{"id":27328,"date":"2025-03-13T10:20:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T09:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/?post_type=news&p=27328"},"modified":"2025-03-13T10:26:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T09:26:05","slug":"uni-world-players-best-practice-improvements-to-anti-doping-programs","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/news\/uni-world-players-best-practice-improvements-to-anti-doping-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"UNI World Players releases second edition of Best Practice Improvements to Anti-Doping Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"

UNI World Players, a sector of UNI Global Union, has released the second edition of its Best Practice Improvements to Anti-Doping Programs(Best Practices), the adoption of which would stop ongoing harm to athlete rights and resolve most cases of injustice under the Code. The ongoing WADA Code Review process presents a critical opportunity to embed these best practices, which is essential if WADA is to rebuild athlete trust and confidence in the global anti-doping effort.<\/p>\r\n

Across the world, player associations, in partnership with leagues and governing bodies, have negotiated, implemented and rigorously enforced Best Practices that are more proportionate, rights-respecting and effective than anti-doping measures mandated by WADA. These collectively bargained models prioritize education, player welfare and due process while maintaining the integrity of competition.<\/p>\r\n

This second edition of the Best Practice<\/em>s <\/em>builds upon these real-world approaches and introduces new, evidence-based reforms in key areas, including:<\/p>\r\n