伦敦– 联合会, the World Governing Body for the sport of amateur Mixed Martial Arts, has resumed 合法举动 against the World Anti-Doping Agency. The case between 联合会 and WADA will be heard at the Tribunal d’Arrondissement in Lausanne on 14th January 2020.
联合会 is challenging the decision 在 the ordinary Swiss Courts because 联合会’向WADA申请签署人身份的申请已被拒绝。
联合会 CEO Densign White, said: “在2019年8月底，我们接受了WADA的要求推迟我们的法院案件（原定9月4日），以便他们有更多时间审查体育组织成为签字人的现行程序。但是现在世界反兴奋剂机构已要求再延长5个月，但IMMAF董事会一致拒绝。”
“我们感到遗憾的是，我们必须采取法律行动，但这似乎是强制执行此问题的唯一方法。 WADA should be a fully 在dependent body but maintain that they need a green light from GAISF to accept 联合会 as a signatory. We continue to wait for GAISF to consider our application for Observer status. As a WADA code compliant sport, we should also be a WADA signatory. Without this status 联合会’很容易绕开制裁措施，这不利于我们的运动员，他们的安全和清洁运动。” said White.
联合会 first implemented an anti-doping policy based on the World Anti-Doping Code and Standards 在 2015. In-competition testing was 在troduced at its 在ternational Amateur MMA tournaments, commencing with the 2015 联合会 World Championships. 联合会 works with the 在ternationally renowned expert consultancy, Sporting Integrity Ltd, headed 通过 Michele Verroken, to develop its anti-doping policy and programme.
“IMMAF’在WADA中的应用是运动运动认可的关键部分。 签署WADA意味着促进发展， 开放获取资金，专业服务和我们保护参与者的权力，” said White. “2020年伊始，我们将坚定追求国际认可，这将使我们的会员联盟和运动员受益。”
