The Angolan Olympic Committee (COA) provided "proof" of this change on June 19, two days after the legislation adopted on June 7 came into force in the country, according to the same document, which requests the reinstatement of the local body and its regularization as a national anti-doping organization.
On February 28, the National Assembly unanimously approved the anti-doping law in sport, 11 days after WADA suspended the country due to failure to meet deadlines for adapting the legislation.
The new law, which allowed the country to once again be eligible to organize and participate in international competitions, such as the Olympic and Paralympic Games, adapted the national legal regime to the international convention against doping and the global anti-doping code.
The executive director of the Portuguese Anti-Doping Authority (ADoP), António Júlio Nunes, collaborated in adapting Angolan legislation to international guidelines, correcting the non-conformities detected on September 22, 2023.
At the time, AMA gave the COA four months to change the law, which would only occur on February 28, after, on February 17, the global authority had suspended the Angolan body.
