US drug czar criticizes WADA changes that may affect Olympic integrity
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 15, 2026, 6:35 PM
Last updated Jun 15, 2026
Sara Carter, the U.S. drug czar, condemned proposed modifications to anti-doping protocols by WADA, claiming they could jeopardize trust in athlete performances at future Olympics. Her remarks come ahead of a WADA executive committee meeting focused on recommendations from a working group after a doping case involving Chinese swimmers. Carter criticized the exclusion of U.S. authorities from the discussions, attributed to a dispute over unpaid dues. WADA spokesman James Fitzgerald noted that the meeting will only discuss the recommendations, including transferring some testing responsibilities to an independent agency, raising concerns about the role of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency in the upcoming LA Olympics.
- •Sara Carter sent an open letter to WADA regarding proposed changes.
- •WADA's working group aims to enhance anti-doping credibility.
- •Exclusion of U.S. from discussions linked to unpaid dues.
- •Discussion at WADA meeting scheduled for Tuesday.
- •Carter emphasizes the importance of U.S. agencies for clean games.
- 6:35 PMYahoo Sports — US drug czar blasts WADA, saying proposed changes could undermine clean sport at Olympics
"The U.S. drug czar portrayed a menu of changes to anti-doping protocols being proposed by a World Anti-Doping Agency panel as moves that would “undermine the trustworthiness of the performances of competitors" at future Olympics. Sara Carter, the director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, sent an open letter Monday to WADA and its stakeholders. It comes a day before an “extraordinary meeting” of the WADA executive committee at which it will discuss recommendations from a “working group” put together in the wake of a doping case involving Chinese swimmers.
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