Munich: IOC president Jacques Rogge has criticised governments throughout the world for undermining the World Anti-Doping Agency.
However, Rogge, speaking on Thursday at the FIFA Congress, commended soccer's governing body for "finally" adopting WADA's guidelines and "allowing now the whole sports movement to now comply with the WADA code."
"I must, however, in this respect, regret that governments do not respect their promises to the WADA anti-doping code," Rogge said.
"In October last year, more than 160 governments promised to adopt the WADA code by February 10."
"Today, less than 20 countries have adopted the code. This is undermining the credibility of WADA. I must, therefore, urge governments and ask them respectfully to accelerate compliance."
Rogge was addressing the congress of all FIFA's member associations, which was expected to vote Thursday in favor of adopting WADA's minimum two-year ban - in principle - for first-time doping cases.
FIFA initially proposed a six-month minimum ban, putting it at odds with WADA and potentially jeopardizing soccer's place at the Olympics.
Heading off a conflict in the week leading up to the World Cup, FIFA's executive committee recommended the Congress adopt the WADA code, but reserve the right to sanction on a case-by-case basis.
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