The US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) says it “fully supports” the US government’s decision to withhold a $3.625 million payment to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) that was due on December 31, 2024.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is facing a crisis after the US government refused to make a $3.6 million contribution to the global watchdog's annual budget amid an ongoing row

The situation comes amid a dispute over the Wada’s handling of a doping scandal involving Chinese swimmers competing in Tokyo in 2021

The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) is facing a crisis after the US government defaulted on a $3.6m (€3.5m) contribution to the global sport watchdog’s annual budget.

WASHINGTON - The United States has withheld a dues payment of $3.6 million to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for not conducting an independent audit of operations, the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said Wednesday.

WADA and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) confirmed Wednesday that the U.S. had declined to pay the $3.6 million it had pledged to WADA as part of its normal funding process fo

The U.S. government did not pay the more than $3.6 million US due to the World Anti-Doping Agency in 2024, making good on a long-running threat anchored in unhappiness with the global watchdog's handling of cases involving Chinese swimmers and others.

Tensions between the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and US authorities have now escalated, after the US government defaulted on its 2024 contribution to the global body's annual budget. The US missed a final deadline of December 31 last year by which to make a contribution payment of $3.