Russia And Belarus did not pay mandatory contributions World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in 2023. This is reported by RIA News.
Russia’s contribution was supposed to be 1.267 million dollars, Belarus – 46 thousand dollars. Also, at the moment, WADA is left without contributions from Georgia, Iceland And Monaco. It is noted that the remaining countries have fully or partially made payments.
September 22 at WADA statedthat the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) has not met the requirements for restoration of status, since the code is not integrated into national legislation. It was noted that the Russian side can appeal this within 21 days from the date of receipt of the official notification.
In December 2019, the WADA Executive Committee decided to deprive Russia of the right to host the Olympic Games and World Championships, and Russian athletes of the flag and anthem for four years. The reason was the deprivation of RUSADA’s compliance status. In November 2022, WADA made a decision extend the suspension of RUSADA.
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