The Central Asia Regional Anti-Doping Organization (RADOCA) was established by National Olympic Committees and Government representatives from Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan with the assistance of the World Anti-Doping Agency and the Olympic Council of Asia on 4-5 November 2006 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. As a result of this meeting a Regional Anti-Doping Organization was established with office hosted in Tehran, Iran. In 2011, Iran decided to leave the RADOCA and the office moved to Tashkent, Uzbekistan. In 2013 the office moved to Almaty, Kazakhstan.
The RADOCA’s current membership includes Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
The RADOCA is responsible for promoting and coordinating the fight against doping in sport among the eight (8) countries in Central Asia.
Vision:
Value and foster doping free sport throughout the Central Asia region.
Mission:
To promote and co-ordinate the fight against doping in sport in all its forms in the Central Asia region
Core Values
- Professionalism
- We will adopt a professional approach when conducting business for and on behalf of the RADO
- Ethical approach
- We will conduct our activities in accordance with the highest standards of ethical behaviour based on the values of the Olympic Charter and the World Anti-Doping Program
- We will develop policies, procedures and practices that reflect justice, equity and integrity
- Accountability
- We will conduct our activities in accordance with principles of transparency and accountability
- Best Practice
- We will benchmark off and apply best practice standards to all our activities
- Proactive
- We will benchmark off and apply best practice standards to all our activities