Evaluation mission of the Anti-Doping Convention Monitoring Group (T-DO) of the Council of Europe to Georgia

On November 12-14 of this year, an assessment mission of the Anti-Doping Convention Monitoring Group (T-DO) of the Council of Europe was held in Georgia.The mission's visit was specifically aimed at improving anti-doping legislation, in particular at limiting the availability of prohibited substances. 

The visit was divided into three parts.

Day 1

November 12, 2024

Round table discussion on the current situation in Georgia and the international experience of restricting the availability of prohibited substances

Chairman: Professor Teimuraz Ukleba - Vice-Chairman of the Georgian Anti-Doping Agency, Associate Professor of the State University of Physical Education and Sports

Day 2

November 13, 2024
conference

Different health care strategies for athletes at all levels of sports activity

Chairman: Professor: Prof. Pavle Kasradze, Chairman of the Anti-Doping Agency of Georgia

Day 3

November 14, 2024
seminar

Chairman: L. Kozlovska

Composition of the T-DO evaluation team:

Chairman 
1. Florian Cavell, Deputy Director of the Legal and Institutional Department of the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD) / France - Head of Mission
2. Ms. Erika Petrutite, lawyer, Lithuanian Anti-Doping Agency / Lithuania
3. Martin Holmund Lausen, International Relations and Medical Director, Anti-Doping Norway (ADNO) / Norway - Speaker
4. Graeme Arthur, Anti-Doping Policy Advisor, Independent Consultant / United Kingdom - Observer5. Michael Cepik, Executive Director of the National Anti-Doping Agency Austria / Austria
6. Jamie Brown, Head of Sport, Security, Integrity and Rule of Law Directorate - T-DO Secretariat                                                        7. Leanne Kozlovska, Senior Program Manager of the Sports Department - speaker
8. Areg Hovanesian - Deputy Director of the Anti-Doping Organization of Armenia. speaker

Representation of Georgia

- Prof. Pavle Kasradze, Chairman of the Georgian Anti-Doping Agency (GADA).
- Academician Ramaz Shengelia. Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Anti-Doping Agency of Georgia
-Prof. Teimuraz Ukleba, Vice-Chairman of the Georgian Anti-Doping Agency (GADA).
- Elguja Berishvili. of the National Olympic Committee of Georgia
(Geo.NOC) First Vice President. - Sports and Youth Affairs Committee. (CSYA) Parliament of Georgia
- Ministry of Culture and Sports (MCS)
- State bodies responsible for health care
- State Regulatory Agency of Medical Activities
- Public bodies responsible for law enforcement
- Ministry of Finance, Customs Department (Cust.Dep)
- Georgian Anti-Doping Agency (GADA),
- Georgian State University of Physical Medicine and Sports (GSUPMS)
- National Sports Federations (NSF)