Bermuda Sport Anti Doping Authority

Fully funded almost entirely since inception by the Government through the former National Drug Commission in partnership with the Department for Youth, Sport & Recreation the agency was initially established with one part time administrator and sub contracted drug-testing services in 1998. Initially, in 1999, every athlete who represented the country was required to be screened and thus began the first component of the Domestic programme for pre event testing that was introduced to the sporting community. The next phase which began in early 2000 was the introduction of the random component, where we tested 10% of the memberships of 32 sporting bodies. In 2006, with the reduction of the numbers of positive finds, the Board amended the policy to 5% of each of the sporting bodies for random testing. Since 2003, with the introduction of the WADA 2003 Code, a strict emphasis was placed on the agency to increase the volume of performance enhancing screenings and to introduce mandatory education for elite and national athletes and athlete support personnel. The BCDS signed the WADA Code in 2003 as a commitment to the Spirit of Sport. The Bermuda Government signed the Copenhagen Agreement in 2004 and shortly thereafter agreed to the UNESCO Agreement as a Dependent Territory of the United Kingdom. BSADA Logo