WADA's website has a regularly updated listing of contributions and pledges towards its budget --
http://www.wada-ama.org/asiakas/003/wada_english.nsf/Home?OpenPage or http://www.wada-ama.org/asiakas/003/wada_english.nsf/11b5c75053a82e11c225694 c005450aa/0a4b3e478981a277c2256c6e005c2f88/$FILE/Funding%200801%20eng.pdf While (very) marginally on the topic of the UN, a PBS documentary on Kofi Annan broadcast on Tuesday showed a few track photos of the Secretary General when he was a sprint record holder at Macalester College in 1961. -------------------------------------------------------------- | Bob Ramsak | *TRACK PROFILE News Service - Editor | http://www.trackprofile.com | *Race Results Weekly - Asst. Editor | http://www.raceresultsweekly.com --------------------------------------------------------------- | Cleveland, Ohio USA | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Tel - 216-731-9648 | Fax - 216-731-9675 ----- Original Message ----- From: "ghill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "track list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 12:28 PM Subject: Re: t-and-f: Interesting stat > hey, U.S. doesn't pay the UN, why should it pay some other mickey mouse > body? :-) > > > From: Ed and Dana Parrot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: Ed and Dana Parrot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2003 12:28:11 -0500 > > To: "\"Athletics\"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: t-and-f: Interesting stat > > > > Jeez, I hope you won't hear any of that crap about this particular issue - > > certainly not from this American. > > > > I would be curious what the purported reason for the non-payment is, but I > > am skeptical that there is a possible explanation that is defensible. > > > > - Ed Parrot > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Martin J. Dixon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Track & Field List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 8:39 AM > > Subject: t-and-f: Interesting stat > > > > > >> Typical...They should pay up or not be allowed to go. That's how we > >> operate in the real world. I await the America first, my country right > >> or wrong response. > >> > >> "Canada has paid $5 million to keep the World Anti-Doping Agency in > >> business, but the wealthy United States still owes $1.6 million for 2002 > >> and 2003. Despite that, the U.S. will send a full team to the > >> Pan-American Games in the Dominican Republic, while Canada will leave > >> finalists and even potential medal winners at home because of alleged > >> lack of funds. It will not be the first time athletes came last in the > >> Canadian amateur sports priority system .." > >> > >> http://www.canoe.ca/TorontoSports/ts.ts-01-09-0109.html > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> > >> Martin > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > >
