Tokyo 2020 Concludes Anti-Doping Agreement for the Olympic Games

Tokyo, 25 May 2021 – The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020)

is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation aimed at promoting collaboration and

facilitating the sharing of information concerning anti-doping measures in the lead-up to and during the Olympic

Games Tokyo 2020. The Memorandum was co-signed by the International Testing Agency (ITA), the Ministry of

Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s Japan Sport Agency (JSA), the Japan Sport Council (JSC)

and the Japan Anti-Doping Agency (JADA).

The ITA is an international organisation constituted as a not-for-profit foundation, based in Lausanne, Switzerland.

It manages anti-doping programs, independent from sporting or political powers, for international federations,

major event organisers and other anti-doping organisations requesting support. The ITA is leading the Olympic

anti-doping program on behalf of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

In order to facilitate the exchange of information related to possible anti-doping violations, Tokyo 2020, the ITA

and all other entities that have signed the Memorandum of Cooperation recognise the importance of close

cooperation in the areas of intelligence and investigations. All parties involved are fully committed to ensuring

that the Games are clean and that all available measures can be taken swiftly should the use or trafficking of

banned substances or methods be discovered in the context of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

All signatories of the Memorandum are resolutely committed to adopting a zero-tolerance approach against

doping and will do everything in their respective powers to protect the health of all Olympians and the integrity

and fairness of the Games.

Tokyo 2020 President HASHIMOTO Seiko commented, "We are delighted to conclude this five-party agreement

covering anti-doping for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. In previous years, the problem of doping has cast a

shadow not only across the Olympic and Paralympic Games but across various other sporting events too. I believe

mutual cooperation forms a very important part of any anti-doping policy. With this memorandum, we will

deepen our cooperation to ensure that the Tokyo 2020 Games will be a place where clean athletes can perform

at their best."

Added Dr. Valérie Fourneyron, Chair of the ITA Foundation Board, "I am very pleased to see that the highest

Japanese authorities in charge of sport, including the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology, have reached this agreement with the ITA. It will secure proper channels of communication and the

efficient sharing of information should there be any suspicions of doping activities in Tokyo this summer. This

Memorandum further underlines the dedication of the involved partners to deliver a clean and fair Olympic Games

and I look forward to a strong collaboration between all entities in the lead up to and during the Tokyo 2020

Games."

Tokyo 2020 is planning to conclude a similar Memorandum of Cooperation for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic

Games with relevant parties.

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