The conflict between the United States and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) continues to shake the Olympic world. After the IOC last week, two other components of the movement publicly expressed their position: the associations of international summer Olympic sports federations (ASOIF) and winter (WOF, formerly AIOWF). Both authorities side with the AMA. They do not hide their distrust of the United States and the federal investigation opened by the House of Representatives following the case of doping by contamination in Chinese swimming. In a press release, ASOIF said “very concerned that the leaders of one of its international member federations have been summoned to testify in a federal investigation in the United States. » Its statement follows World Aquatics' announcement that its executive director, Brent Nowicki, will be summoned before a committee of the US House of Representatives. ASOIF believes that the investigation led by the United States “raises doubts about the personal safety of athletes, sports officials and representatives of international sports organizations, as well as the confidence with which they can travel to the United States to participate in competitions. The investigation could lead international federations to consider the risks of hosting future international events in the United States. » Same story, with a few caveats, on the WOF side. Its secretary general, the British Colin Grahamslaw, wrote in a long press release that “individual national approaches jeopardize the solidarity of the global anti-doping system. We hope that public authorities who have always supported WADA will continue to do so and recognize WADA's position as a global leader in the fight against doping in sport. This is a crucial point, especially in view of our respective competitions next winter in the United States.. » The American reaction to these two positions, and especially to the prospect of seeing international federations put the United States on a blacklist, is still awaited.
