Rule Violations: WADA Sends Nigeria, Venezuela To CAS

On Tuesday, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced that it has referred Nigeria and Venezuela to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) due to alleged non-compliance of their anti-doping agencies with WADA regulations.

WADA disclosed that it submitted “two separate requests for arbitration with the Court of Arbitration for Sport” regarding these two cases last week.

The two national agencies faced sanctions in November for their failure to address what WADA described as various “critical requirements” within their anti-doping programs.

Consequently, they lost their privileges within the organization, including the ability to host major sporting events and the prohibition of their flags being displayed during significant competitions like the Olympic Games, until they fulfill WADA’s conditions.

Both national agencies have contested the accusations and the proposed penalties.

However, the sanctions against them are temporarily suspended pending the rulings from the Court of Arbitration.