FILE PHOTO: WADA President-Elect, Witold Banka attends a news conference after the World Anti-Doping Agency's extraordinary Executive Committee (ExCo) meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, December 9, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
(Reuters) - The World Players Association (WPA) said athletes who tested positive for recreational drugs would no longer be left to suffer with their careers in jeopardy following changes to WADA's list of prohibited substances.
In August, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said that athletes testing positive for recreational drugs out-of-competition would be banned for 1-3 months instead of two years when the policy is changed next year.
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