WADA have ruled that the BOA are not compliant with their anti-doping code, due to a bylaw which issues a lifetime ban to any athlete found guilty of using a banned substance.

The BOA have appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in a bid to preserve the bylaw, and CAS heard from both sides on Monday (March 12).

Speaking here Donzé told insidethegames: "We want to harmonise the global fight against doping sport.

"That's why [last] November we published a report on the compliance of signatories to the code

"The BOA was the only National Olympic Committee deemed noncompliant by our foundation board."

Reiterating that the BOA were signatories to the WADA Code, he added: "When we speak of our Foundation Board and Executive Committee, it is actually representatives of National Olympic Committees."

Donzé made that same point at a press conference here, and insisted that the WADA Code needs to be upheld.

"For now it would be just wrong to speak about the importance [of the case] until there is a formal decision," he said.

"WADA has to find balance and proportionality, and it is the process of compromise.

"We need to live in reality and the reality is that the WADA Code needs to be upheld.

"It needs to respect the principles of the fundamental rights of athletes."

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