World anti-doping agency is looking to change its rule to ban Trump from LA Olympics: report
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) officials describe the report as ‘entirely misleading’
The world’s leading doping agency is considering whether to ban U. S. government officials, including President Donald Trump , from going to the LA Olympics in 2028 .
Officials at the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) are proposing to rewrite the rules after Washington has for years refused to pay its dues to the watchdog, in response to the handling of a doping case involving Chinese swimmers and several other issues. If passed, the rule would likely be symbolic, as WADA would have little power to prevent the U. S.
President from attending events. But WADA has described the story, reported by the Associated Press , as “entirely misleading. ” Spokesman James Fitzgerald said there is “nothing new here,” noting that talks on how to address governments' withholding of funding have been ongoing since 2020 and don’t relate directly to the U.
S. The proposal applies to any government that has not paid its dues by 31 January of the year following the billing. The U.