If South Africa's government don't update their anti-doping act, the country's national teams will have to perform as neutral entities.
The South African government have allegedly still not updated its ant-doping code and will now face consequences.The Springboks are under threat of playing a potential World Cup quarter-final under neutral colours after government failed to comply with ant-doping regulations., government missed the deadline to update the anti-doping act so that it complies with the latest World Anti-Doping Agency code.
The consequences include not being allowed to participate under the national flag and not being permitted to sing the national anthem., government was warned by independent body South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport , which oversees anti-doping programmes in the country, a year ago. “I officially communicated with Wada President Witold Bańka on South Africa’s position, and have requested to meet with him urgently.
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