Right at the 31st SEA Games in Hanoi, if the penalty of the international doping agency remains the same, Indonesia will surely have to play under the color of the Olympic Committee. Athletes can still attend but the National Flag, the National Anthem and their names are not officially used. Volleyball is one of the competitions at the 31st SEA Games.
However, recently, Indonesian Youth and Sports Minister Zainudin Amali revealed that the World Doping Prevention and Control Committee (WADA) will decide to take a penalty for Indonesian sports in February 2022. Mr. Zainudin Amali said: “We have met all Wada's requirements and cooperated with them. Everything went smoothly. Wada has acknowledged Indonesia's efforts in this case.” Zainudin Amali has worked with the president of the investigating force and a quick response of Wada Raja Sapta Oktohari in recent years. On January 17, the two sides went to the preliminary agreement on the removal of a penalty that was declared from November 2021.
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The two countries in Southeast Asia are in the penalty that Wada offers Thailand and Indonesia. According to Wada, Indonesia's national anti -doping agency did not comply with the testing process. Meanwhile, Thailand was fined for failing to fully implement the anti -doping rules in 2021.
Previously, the case of Russia was the country that was imposed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to impose sanctions for banning Russian sports attending international sports events for 4 years since 2018. After that, this penalty was considered and reduced to 2 years and IOC also allows Russian clean athletes to play at the Tokyo Olympic Games under the neutral flag color.
Thus, with the above information, it is likely that the SEA Games 31, Indonesia can use the national flag and the national anthem to represent the country's sports delegation to the country in Vietnam. They are also organized international events from the time of penalties. Indonesian volleyball is also lightly burdened after the ban is removed. Currently, in Southeast Asia, Indonesian volleyball is in great steps and fair competition with leading countries in the region.
At the 31st SEA Games, two Indonesian and Indonesian volleyball teams will surely become a formidable opponent on the journey to search for the glory of the Vietnamese team at home in May.