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This chapter delves into the complex interplay between anti-doping regulations and data protection laws, exploring the efforts to harmonize the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) framework through the lens of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). At the heart of this exploration is a critical tension: how to balance the fundamental right of athletes to privacy with the imperative to maintain clean and fair competition in sport, which inevitably involves the processing of personal data. Focusing on the alignment of WADA’s International Standard for the Protection of Privacy and Personal Information with the rigorous data protection standards set by the GDPR, this study delves into the challenges of reconciling these two legal frameworks. The chapter critically examines the roles of data controllers and processors within the anti-doping ecosystem, arguing for a more integrated approach that both preserves athlete privacy and ensures the integrity of global sports governance.

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Balancing Fairness and Privacy in Anti-Doping: An Issue to Build Harmonized Regulation for Processing Athletes’ Personal Data

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    2026年

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  • Nguyen Manh Tuan,
  • Nguyen Hoang Thai Hy

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This chapter delves into the complex interplay between anti-doping regulations and data protection laws, exploring the efforts to harmonize the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) framework through the lens of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). At the heart of this exploration is a critical tension: how to balance the fundamental right of athletes to privacy with the imperative to maintain clean and fair competition in sport, which inevitably involves the processing of personal data. Focusing on the alignment of WADA’s International Standard for the Protection of Privacy and Personal Information with the rigorous data protection standards set by the GDPR, this study delves into the challenges of reconciling these two legal frameworks. The chapter critically examines the roles of data controllers and processors within the anti-doping ecosystem, arguing for a more integrated approach that both preserves athlete privacy and ensures the integrity of global sports governance.