FAI attended the 2025 World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) World Conference on Doping in Sport, held from 1 to 5 December in Busan, Korea. The Conference is the largest and most influential gathering of the global anti-doping community, bringing together governments, laboratories, NADOs, international federations, and athlete representatives.

The timing of the conference was crucial to future developments: on 1 January 2027 the new WADA Code enters into force, thus requiring all WADA Signatories, including the FAI, to update their Anti-Doping Rules during 2026 to ensure full compliance.

This major level of change only occurs when a Code is updated. The last major revisions were in 2021 and 2015.

Preparing FAI for the new WADA Code

FAI Anti-Doping Manager Kamila Vokoun Hajkova attended the Conference, to receive first-hand guidance on the upcoming changes. Moving forward, Kamila’s role is to lead the transition to the new Code. Her responsibilities will include:

• revising the FAI Anti-Doping Rules in 2026
• implementing the new requirements from all revised International Standards
• supporting the FAI Medico-Physiological Commission (CIMP) in shaping next year’s Anti-Doping Programme
• updating and evolving the Fly Clean campaign

Kamila commented: “The new WADA Code supports positive change in protecting clean sport and it’s essential the FAI community is fully prepared for these updates.”

Several actions are already being planned to communicate necessary information to all concerned FAI stakeholders. These include a dedicated workshop on the updated FAI Anti-Doping Rules at the 120th FAI General Conference 2026, where WADA staff will support with insights into the future direction of anti-doping.

An evolving landscape

Kamila continued: “What stood out in Busan is how rapidly the landscape is evolving: human rights and athlete safeguarding now sit at the centre of anti-doping work, and education, intelligence, and investigation have become essential tools. These insights will influence how we design the FAI’s programme for the coming years.”

She also underlined the importance of clearer provisions for minor athletes and athlete support personnel in the new Code, noting that strengthened collaboration at national level will be key: “The new Code brings more positive, better-defined responsibilities for all parties involved, and this is something we will actively encourage across the FAI community.”

FAI’s Anti-Doping Programme

Learn more about the FAI Fly Clean programme and upcoming webinars and workshops:

• FAI Anti-Doping page

FAI Anti-Doping Manager Kamila Vokoun Hajkova at the Conference