WADA shrugs off USA withholding dues of $3.6mn athletics View(s): View(s):Washington, United States, AFP: The United States has withheld $3.6 million in annual dues for a second consecutive year to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), which says it remains financially strong despite the move. In a statement to AFP on Friday, WADA said it remains financially strong despite the US withholding of dues and noted WADA financial statements are independently audited each year. “Clearly, it is not ideal when a government voluntarily withholds its dues,” WADA said. If every government attached conditions to its WADA dues, it would lead to chaos,” WADA said in its statement. “ONDCP will continue to demand that WADA submit to an independent compliance audit to advance sports integrity and fairness of competition.
