Wada crisis: US Anti-Doping Agency backs government withholding funds Sport 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, given the US has been Wada’s biggest funder since its founding, was “the only right choice to protect athletes’ rights, accountability and fair [...]
Ed Warner: Why the anti-doping fight desperately needs a shot in the arm Sport Business Confirmation that Mykhailo Mudryk has failed a routine anti-doping test must rightly trigger the usual essential caveats. Chelsea’s Ukrainian winger has only been provisionally suspended. This is simply the start of a process with the facts to be established and the outcome far from certain. What is clear is that Mudryk’s case will be another [...]
Phelps slams World Anti-Doping Agency over China row as US considers defunding 'incapable or unwilling' Phelps and fellow US Olympic swimming star Allison Schmitt gave evidence at a congressional hearing.
