According to Reuters, The United States is in danger of losing both the 2028 Summer and 2034 Winter Olympics. If American law enforcement goes beyond this research on chinese swimmers, said Dick Pound, former senior member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Any country wishing to compete or host an international sporting event must comply with the anti-doping code.
Pound, a Canadian lawyer who led the creation of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), believes that the Rodchenkov Act used by the United States to investigate the positive results of 23 Chinese swimmers could disqualify this country from competing. -host of the Olympics.
The Rodchenkov Act legislation passed in 2020 extends US law enforcement jurisdiction to any international sports competition involving American athletes or having financial connections to the United States.
“This law does not comply with the anti-doping code”Pound told Reuters on Tuesday. “My guess is that one of the steps that WADA will take at this point is to refer this particular matter to the compliance review committee.”
“My suspicion is that if or when there is a hearing on this, they will declare that the United States is not in compliance.
“That means they cannot organize the Olympic GamesWADA did not comment when asked about the possibility of bringing the United States to the non-compliance review committee, but other anti-doping officials confirmed on condition of anonymity that the idea was being discussed.
WADA considers the Rodchenkov Act to be domestic legislation that is inconsistent with the anti-doping code and allows US authorities to retry settled cases.
With contracts signed and plans to move forward, Stripping Los Angeles of the 2028 Olympics is unlikely. However, Pound told Reuters that the IOC may consider delaying the confirmation of Salt Lake City as the host of the 2034 Winter Olympics is expected to be confirmed as the host of the 2034 Olympic Games to be held at the next IOC Congress weeks before the Paris Summer Games , but Pound said Olympic officials could use the opportunity to send a message by delaying the confirmation. (Reporting by Steve Keating in Toronto; Editing in Spanish by Héctor Espinoza)
Source: La Verdad
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