US anti-doping accuses Wada of trying to ‘smear America’ amid Enhanced Games row
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Pro-doping event scheduled to take place in Las Vegas
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Usada says critics deflecting after 2021 swimming scandal
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.