The West Asia Regional Anti-Doping Organization held its 20th Board Meeting and 2027 Code Preparation Workshop in Amman, Jordan, on 23–24 October 2026. Board Members and liaisons from all six WARADO member countries (Jordan, Iraq, Yemen, Syria, Palestine and Lebanon) attended, along with representatives of the Anti-Doping Department of the Olympic Council of Asia.

The meeting came during the 20th anniversary of the establishment of WARADO. Participants reviewed two decades of regional cooperation, thanked the organisation for its support, and renewed their commitment to protecting clean sport.

Prof. Kamal Al-Hadidi, President of WARADO and President of the Jordan Anti-Doping Organization, opened the meeting. He emphasised the value of regional and international cooperation, and the role of such partnerships in helping member countries develop education and awareness programmes that can meet growing challenges.

A key focus of the two-day programme was anti-doping education. The workshop centred on the International Standard for Education and covered every stage of an education programme: planning, development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. Participants examined education plans and curricula, sport systems in member countries, education pools, educator accreditation, event-specific education, and monitoring tools and the evaluation of education programmes.

Participants also reviewed the main changes introduced under the 2027 World Anti-Doping Code and International Standards. Topics included operational independence, education, testing, results management, Therapeutic Use Exemptions, risk assessment and Test Distribution Planning. The goal was to help anti-doping programme managers in member countries meet the new requirements, which take effect on 1 January 2027, and turn them into working national programmes with the resources available to them.

Interactive sessions covered successful experiences, future plans, and the challenges facing the implementation of anti-doping programmes. Participants discussed how to apply operational independence and the need to move toward establishing independent anti-doping organisations.

The meeting concluded with a discussion of each country's readiness to comply, and of regional priorities for capacity building and the effective implementation of the 2027 Code and International Standards.