World Anti-Doping Agency Drops Defamation and Ethics Cases Against U.S. Officials The World Anti-Doping Agency withdrew a defamation lawsuit and an ethics case against American officials critical of its handling of failed tests by members of China’s Olympic swimming squad.

U.S. Withholds Funding for World Anti-Doping Agency In a damaging blow to the agency, the Biden administration said it had lost confidence in WADA’s ability to guard against the use of performance-enhancing drugs by elite athletes.

Antidoping Agency Froze Out Investigators Who Warned About China The World Anti-Doping Agency’s investigative unit highlighted intelligence about Chinese athletes possibly using a banned medication, but were kept out of the loop when 23 swimmers tested positive for it.

Biden White House Holds Up U.S. Contribution to Anti-Doping Agency The administration is pressing the World Anti-Doping Agency to allow an outside audit after it failed to suspend Chinese swimmers for positive tests.

How a U.S. Antidoping Law Fueled Global Tensions The Olympics are opening amid outright antagonism between international sports authorities and the United States over American investigations into the handling of doping allegations abroad.