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The Latest: Anti-doping agency head blasts underfunding

Jueves 08 de Febrero del 2018

The Latest: Anti-doping agency head blasts underfunding

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) - The Latest from the Pyeongchang Olympics (all times local): 1:30 p.m. The head of the World Anti-Doping Agency is blaming underfunding for sports seeming to be losing ground to doping and cheating. Craig Reedie says "we are 50 percent underfunded in terms of what everyone wants us to do." Reedie says WADA's annual budget is about $30 million. Half comes from national governments, which is matched equally by the International Olympic Committee. Speaking at the Pyeo

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) - The Latest from the Pyeongchang Olympics (all times local): 1:30 p.m. The head of the World Anti-Doping Agency is blaming underfunding for sports seeming to be losing ground to doping and cheating. Craig Reedie says "we are 50 percent underfunded in terms of what everyone wants us to do." Reedie says WADA's annual budget is about $30 million. Half comes from national governments, which is matched equally by the International Olympic Committee. Speaking at the Pyeo