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U.S. Sports Officials Warned That 2028 Los Angeles And Salt Lake City Olympics May Be Pulled Over Doping Authority


A dispute over doping standards is risking U.S. Olympics hosting duties.

The World Anti-Doping Agency accepted the findings of a Chinese investigation that blamed a contaminated hotel kitchen for the positive tests, Reuters reported. Salt Lake City was awarded the 2034 Winter Games on Wednesday, but the Olympic Committee warned that it could terminate the agreement “in cases where the supreme authority of WADA in the fight against doping is not fully respected or if the application of the anti-doping code is hindered or undermined.” The WADA and USADA feud escalated on Wednesday when Reuters reported that the global body was taking the U.S. agency to the Independent Compliance Review Committee (CRC) next month.

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