U.S. threat to pull WADA funding could leave Americans out of Olympics

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Source: Reuters

SPORTS NEWS SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 / 5:45 PM / UPDATED 4 HOURS AGO

Exclusive: U.S. threat to pull WADA funding could leave Americans out of Olympics

Steve Keating
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TORONTO (Reuters) - America’s top athletes could be banned from the Olympics and other major international sporting events if the United States follows through on its threat to withdraw funding from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), anti-doping leaders told Reuters.

The U.S. threat has sent shockwaves through the anti-doping community and prompted several governments to urge WADA to introduce legislation that would find the U.S. non-compliant with the WADA Code, effectively barring American athletes from international competition.

“The consequences of a withdrawal of WADA funding by the U.S. could be more severe and far reaching for American athletes,” WADA president Witold Banka told Reuters.

“We have been approached by a number of governments of the world that were shocked by the threats from the U.S. government supported by USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency).

“These governments want us to consider an amendment to the compliance standard meaning that non-payment by a government of its WADA contribution could lead directly to that country’s NADO (National Anti-Doping Organisation) being declared non-compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code.

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sport-doping-olympics-usa-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-threat-to-pull-wada-funding-could-leave-americans-out-of-olympics-idUSKBN25U33H

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1. Russians hate WADA. They think cheating should be an Olympic sport

Russia. Need we say more?

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2. Heckuva job Trumpy

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3. Trump ♥️ Putin . Yes he'll throw our athletes under the bus for russion doping wins . Hell yeah