hamsy44
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The over-arching power that WADA has is huge.
To very broadly summarise, if ASADA doesn't enforce the WADA Code, WADA is entitled to enforce sanctions on ALL Australian sports.
The extreme position WADA could adopt is that NO Australian athlete or team, in ANY sport would be allowed to compete in ANY international sporting competition nor can Australia host ANY international sporting competition.
Scary stuff!
It is scary but there is a big difference between banning a North Korean team with no policital power outside of their own country and banning Australia as a whole. It just would not happnen. The ICC would be the first to break away from WADA create their own Doping body and continue on. Australian cricket is worth too much money.
The minute that happened, that the second largest sport in the world turned their back on WADA, WADA ceases to be relevent.
It is only powerful while sporting bodies allow it to be powerful. So while they will talk tough re banning Australian sport, Australian sport has way too much power and generates too much money for the them to ever seriously consider that.