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at the request of 32 national and regional anti-doping agencies from europe, africa and asia,the world anti-doping agency (wada) recently sent a letter to the united states anti-doping agency, strongly urging the other party to carry out "comprehensive and thorough" rectification of its long-term deficiencies in anti-doping work.

so, what exactly has the us anti-doping agency done wrong? and what impact has it had?

question 1: what is the united states anti-doping agency?

the united states anti-doping agency claims that it is an independent, non-profit organization, but this is not the case.

ben norton, independent investigative journalist: this is a misleading statement. usada is funded by the us government and overseen by the us congress. in fact,although it is not directly run by the government, it is a semi-official agency.

question 2: what misdeeds of the united states anti-doping agency did the world anti-doping agency expose in the letter?

the world anti-doping agency stated in the letter:90% of athletes in the united states are outside the jurisdiction of the world anti-doping code, especially the national collegiate athletic association and professional leagues.three-quarters of the players in the u.s. delegation at the paris olympics came from the university sports system. they competed for gold and silver in international competitions, leading to unfair competition.

according to statistics, only 3,011 athletes in the united states underwent 7,773 tests in 2023. anti-doping efforts are insufficient.foreign athletes training in the united states are even said to be on a "doping vacation"at the paris olympics, more than 1,000 foreign university athletes from more than 100 countries and regions have trained, are training, or will train in the united states. among them, 272 athletes from 26 countries and regions won 330 medals.

also,the united states anti-doping agency illegally allowed american athletes with serious doping violations to continue to participate in international competitions on the condition that they provide intelligence as undercover agents.

the world anti-doping agency also pointed out that the united states is a huge market for the sale and distribution of doping drugs, which is not only a problem in the sports circle, but also a social problem. they strongly called on the united states to "carry out a comprehensive and thorough rectification of its anti-doping system, especially the anti-doping work in college sports."

question 3: what doping scandals have american athletes been involved in?

at this year's paris olympics, american sprinterseliyan knightonin an out-of-competition doping test on march 26 this year, he was found to be positive for steroids. however, the united states anti-doping agency claimed that knighton's positive result was caused by the athlete eating contaminated meat, and decided not to impose a ban on him, allowing him to eventually represent the united states in the paris olympics.

nine-time american olympic gold medalistlewiszeng admitted that despite testing positive three times before the 1988 seoul olympics, he was eventually given a pass.gatlingafter being tested positive twice, he should have been banned for life according to regulations, but the us anti-doping agency tried its best to exonerate him and eventually shortened the ban to four years.

ben norton, independent investigative journalist: the reason given by usada is that they need to allow some american athletes to use these banned drugs in order to act as so-called informants to monitor other athletes who are accused of doing the same thing. but usada is not a police department, it is an agency that is supposed to make sure its athletes do not violate the rules of using banned drugs.

question 4: how does the outside world view the scandal of the united states anti-doping agency?

italian media person fazzolo: one particularly wrong practice of the united states is double standards, that is, the rules apply to everyone but not to the united states.we can see this double standard in the economic and trade fields, the military field, and the sports field.

marcelo muñoz, honorary chairman of the spanish “zhihua lecture hall”: there is evidence that the us delegation has been using doping for many years, not just in this olympics. such an attitude and behavior of the united states is detrimental to international sports and the olympic spirit. it also reflects the hypocrisy of the united states. why don't they hold themselves to the same standards as other countries?