"IMI will also involve IADO in various national and international championships that will be held in Indonesia, such as Asia Talent Cup, World Superbike, GT World Challenge Asia, MXGP, Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC), and the World Rally Championship," chairman of the Indonesian Motor Association (IMI), Bambang Soesatyo, said in an official statement released on Wednesday.
One of the reasons for changing the name of the agency from the Indonesian Anti-Doping Agency (LADI) to the Indonesia Anti-Doping Organization (IADO) was to ease communication at the international level, he added.
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He stressed that the name change must also be followed by changes to make IADO an independent, professional, and trusted organization.
"Independent means there should be no interference from the government or sports associations in making anti-doping decisions issued by the IADO. Meanwhile, professional and trusted means there are no IADO administrators who have concurrent positions as sports administrators or government employees," he expounded.
The IMI chairman, who also serves as the general chair of the Tarung Derajat Sports Association (PB Kodrat), said that various parties must participate in providing support to IADO considering that earlier, the agency often faced difficulties in sanctioning athletes for doping violations.
He also praised the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the Indonesian Olympic Committee (KOI), and IADO, who have worked hard so that starting from February 2, 2022, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) officially lifted the sanctions imposed on Indonesia.
"From the initial penalty that should have been valid for one year since it was imposed on October 7, 2021, it could be accelerated to only about four months. The imposition of such sanctions (on Indonesia) should only be the first and last. Do not let it happen again," he remarked.
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Translator: Muhammad Ramdan, Raka Adji
Editor: Suharto
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