MONTREAL: The World Anti-Doping Agency's announced Friday that a review committee recommended the removal of Uruguay from its compliance watchlist, while Pakistan and Uganda vowed to fight accusations of code violations.
All three were put on WADA's watchlist in September 2024 over "outstanding non-conformities" to the agency's updated anti-doping code.
Some of the states' legislation was also alleged to be in conflict with those rules.
In a statement, WADA said Uruguay's national anti-doping organization provided information and documentation that showed "critical corrective actions had now been corrected in full."
As such, the agency's Compliance Review Committee recommended the withdrawal of a notice of non-compliance against Uruguay.
If the Executive Committee agrees, there would be no sanctions applied to Uruguay.
The Olympic committees of Pakistan and Uganda, meanwhile, notified WADA they plan to "dispute the allegations of non-compliance against them, as well as the proposed consequences, and the conditions of reinstatement," the global anti-doping body said.
The two cases would be referred to the Court of Arbitration for Sport for consideration "in due course."
No penalties will be imposed until the court rules.
There are currently four signatories to WADA's code that are non-compliant: Cameroon and Russia, the International Federation of Basque Pelota and the International Fitness and Bodybuilding Federation.
Sanctions bar non-compliant nations or organizations from hosting major sporting events and from flying their flag at sporting events.
Pakistan and Uganda challenge World Anti-Doping Agency listings, review clears Uruguay
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Pakistan and Uganda challenge World Anti-Doping Agency listings, review clears Uruguay
- All three were put on WADA's watchlist in September 2024 over "outstanding non-conformities" to the agency's updated anti-doping code
- The Olympic committees of Pakistan and Uganda have notified WADA they plan to "dispute the allegations of non-compliance against them
Pakistan drop express pacer Rauf from T20 World Cup squad
LAHORE: Pakistan left out express pacer Haris Rauf from the 15-man squad named Sunday for next month’s Twenty20 World Cup jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka.
The 32-year-old finished with 20 wickets in the Big Bash League in Australia but selector Aaqib Javed said Rauf doesn’t fit in the combination.
“Rauf has played a lot of cricket for Pakistan but we kept conditions in Sri Lanka in mind while selecting the squad,” Javed told a news conference.
Rauf is also the highest wicket-taker for Pakistan in T20I cricket with 133 in 94 matches.
Salman Agha will lead the squad.
Another pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi was declared fit and included in the squad with Naseem Shah and relatively inexperienced Salman Mirza the other fast bowlers in the squad.
Pakistan will play all their matches in Sri Lanka and will not travel to India under an agreement decided last year due to political tensions between the two countries.
Pakistan have been placed in Group A with archrivals India, Namibia, Netherlands and United States for the February 7 to March 8 tournament.
Pakistan open their campaign against the Netherlands in Colombo on February 7.
In the 20-team tournament, each team are set to play four group games with the top two teams qualifying for the Super Eight Stage.
Changes to T20 World Cup squads can be made for any reason until January 31 and after that with approval from the Event Technical Committee.
In the final build-up for the World Cup, Pakistan will face Australia in a three-match T20I series in Lahore on January 29, 31 and February 1.
Squad: Salman Agha (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Khawaja Nafay, Mohammad Nawaz, Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan, Usman Tariq
