Overview
- The World Anti-Doping Agency postponed action on a proposal to bar officials from governments that withhold dues, pushing consideration to September.
- Any recommendation would still require approval by WADA’s Foundation Board, which is next scheduled to meet in November though it could convene earlier.
- The United States has withheld about $7.3 million in payments for 2024 and 2025 over concerns that include WADA’s handling of a Chinese swimmers case.
- WADA has said a rule would not be applied retroactively to the World Cup, Los Angeles 2028 or Salt Lake City 2034, but a draft reviewed by the AP contains no explicit language to that effect.
- U.S. officials and experts question the practicality of enforcing any attendance ban on home soil, citing doubts that an anti-doping regulator could block a sitting president.