International Olympic Committee Backs New Drug Testing Body
The International Olympic Committee made the proposal at a high-level summit, with the measures due to be considered at a WADA meeting next month
Highlights
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World Anti-Doping Agency to set up a new testing body
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Measures due to be considered at a WADA meeting next month
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WADA will remain in control of regulatory and compliance
An Olympic summit on Saturday asked the World Anti-Doping Agency to set up a new testing body, withdrawing drug control duties from international sports federations.
The International Olympic Committee made the proposal at a high-level summit, with the measures due to be considered at a WADA meeting next month.
IOC brass called for "a new anti-doping testing authority within the framework of WADA to be established".
It further said it wanted "to make anti-doping testing independent from sports organisations".
WADA will remain in control of regulatory and compliance in the anti-doping fight but the new testing body will have responsibility for testing athletes, the statement said.
The new body will also have "intelligence and investigation" capabilities, the IOC added.