The National Anti Doping Agency of Germany (NADA Germany) has taken note of the ARD report on a possible cover-up of doping cases in China. At the same time, NADA Germany has also read the various statements and the counter-statement of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). However, NADA Germany does not have complete documentation at its disposal to be able to comment on and assess the facts in depth. It is therefore only possible for NADA Germany to draw conclusions from the reports, which represent fundamentally different facts.
However, it is crucial that WADA, as the relevant compliance institution, is responsible for clarifying the facts itself or with the help of independent expert commissions or the Intelligence & Investigations Network in a comprehensive and transparent manner. This is essential in the interests of clean sport and for the protection of all clean athletes. NADA Germany stands ready to support the clarification within the framework of its international anti-doping work and its membership of the Institute forNational Anti-Doping Organisations (INADO).
