Leading the way in fight against cheats

Anyone who still cares about the Olympic ideals of "excellence, respect and friendship" should applaud the pioneering efforts by the China Anti-Doping Agency (CHINADA) to eliminate drug cheating through education, vigilance and punishment.

Over the past several months, instead of merely ramping up testing ahead of the upcoming Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Chinese authorities have greatly expanded the innovative Anti-Doping Qualification Program, which requires all national team athletes and coaches to attend lectures and pass written examinations in order to make the final cut.

Beijing-based CHINADA was founded in 2007 with a mandate to bring forward fair, impartial and transparent anti-doping management initiatives.