USADA supports the US government's support for WADA payment of $ 3.6 million
USADA supports the US government's support for WADA payment of $ 3.6 million
The US anti-doping agency (USADA) has declared that it "fully supported" the decision of the US government to pay a payment of $ 3.625 million to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), which was due on December 31, 2024. This is the result of a monthly dispute between the two anti-doping organizations, which results from the handling of a case through the Wada, which affects Chinese swimmers.
The controversy around the Chinese swimmers
In April last year it became known that Wada had approved 23 Chinese swimmers to participate in the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo, although everyone had positively tested trimetacid. The Wada accepted the explanation of the Chinese anti-doping agency (Chinada) that the positive tests can be attributed to contamination, probably from a hotel Restaurant. This led to allegations on the part of the USADA that the Wada had "turned the cases under the carpet".
wada defends itself against allegations
In return, the Wada defended its role in the case of the Chinese swimmers and rejected the "outrageous, completely false and defamatory remarks" of the USADA. At this point, the WADA also explained that it was "unable to refute the contamination of the contamination" of Chinada.usada calls for reforms
required changes in Wada
Tygart added that "significant reforms" at WADA were necessary to ensure that something like this "never happens again". In a statement to CNN, the Wada announced that until the deadline of December 31, 2024, she did not receive the agreed contribution to the Wada 2024 budget.
consequences for the USA in international sports
representatives will no longer be justified to sit on the board of trustees or the WADA executive committee. This decision has an impact on the next two global sporting events-the 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. The overall budget for 2025 is $ 57.5 million.
political reactions and investigations
In May last year, US MP asked the US Ministry of Justice and the International Olympic Committee to initiate an investigation into the controversy. In August, World Aquatics confirmed to CNN that the US government had initiated a criminal proceedings against the Chinese swimmers. An independent report on the case found in August that the Wada had not acted in August, and it was "appropriate" that the Wada had not filed no objection to the explanation of Chinada, but criticized the "disorganization" of the global anti-doping organ.
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