Indonesia and Thailand, two countries which have regained their place on the MotoGP calendar in 2022, not to mention the WSBK, have been reported by the World Anti-Doping Agency as countries not respecting the World Anti-Doping Code. Their national agencies are declared non-compliant by the same WADA and among the consequences of this situation, if it continues, there is the specter of not being able to organize international competitions...
If national anti-doping organizationsIndonesia as well as Thailand continued to find themselves in the crosshairs, they would be deprived of the possibility of organizing regional, continental or world championships, or events organized by major events organizations, throughout the period of non-compliance. It will be recalled that, in this organization, the END and the FIA are also signatories to the WADA Code.
The FIM Superbike World Championship will debut in Mandalika from 19th and the 21th of November, followed by the FIM MotoGP World Championship which will make its first appearance there from 18 at 20 March 2022. For Thailand, the next MotoGP event is scheduled for October 2.
« We are in direct coordination with the Indonesian Anti-Doping Agency, where our position is said to be non-compliant“, declared Zainudin Amali, Indonesian Minister of Youth and Sports, during a press briefing which was relayed by the site crash.net. The minister explained that the country's anti-doping controls had been interrupted by the Covid pandemic. » Apparently this concerns the sending of our samples… In March 2020, Covid-19 began to spread in Indonesia. There were no sports activities, so the planned samples were not carried out. Everything stopped and this meant that we did not meet the requirements set by WADA."
“Indonesia has not banned”
However, he insisted: “ Indonesia has not been banned, so you can still do sports activities. So please don't imagine that Indonesia cannot hold international competitions or send athletes abroad. This reprimand is a consequence of non-compliance, and we now have the opportunity to clarify matters. Even though it's late, we are trying and WADA is also giving time to provide a letter of clarification."
We hope for a favorable outcome but we will not underestimate the influence of the AMA. This is the same World Anti-Doping Agency that played a central role in the four-year suspension ofAndrea Iannone, the now former MotoGP rider…
