The World Anti-Doping Agency will discuss a potential rule to bar President Donald Trump from major international sporting events Tuesday - even if they take place on American soil. WADA spokesman James Fitzgerald said the rule, if passed, would not bar Trump from this summer's World Cup, the LA Olympics in 2028 or the Salt Lake City Games in 2032 because it would 'not (be) applied retroactively.' The next meeting of the Foundation Board, which would make the ultimate decision, is not scheduled until November, four months after the World Cup final in New Jersey. Vance and members of Congress, who recently approved hundreds of millions in funding for security and other logistics for the World Cup and LA Games. The ONDCP and Congress under both the Trump and Biden administrations have withheld the payments to WADA.

Source: Daily Mail March 17, 2026 02:45 UTC