The spokesman for the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Chokri Hamda, specifies that the AMA correspondence is a routine procedure and accommodates more advice than sanctions.
In his intervention at Radio IFM, this morning, the manager denied all the information that circulated in the media having reported that the World Anti -Doping Agency prohibited Tunisia from welcoming regional, continental or global championships, and that the Tunisian flag will no longer be lifted during regional, continental and international sports demonstrations.
The ministry spokesman said that the AMA simply sent us advice so that we comply with the new amendments of the agency.
He recalled that since 2008, there have been six amendments in terms of AMA rules and each time we have followed them up.
In 2021, another amendment was decided and we sent correspondence to the presidency of government at the time and hope that it will answer us as soon as possible.
The manager insisted that the AMA correspondence is a routine act and all that the press has peddled as sanctions are ultimately only advice addressed to the Tunisian part to comply with the World Anti -Doping Code.
The Executive Committee and the Foundation Council of the World Anti -Doping Agency (AMA) gathered in Montreal, Canada, on November 16 and 17, 2023.
Reminder of the AMA “sanctions” that Chokri Hamda refuted the enforceable character.
Tunisian Anad will lose its AMA privileges, until the conditions of reinstated reinstatement are met.
Its representatives will no longer have the right to be eligible for occupying a position within the AMA and will no longer be able to participate in any event organized by the World Anti -Doping Agency.
Anad will not be eligible to host any event hosted or organized or co-organized by the AMA.
It will not receive any funding from the AMA (directly or indirectly) linked to the development of specific activities or participation in specific programs.
Tunisia will no longer be able to welcome regional, continental or global championships, and the Tunisian flag cannot be lifted during regional, continental and international sports events.
All these sanctions will come into force from December 8. Anad has the right to appeal against these sanctions.
In addition to Tunisia, Nigeria and Venezuela were also sanctioned.
