Anti-doping is founded on the intrinsic value of sport. This intrinsic value is often referred to as “the spirit of sport”: the ethical pursuit of human excellence through the dedicated perfect on of each athlete’s natural talents. As the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), we seek to protect the health of athletes and to provide the opportunity for athletes to pursue human excellence in sports competition without the use of prohibited substances and methods that threaten the principles of fair com