MOSCOW, Aug 3 World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Vitold Banka said that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the US professional sports leagues must sign the World Anti-Doping Code. The US is a signatory to the WADA code, but the National Football League (NFL), Major League Baseball (MLB), The National Hockey League (NHL) and the NCAA don't stick to its rules.» There may be more problems with the professional leagues because they are a private business, but the NCAA is a good example of an organization that should be a signatory. We offered them some roadmaps. I think it's time to think about cooperation and how we can encourage them (NCAA) and US professional sports to sign the code It should be an initiative of USADA (US Anti-Doping Agency) and USOP C (US Olympic and Paralympic Committee), they should be willing to do so because we can't force them. I told them that we are as open as possible to start working with them, but now the ball is on their side, «Banka is quoted by Reuters. The head of WADA noted that this issue was discussed at a recent meeting with the US White House National Drug Control Policy Office ( ONDCP), where the USOPC and USADA responded positively to it.
