WADA to hold media session during Global Education Conference

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is pleased to invite members of the media to a media session on 20 September during the Global Education Conference in Sydney, Australia.

In addition to WADA President Witold Bańka, Vice-President Yang Yang and Director General Olivier Niggli, the media session will be attended by the Minister for Sport in the Government of Australia, the Honorable Anika Wells MP, and the CEO of Sports Integrity Australia, David Sharpe. Together, they will update the media and answer questions related to the Conference and other anti-doping activities.

• Date: Tuesday, 20 September 2022
• Time: 10:30 (AEST, GMT +9)
• Location: Room C3.1, International Convention Centre, 14 Darling Drive, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia

For those unable to attend in person, the media session will be livestreamed via a secure platform.

Working members of the media who wish to attend the media session, whether in person or virtually, are kindly asked to register their request by sending the following information to media@wada-ama.org, no later than 5 September 2022:

• First and last name
• Media outlet/organization
• Preference for in-person or virtual attendance
• Email address
• Telephone number

For any enquiries relating to the media session, including requests for one-on-one interviews with WADA officials, please contact James Fitzgerald, Head of Media Relations, at media@wada-ama.org.

Members of the media who wish to attend the rest of the Global Education Conference program can register here. The deadline for general registration is also 5 September 2022.