The National Anti-Doping Program
EGY-NADO was established by Government by Ministerial Declaration of president of The National Sports Council No. 62 on 18 April 2009 then EGY-NADO temporarily originated with the Decision of the Egyptian Olympic Committee in March 2010 and re-established again
( as an independent organization) by decision of the president of the National Sports Council No. 485 o
f 2012 dated July 19, 2012 with the objective of acting as the independent National Anti-Doping Organization for Egypt. As such, EGY-NADO has the necessary authority and responsibility for:
• Planning, coordinating, implementing, monitoring and advocating improvements in Doping Control;
• Cooperating with other relevant national organizations, agencies and other Anti-Doping Organizations;
• Encouraging reciprocal Testing between National Anti-Doping Organizations;
• Planning, implementing and monitoring anti-doping information, education and prevention programs;
• Promoting anti-doping research;
• Vigorously pursuing all potential anti-doping rule violations within its jurisdiction, including investigating whether Athlete Support Personnel or other Persons may have been involved in each case of doping, and ensuring proper enforcement of Consequences;
• Conducting an automatic investigation of Athlete Support Personnel within its jurisdiction in the case of any anti-doping rule violation by a Minor and of any Athlete Support Personnel who has provided support to more than one Athlete found to have committed an anti-doping rule violation;
• Cooperating fully with WADA in connection with investigations conducted by WADA pursuant to Article 20.7.10 of the Code; and
• Where funding is provided, withholding some or all funding to an Athlete or Athlete Support Personnel while he or she is serving a period of Ineligibility for violation of anti-doping rules.
