WADA presents Play True Awards at 25th Anniversary Gala

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) celebrated its 25th anniversary during a Gala held in Lausanne, Switzerland as part of the 2024 Annual Symposium.

It was the first time the Play True Awards have been held to recognize long-lasting and significant contributions to the anti-doping movement.

The 2024 Play True Awards were presented to:

• Ben Sandford, former Chair of WADA’s Athlete Committee, on behalf of Athletes of the World;
• Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee, on behalf of the Sport Movement;
• Dr. Rahul Gupta, Director of the White House National Drug Control Policy and Chair of One Voice, on behalf of the Public Authorities;
• Richard Pound, WADA Founding President 1999-2007;
• The late Honorable John Fahey, WADA President 2008-2013; and
• Sir Craig Reedie, WADA President 2014-2019

WADA President Witold Bańka said: “Today, we want to celebrate the collective, because we are proud of how many people have recognized the importance of, and have joined, our global collaborative movement for doping-free sport. We know that the roles and responsibilities of our various stakeholder groups are complementary to the goal of protecting clean sport; and that, as ONE TEAM, we are stronger.”