The leadership of the Azerbaijan National Anti-Doping Agency (ANADA) was on a business trip to Turkiye.
As per Idman.biz, the delegation led by the executive director of ANADA, Tahmina Taghi-zada, met with Sezai Bagbası, a member of the Board of Directors of the National Olympic Committee of Turkiye, within the framework of the visit.
At the meeting, the level of anti-doping training of Azerbaijani and Turkish athletes and sports assistants who will participate in the Paris-2024 Summer Olympic Games and the expected achievements of the athletes at the Olympics were discussed.
Then the Azerbaijani delegation visited the Doping Control Center operating under Hacettepe University. A wide presentation reflecting the activities of the laboratory was shown to the guests. A meeting was held between the executive director of ANADA and the technical manager and coordinator of the Center, Sinan Onol, and the issues of interest to the parties were exchanged.
The delegation visited the Animal Research Laboratory of the Department of Physical Education and Sports Physiology of the Faculty of Sports Sciences of Hacettepe University. During the meeting, the guests were given detailed information about the research conducted on animals, as well as the effects of the used power-enhancing substances on the organisms and behavior of animals, and the prospects of joint cooperation in the future were discussed. The head of the laboratory, Professor Haydar Demirel, highly appreciated the interest in organizing joint projects with ANADA and the possibilities of mutual activity.
Anti-doping efforts on a global scale were discussed at the meeting held at the Turkish Anti-Doping Commission. In the meeting attended by the head of the commission, Professor Rustu Guner, the joint organization of scientific-research and education-oriented projects, the level of preparation of both institutions before the Paris-2024 Summer Olympic Games, the holding of joint educational conferences, webinars, workshops and the exchange of mutual experience were discussed. was among the topics.
ANADA's delegation included Rufat Efendiyev, deputy executive director of the institution, and Gudrat Safarov, manager of educational programs.
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