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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Paul MacInnes

US anti-doping accuses Wada of trying to ‘smear America’ amid Enhanced Games row

Travis Tygart testifies during the US Olympics and Paralympics hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington
The Usada president, Travis Tygart, said Wada’s intervention was a ‘desperate attempt to divert attention’ from its role in the Chinese swimming scandal of 2021. Photograph: José Luis Magaña/AP

The war of words between anti‑doping bodies over the Enhanced Games has intensified after Usada accused Wada of attempting “to smear America”.

Travis Tygart, president of the US Anti-Doping Agency, made the claim as he hit back at the World Anti-Doping Agency suggestion that it should do more to stop the pro‑doping event scheduled to take place in Las Vegas next year. Tygart said that Wada’s intervention was a “desperate attempt to divert attention” from its role in the Chinese swimming scandal of 2021.

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