US government backs decision to withhold Wada payment

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.
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
US Anti-Doping Agency
The US Anti-Doping Agency (Usada) has insisted it “fully supports” the US government’s call to withhold millions to the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada). Usada chief executive Travis Tygart said withholding the funds,
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 over a doping scandal involving Chinese swimmers.
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The American anti-doping agency has been heavily critical of the world body following the incident, which occurred before the Tokyo Olympics.
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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.