As the international independent organization responsible for coordinating and monitoring the global fight against doping in sport, WADA has taken the lead in the development of the Athlete Passport concept.

The fundamental principle of the Athlete Biological Passport is based on the monitoring of an athlete’s biological variables over time to facilitate indirect detection of doping on a longitudinal basis, rather than on the traditional direct detection of doping.

WADA’s Athlete Biological Passport Operating Guidelines were approved by WADA’s Executive Committee on December 1, 2009, and took effect immediately.

Click on the menu to the right to access the Athlete Biological Passport Operating Guidelines and a Q&A on the Athlete Biological Passport.