DOHA, Qatar -- Tensions over the Russian doping scandal broke out into the open
again on Wednesday as Olympic officials blasted the World Anti-Doping Agency and
an influential powerbroker called for a neutral leader to take over the body
from Craig Reedie.
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under sharp attack from delegates at the general assembly of the Association of
National Olympic Committees, particularly over the agencys handling of the
allegations of state-sponsored Russian doping that overshadowed the buildup to
the Rio de Janeiro Games.In an unexpected development, ANOC President Sheikh
Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah said reforms of the anti-doping agency will be difficult
unless we will have a neutral chair for the next three years.The sheikh proposed
a resolution seeking a neutral leadership of the reform of the organization.The
move came just four days before Reedie, an IOC member from Britain, is scheduled
to be renewed as WADA president for a second three-year term at agency meetings
in Glasgow, Scotland. It also came less than a week after the IOC executive
board said it would support Reedies re-election.Reedie and conference delegates
seemed caught off guard by Sheikh Ahmads comments.I found the sheikh quite
difficult to understand, Reedie told The Associated Press. I wasnt sure exactly
what he said.Sheikh Ahmad also suggested the Montreal-based WADA could move to
Geneva, Switzerland.Reedie, who met privately with IOC President Thomas Bach
after the conference debate, said he envisions no immediate change to an
independent president of WADA.I think that would be difficult to happen between
now and Sunday, he said, adding there was no doubt in my mind that his
re-election will go forward this weekend.Reedie said proposals for an
independent WADA president had been previously put forward, but with the goal of
implementation in the future.That is clearly part of the governance debate, he
said. If they want that to happen I will make sure that it does happen.Reedie
has been WADA president since 2013. Under current rules, a WADA president is
elected for three years, with the option of a second three-year term. The
presidency rotates between representatives of governments and sporting
bodies.The IOC told the AP on Wednesday that the executive board notified Reedie
last week that it intends in the future to have a neutral WADA president for the
sake of the credibility and good governance.The board proposed to work with
governments to change the current rotation system to clear the way for the new
leadership.At the meeting, Sir Craig accepted this approach and said he would
not stand in the way of such a solution, the IOC said. Following this, he
received the support of the IOC executive board for his reappointment as WADA
President.ANOC adopted a resolution at the close of the assembly Wednesday that
called for the removal of sanctioning powers from WADA and discussions between
the Olympic movement and governments for the joint appointment of a neutral WADA
president. No timetable was specified.It is a discussion that is going on with
WADA, ANOC secretary general Gunilla Lindberg said. When it will happen nobody
knows.Critics have accused Reedie of having a conflict of interest in his IOC
and WADA roles. In addition to WADA president, he was an IOC vice president and
member of the rule-making executive board until the Rio Games. However, Reedies
term as vice president and board member has expired, and he is now a regular IOC
member without a policy-making role.The IOC executive board offered its support
for Reedies continued role but only after he promised to respect the rules and
responsibilities of WADA and its stakeholders. That suggested the IOC wants to
make sure WADA will refrain in the future from publicly calling for a nation to
be barred from the Olympics, as it did with Russia before the games in Rio de
Janeiro.Wednesdays meeting in Doha reignited the conflict between WADA and the
Olympic movement over Russian doping.The two sides fell out before and during
the Rio Games following a report by WADA investigator Richard McLaren that
detailed state-sponsored doping in Russia, including manipulation of samples at
the 2014 Sochi Winter Games and cover-ups of positive tests across dozens of
summer and winter Olympic sports.WADA recommended that the entire Russian team
be excluded from Rio. The IOC rejected the proposal and instead let
international sports federations decide which athletes should be eligible to
compete.The sides appeared to bury the hatchet last month at an Olympic summit
in Lausanne, where IOC leaders backed WADA to continue to oversee worldwide
anti-doping efforts and gave the agency increased powers to lead the fight. All
parties agreed that an independent body under WADAs umbrella should be set up to
carry out global drug-testing.But on Wednesday, delegates criticized WADA on
several fronts, saying its investigations were harming the image of the Olympic
movement. They again complained about the timing of the McLaren report, which
came out a few weeks before the Rio Games and generated massive media
coverage.What is the objective of WADA? Spanish Olympic Committee chief
Alejandro Blanco said. It must not be to tell sports institutions what they
should be doing, like telling the IOC to sanction all Russian athletes. We have
to ensure we are not affected by opinions which create a bad image of us in
sport.The ANOC resolution reiterated support for the IOCs call not to impose a
total ban on Russia, saying it was the right decision that balanced the
principles of individual justice and collective responsibility.McLaren is
scheduled to release his final report next month, focusing on the Sochi doping
scandal.Sheikh Ahmad and other delegates also attacked WADA for announcing the
suspension of Dohas doping lab on Monday on the eve of the ANOC assembly. Reedie
apologized for the timing, saying it was not intentional.
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