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Ammon News - Prime Minister Dr. Bishr Khasawneh received in his office on Wednesday, the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Witold Bańka, and the director general of the agency, Olivier Niggli.

During the meeting, which was attended by Youth Minister Muhammad Al-Nabulsi and Secretary General of the Jordan Olympic Committee Nasser Majali, the Prime Minister stressed the efforts and steps taken by the government in partnership with the concerned authorities, particularly the Jordanian Anti-Doping Organization (JADO) in order to create a Jordanian sports environment free of doping, cooperation and coordination With all countries to create a global environment free of doping and its risks.


The Prime Minister emphasized the efforts made by HRH Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein, President of the Jordan Olympic Committee (JOC), to promote the values of Jordanian sports and work with all partners to create global Olympic values.

Jordan's keenness to find anti-doping legislation, which would raise Jordan's classification from the second class to the first class within the WADA classification ladder for countries, according to the percentage of fulfillment of international requirements, Khasawneh indicated.

For his part, the head of WADA stressed the partnership and cooperation relations with the JOC in the field of anti-doping and appreciation for Jordan’s access to the second level within the WADA classification ladder for countries according to the percentage of fulfillment of international requirements, which is the highest degree that any country can reach. It does not have anti-doping legislation or law.

He also stressed the importance of maximizing the role that Jordan plays in the region, as JADO supports the five countries in the region within the West Asian Anti-Doping Organization, noting that Jordan was one of the first signatories to the UNESCO International Convention against Doping in Sports.