USADA says it ‘fully supports’ US government’s decision to withhold $3.6M payment from World Anti-Doping Agency
The US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) says it “fully supports” the US government’s decision to withhold a $3.625 million payment to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) that was due on December 31, 2024.
U.S. Withholds Funding for World Anti-Doping Agency
In a damaging blow to the agency, the Biden administration said it had lost confidence in WADA’s ability to guard against the use of performance-enhancing drugs by elite athletes.
US withholds $3.6 mln payment to world anti-doping body
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is facing a crisis after the US government refused to make a $3.6 million contribution to the global watchdog's annual budget amid an ongoing row
White House withholds $3.6 million in promised funding to World Anti-Doping Agency
WADA and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) confirmed Wednesday that the U.S. had declined to pay the $3.6 million it had pledged to WADA as part of its normal funding process fo
Usada backs US government decision to withhold Wada payment
The situation comes amid a dispute over the Wada’s handling of a doping scandal involving Chinese swimmers competing in Tokyo in 2021
In escalating anti-doping feud, U.S. withholds annual WADA contribution
A war of words that has gone on for months became more substantive when the United States did not make its $3.6 million payment before a Dec. 31 deadline.
Squabble grows as U.S. government holds back 2024 funding from World Anti-Doping Agency
The U.S. government did not pay the more than $3.6 million US due to the 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.
World Anti-Doping Agency faces crisis after US government withholds funding
The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) is facing a crisis after the US government defaulted on a $3.6m (€3.5m) contribution to the global sport watchdog’s annual budget.
Doping-US withholds WADA dues, calls for reforms to global watchdog
The United States has withheld 2024 dues payments to the World Anti-Doping Agency, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy told Reuters on Wednesday, calling for reforms to the global sport watchdog.
US government backs decision to withhold Wada payment after Chinese swimmers’ doping case
The American anti-doping agency has been heavily critical of the world body following the incident, which occurred before the Tokyo Olympics The United States Anti-Doping Agency has welcomed the decision of their country's government to withhold a payment of $3.
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