Overview

• NADA suspended public naming of sanctioned athletes in March 2020 over data protection and legal concerns
• Late-May ARD-Dopingredaktion findings revealed the policy and prompted criticism from athletes and policymakers
• Board chairman Lars Mortsiefer expects an Austria-led ECJ ruling to establish unified reporting guidelines across EU member states
• In 2024 NADA carried out 12,100 controls on 16,386 samples, identifying 93 potential violations, issuing 20 sanctions and filing 16 criminal complaints
• The agency’s 2024 budget stood at €13 million with €10.1 million from federal funds and it is calling for stable funding in light of public trust concerns after WADA’s handling of Chinese swimmers