US drug czar criticizes WADA changes that may affect Olympic integrity

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.

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