Victoria Aggar resigns from Wada and says it is now ‘silencing athletes’

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• British Paralympian served on Wada’s athlete committee
• Aggar says ‘spineless’ decision on Russia provoked exit

The World Anti-Doping Agency has been rocked by the resignation of Victoria Aggar, a highly respected member of its own Athlete Committee, who said she quit after Wada broke its promises and failed to protect clean athletes.

The Guardian revealed on Tuesday that Aggar, a retired British Paralympian who has served six years on the committee, was on the brink of going because of Wada’s “spineless and appalling” decision not to issue a blanket ban on Russia.

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Written by Sean Ingle
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/dec/12/victoria-aggar-wada-resigns-russia-ban-athletes-silencing under the title “Victoria Aggar resigns from Wada and says it is now ‘silencing athletes’”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.