbean RADO.
Director of the National Sports Council, Neil Murrell, who recently returned from working as an International Doping Control Officer at the Paris Olympic Games, his third Olympic Games, gave an account of his anti-doping journey of excellence.
All members were presented with their instruments of appointment.
The National Anti-Doping Commission was established by the Government of Barbados in March 2000, with the objective of acting as the independent Anti-Doping Organization for Barbados.
The parent Ministry of the Commission is the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment. The NADC had been deemed compliant by the World Anti-Doping Agency and is affiliated to the Barbados Olympic Association and the Caribbean Regional Anti-Doping Organization.
The NADC provides educational opportunities for local athletes and their support personnel as well as testing in and out of competition in all sports recognised by the National Sports Council. (PR/GIS)
