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Polada

is a team of experienced experts who work together to promote fairness and purity in sport.

Polada

is responsible for anti-doping controls and investigations, training in knowledge of the anti-doping system in Poland and worldwide, and cooperation in the area of promoting

Directors

Michał Rynkowski, PhD

Director of the Polish Anti-Doping Agency

Engaged in the fight against doping in sport since 2009. Chairman of the Advisory Group on Compliance of Monitoring Group of the Anti-Doping Convention of the Council of Europe. Holds a PhD in law from the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw. Author of numerous scientific publications in the field of law and doping in sport. Active participant in many international projects in the field of anti-doping. Privately, passionate about various forms of physical activity, particularly triathlon and sailing.

Hubert Dziudzik

Deputy Director of the Polish Anti-Doping Agency

Prior to his work for POLADA, for nearly a decade he worked at the Ministry of Sport. There, starting from 2013, he focused on the issue of the fight against doping. Co-responsible for the organization of the World Conference on Doping in Sport in Katowice in 2019. Helped draft the Act on Combating Doping in Sport. Member of the ad hoc European Committee for WADA (CAHAMA) and the Council of Europe Anti-Doping Convention Monitoring Group. Graduated from the University of Warsaw with a degree in Political Science, European Specialization, and postgraduate studies in internal security.

Managers

Piotr Wójcik

Manager, Doping Controls and Results Management Department

He has been engaged in the fight against doping in sport since 2009. Responsible for doping controls. Closely cooperates with a WADA-accredited anti-doping laboratory that conducts doping tests in athletes. Previously represented Poland on the national water polo team for 15 years. Graduated from the University of Łódź with a degree in pedagogy, specialization: Physical Education and Health Education.

Grzegorz Borkowski

Manager, Information and Education Department

He has always been involved in sport and education. At POLADA he has been developing training activities on anti-doping for Polish national sports federations. In the years 2001-2014 he served as Secretary-General of the Polish Rugby Federation, as Member of the Board of the European Rugby Federation (FIRA-AER) and an official representing the organization at matches of national teams. Thereafter, he served as President of the Foundation for the Development of Sport. At the beginning of his professional career, as a physical education teacher at High School XXV in Warsaw, he won numerous awards for his achievements, including from the Superintendent of Education. A graduate of the University of Physical Education in Warsaw and postgraduate studies at the University of Warsaw in the field of Administration.

Marlena Koźlinka

Chief Accountant

She has held managerial positions responsible for finance and accounting in private sector enterprises as well as public sector entities for over 15 years. Graduated from Koźmiński University with a degree in finance and banking.

Agnieszka Ostrowska

Manager, Intelligence and Investigations Department

She works to detect anti-doping rule violations and penal law violations, acting in cooperation with the Public Prosecutors Offices, the Police and other special services. Previously worked for the criminal investigations department and intelligence department of the Police. In 2016 awarded by the Warsaw Police Commander for her effective crime-fighting activities against, inter alia, organized crime. A graduate of the University of Physical Education in Warsaw and postgraduate studies at the University of Technology and Commerce where she specialized in Migrant Crime.

Communication and media

Katarzyna Kopeć-Ziemczyk, PhD

She has been involved in sports-related communication and public relations for over five years. Previously, for a decade, she worked as a television journalist in news, morning and sports programs. She was a press spokeswoman and advisor to the Minister of Sport. An experienced speaker and expert at self-presentation in front of a camera. Earned a Doctorate in Social Sciences from the University of Warsaw. Lecturer and trainer. Author of publications in the field of media studies and public relations. A member of the Polish PR Association and an expert of the Sport Biznes Polska Association. Has worked for POLADA since 2020.

Events and training

Uta Kühn

Scientific Advisor

Andrzej Pokrywka, PhD

Assistant Professor at the Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacogenomics, Warsaw Medical University. For 20 years (1994-2015) associated with the Institute of Sport in Warsaw (in 1996-2009 he was deputy head of the Department of Anti-Doping Research, and in 2009-2015 director of the Institute). Scientific editor of the book Doping in Sport, published by Wydawnictwo Lekarskie PZWL (2020). Author or co-author of more than 100 scientific publications, mainly on anti-doping issues and laboratory diagnostics used in monitoring the health and training effects of athletes.