Africa-Press – Angola. The approval, this Wednesday, in Luanda, of the Law against doping in sport, by the National Assembly (AN), constitutes an important step towards the end of the sanction imposed on Angola by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA-acronym in English).
This was confirmed by the president of the Angolan Olympic Committee (COA), Gustavo da Conceição, when he was reacting to ANGOP’s unanimous approval by Parliament of the legal instrument against drugs in sport.
According to the sports director, it is awaited for its rapid promulgation and publication in the Diário da República, so that it can be translated and sent to WADA and wait for the impediment to be lifted at the meeting of this body scheduled for the month of May.
He recalled that the approval of the law by the AN is not the end of the sanction, stressing that the best thing is that its publication in physical form be speedy to allow it to reach WADA as quickly as possible.
Gustavo da Conceição reiterated that only with the publication and accessibility of the original will the end be closer, through a communication from Angola on compliance with the Law, in accordance with the statutes of that international organization.
Since the 13th of this month, Angola has been prevented by WADA from using national symbols (anthem and flag), due to delays in the conformation and approval of the legal instrument.
On September 22, 2023, the World Anti-Doping Agency issued a statement reporting the non-compliance and granted another four months to correct the situation.
The time granted ended without the compliances having been corrected and the country did not even contest the allegations of non-compliance, leading to its suspension.
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