International Olympic Committee, World Anti-Doping Agency Announce Pledges to Anti-Doping Fund

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LAUSANNE – Several world governments have pledged $6.45 million to the International Olympic Committee’s anti-doping fund, the World Anti-Doping Agency announced recently.

The fund was created as part of the Olympic Agenda 2020 and is worth $20 million, with $10 million set aside for researching new techniques to detect prohibited substances. The IOC asked select governments to match the $10 million, and has now received nearly $6.5 million in pledges. China, France, Ivory Coast, Japan, New Zealand, Peru, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Turkey, Sweden and the United States have all agreed to financially support the fund.

Read more about the fund in the International Olympic Committee’s press release.

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