As part of the ITA–ARISF Clean Sport Education collaboration, the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) is pleased to provide the global billiards community with access to a series of Clean Sport Education Webinars starting on Wednesday, 24 September 2025.
These webinars are designed to strengthen awareness and understanding of anti-doping practices, responsibilities, and the importance of integrity in sport.
📅 Webinar Schedule
| Title & Topics Covered | Date & Time (CEST) | Registration |
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| Introduction to Anti-Doping Overview of Rights & Responsibilities, Anti-Doping Rule Violations, Consequences of Doping, and Proactive Reporting | Wednesday, 24 September 14:00–15:00 | [Click here to register!] |
| The Prohibited List, Medications, TUEs, and Supplements includes the principle of Strict Liability | Wednesday, 1 October 14:00–15:00 | [Click here to register!] |
| Testing Includes Testing Procedures and the ABP, Testing Pools, and Whereabouts | Wednesday, 8 October 14:00–15:00 | [Click here to register!] |
🎓 Certification
Participants who would like to receive the IF Webinar Series Certificate will need to:
* Attend at least one webinar live, OR
* Access the recordings in the IF Webinar Series Toolkit and pass a short test (the test will be available in the Toolkit after the third webinar).
The test will remain open for six weeks following the series, and participants who successfully pass will receive a personalised certificate.
📢 Call to Action
The WPA calls on all Continental Federations, National Federations, and the WPA Athletes’ Commission to:
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Share this information widely with their members and athletes.
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Use the communication template provided, adapting it to their local communication channels.
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Encourage Athletes’ Commission members and high-profile athletes to help promote the webinars through their own platforms.
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Ensure strong participation from their Education Pools.
As a reminder, under the World Anti-Doping Code, Federations are responsible for delivering education. This webinar series is a proactive and effective way to meet that obligation and reinforce clean sport values within billiards worldwide.
The webinars will be delivered in English, with simultaneous translation available in Arabic, French, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, and Spanish. Highlighting both the multilingual access and the opportunity to earn a certificate of completion are proven incentives for engagement.
📢 Message from WPA
The WPA strongly encourages all athletes, coaches, referees, and members of the billiards community to take advantage of this important opportunity to learn and uphold the highest standards of fair play and clean sport.
