Still, the legislation included a provision to continue withholding funds from the World Anti-Doping Agency until specific criteria are met. If every government attached conditions to its WADA dues, it would lead to chaos,” WADA spokesman James Fitzgerald said in a statement to The Athletic on Friday. The United States had already withheld its 2025 dues to WADA under the Biden administration, signaling continuity in Washington’s position. “ONDCP will continue to demand that WADA submit to an independent compliance audit to advance sports integrity and fairness of competition. Rahul Gupta, who served as the U.S. drug czar before Carter, was ousted from WADA’s executive committee the last time the United States skipped a payment.

Source: International New York Times February 06, 2026 21:28 UTC