PSC to hold 3-day anti-doping summit

MANILA - The Philippine Sports Commission will hold an anti-doping summit and seminar at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) with Southeast Asia Regional Anti-Doping Organization (SEA-RADO) Director General, Dir. Gobinathan Nair and Dr. Jose Raul Canlas of the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) Medical and Doping Commission, among the speakers.

Some 250 participants from local government units (LGUs), university and collegiate sports organizations, national sports associations (NSAs) and other stakeholders are expected to attend.

On July 19, the National Summit on Anti-Doping in Sport will be held with important issues on the matter to be discussed, among them the International Standard for Code Compliance by Signatories.

On July 20 and 21, national coaches will join the anti-doping seminar where the World Anti-Doping Code 2015, Medical Disclosures and therapeutic Use exemptions, among many topics, will be tackled.

Dr. Alejandro Pineda, a PSC sports medicine doctor and PHI-NADO (Philippine National Anti-Doping Organization) Head is at the helm of the back-to-back event.

“With recent developments happening, I believe this is very timely and useful for everyone," Pineda said.

The program, which was originally developed for 2017, ams to strengthen the anti-doping program in the Philippines.