LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) — The new World Anti-Doping Agency sent a warning to drug cheats Thursday, announcing plans to carry out its first tests for athletes within 90 days.
Following its inaugural meeting, the WADA board unveiled an ambitious agenda but few concrete measures as it took the first steps toward its goal of stamping out the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport.
Much of the daylong meeting at International Olympic Committee headquarters was spent addressing issues that included the establishment of committees, outlining the agency's goals and developing a timetable.
"I would hope we'll be out there doing our own tests in 90 days," said IOC vice president Dick Pound, the provisional head of WADA. "Clearly, we don't have all of the resources to implement testing and reporting procedures. In the meantime we'll use existing independent agencies on a subcontract basis."