Squabble grows as US government holds back 2024 funding from world anti-doping watchdog WADA
World Anti-Doping Agency in 2024, making good on a long-running threat anchored in unhappiness with the global watchdog's handling of cases involving Chinese swimmers and others.
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Those funds, normally distributed by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, represent about 6% of WADA's annual budget.
WADA statutes say representatives of countries that don't pay are not eligible to sit on the agency's top decision-making panels. U.S. drug czar Rahul Gupta is listed as a member of the WADA executive committee.
Gupta told The Associated Press the ONDCP was «evaluating all our options,» and did not rule out eventually sending the money to WADA.
«WADA must take concrete actions to restore trust in the world antidoping system and provide athletes the full confidence they deserve,» he said. «When U.S. taxpayer dollars are allocated, we must ensure full accountability and it is our responsibility to ensure those funds are used appropriately.»
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