- Doping agencies in war of words after Observer report
- Wada insists it ordered Usada to shut down programme
An official from the World Anti-Doping Agency assisted in a controversial investigation by the US Anti-Doping Agency which involved recruiting athletes to provide information on potential dopers, the Guardian understands.
An Observer investigation, which revealed last month how a Kenyan runner became an undercover agent, has sparked a war of words between the agencies, the two most powerful anti-doping organisations in world sport. Wada has accused Usada of breaching its code by recruiting athletes who had failed drugs tests to provide intelligence.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/14/wada-doping-investigators-helped-with-us-scheme-to-recruit-kenyan-runner
Author : Exclusive by Rob Draper
Publish date : 2024-08-14 20:00:23
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