The event, which follows the inaugural regional anti-doping workshop that took place in Nadi last year, is being held at the invitation of the Oceania Regional Anti Doping Organisation, and in conjunction with Drugs Free Sport Fiji and the Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (FASANOC) Medical Commission and is due to be staged in Suva on October 4.

As well as officials, it will also target the country's 39 member National Federations to ensure nationwide consistency when the World Anti-Doping Agency introduces its new code on January 1, 2015, while helping the country's delegation that will travel to the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby.

About 100 people are expected to attend the "interactive, engaging and fun" workshop that will provide information about the dangers of doping, drugs testing procedures and processes, and the dos and don'ts of a healthy lifestyle.

"We felt this was an excellent opportunity to educate the administrators and team officials in the first instance and have them on side on the importance of anti-doping education so that they will ensure that the message is shared with their athletes," Lorraine Mar, FASANOC's secretary general and chief executive, told insidethegames.

She added that further one-on-one workshops will also be held exclusively for Fijian athletes in the near future.

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