Warren Buffet once famously said: “you only find out who is swimming naked when the tide goes out.”
In this context, the US government’s decision this month to withhold its annual funding to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), has exposed WADA’s reliance on the nations with the highest numbers of elite athletes as it aims to lead “a collaborative worldwide movement for doping-free sport”.
The US has taken issue with WADA’s decision not to appeal the China Anti-Doping Agency’s finding of “no-fault” following the contamination of 23 Chinese swimmers in 2021.
The international community promotes “clean” sport for fairness between...
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Author: Richard Vaughan & Catherine Ordway