Since 2014, in the month of April, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the anti-doping community worldwide have celebrated Play True Day, a day dedicated to clean sports, which raises awareness among athletes, fans and others about the importance of protecting and enabling clean sport.

Athletes, coaches, Sports Federations and major event organisers are asked to join the cause and answer the question on their social media channels. 

This year’s theme, which marks the 10-year anniversary of the campaign, is “#OnePlayTrueTeam”, which underlines the importance of having close associates or teammates that help an athlete. The campaign is designed to include everyone that contributes to clean sport. Accordingly, #OnePlayTrueTeam could be one’s sports team and/or people within your entourage (coaches, doctors, family, etc.); it could be one’s colleagues, friends, etc. 

In other words, your #OnePlayTrueTeam can be made up of anybody that supports you and inspires you to Play True. 

The IHF has been in full support of Play True Day for several years and joins WADA in the challenge to help maintain solidarity within the sports community. The IHF invites the handball community and stakeholders to join the Play True Day conversation by using the hashtags #PlayTrue, #PlaySafe and #PlayTrueDay. 

About Play True Day

Play True Day has been marked every April since 2014. The initiative was born at a WADA-hosted Education Conference in 2013, attended by 17 South American countries. What began as an idea between those nations has yielded growth in the past few years, reaching millions around the globe thanks to the participation of individuals and organisations engaged in the fight for clean sport.

With prevention seminars and activities, several round tables and outreach programmes organised prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Play True Day has been crucial in helping stakeholders understand the importance of clean sport.

For more information about WADA and Play True Day, visit the WADA website.