South Africa flag will fly at World Cups after an appeal is submitted over anti-doping deadline – Capital Radio Malawi
28 March, 2024

South Africa flag will fly at World Cups after an appeal is submitted over anti-doping deadline

Holders South Africa hope to defend their title in France

South Africa’s flag will fly proudly at Sunday’s highly anticipated Rugby World Cup quarter-final between hosts France and the Springboks as well as at the Cricket World Cup in India, following representations by the SA Institute for Drug-Free Sports (Saids) to the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada).

South Africa’s national teams faced the embarrassing prospect of not having their national flag flown at events like the two World Cups after Wada said sanctions would be imposed if the country did not update its anti-doping legislation by the 13 October deadline.

“Wada has received formal notification from the South Africa National Anti-Doping Agency (NADO) that it disputes that allegation of non-compliance against it, as well as the proposed consequences,” Wada said in a statement.

“Wada will shortly refer the matter to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for its consideration. As such, the allegation of non-compliance is put on hold and the consequences will not apply until such time as CAS makes its ruling.”

The CAS hearing is likely to take place in a few months while the South African government has undertaken to pass the amended anti-doping legislation by May.

This means that the country’s bid to host the 2027 Fifa Women’s World Cup will now, in all likelihood, not be affected by the sanctions.

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