The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has been plunged into a new crisis after the United States withheld £2.8 million of funding in the wake of the China swimmers furore.
The United States Anti-Doping Agency has welcomed the decision of its country’s government to withhold a payment of 3.6million US dollars (£2.9m) to the World Anti-Doping Agency.
After the Biden administration withheld funding to the agency, saying it had lost confidence in its ability to police elite athletes, WADA removed the United States from its board.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) is facing a crisis after the US government defaulted on a $3.6m contribution to the global sport watchdog’s annual budget.
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. The US government did not pay the more than $3.6 million due to the World Anti-Doping Agency in 2024, making good on a long-running threat anchored in unhappiness with the global…
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