The World Anti-Doping Agency is considering a rule change that could attempt to bar President Donald Trump and other top U.S. officials from attending the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics over a long-running dispute involving unpaid American dues.The Associated Press reported Friday that the proposal is on...
  • jaybone@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    4 hours ago

    The article is a bit unclear on what exactly was unpaid but I think the main takeaway is this:

    “The rule, if passed, would figure to be mostly symbolic, given the limits an international sports federation could have on the president of a country attending an event inside his own borders,” according to AP.

    • runner_g@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      4 minutes ago

      “stems from years of tension after the U.S. government withheld funding in protest of the agency’s handling of a string of high-profile doping cases, including one involving Chinese swimmers.”