WADA to collect data from Moscow anti-doping lab next week
6 years ago

WADA to collect data from Moscow anti-doping lab next week

The Hindu  

The World Anti-Doping Agency said on Friday it will send a team next week to retrieve data from a Moscow anti-doping laboratory, a key requirement for the full reinstatement of the Russian anti-doping agency. The five-person technical team will travel to Moscow on Monday “to access the Laboratory Information Management System and the underlying raw data of the laboratory, as required by WADA's executive committee decision of 20 September”, WADA said. The finger was firmly pointed at the Moscow laboratory by a WADA report that found it at the heart of a state- WADA director general Olivier Niggli said: “Following an initial meeting last month between WADA and the Russian public authorities, we have been preparing for the full technical mission to gain access to the Moscow Laboratory and the relevant data, in line with the strict conditions set for RUSADA's reinstatement. The raw data is the missing piece of the puzzle that will complement the duplicate LIMS database that is already in WADA's possession and help conclude WADA's McLaren and Operation LIMS investigations.” WADA said the data contained within the laboratory would need to be fully assessed and verified, after which they would then be used, in conjunction with the re-analysis of samples as required, to build cases against athletes who cheated.

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WADA ‘deeply sceptical’ of Russian anti-doping practices
9 months, 4 weeks ago

WADA ‘deeply sceptical’ of Russian anti-doping practices

The Hindu  

World Anti-Doping Agency president Witold Banka said Tuesday the body remains “deeply sceptical” of the integrity of Russian sport but believes the situation is better than a decade ago. “WADA remains deeply sceptical and worried when it comes to Russia,” even though all its athletes “remain subject to testing,” Banka told WADA’s annual symposium in Lausanne. In 2019, WADA handed …

WADA’s ‘Operation LIMS’ passes 200 sanctions of Russian athletes
1 year, 7 months ago

WADA’s ‘Operation LIMS’ passes 200 sanctions of Russian athletes

The Hindu  

More than 200 Russian athletes have been sanctioned following the ‘Operation LIMS’ investigation into Moscow’s anti-doping laboratory with more bans to come, the World Anti Doping Agency said on Thursday. “The continued success of WADA’s ‘Operation LIMS’ investigation is a testament to the significant work being conducted by the Agency’s Intelligence and Investigations, and Legal Affairs departments,” WADA president Witold …

WADA President Banka: Expiration of Russia ban does not put RUSADA in the clear
2 years, 1 month ago

WADA President Banka: Expiration of Russia ban does not put RUSADA in the clear

The Hindu  

World Anti-Doping Agency President Witold Banka said on Friday that the expiration of Russia’s doping ban next month does not mean the country’s anti-doping agency will automatically be reinstated. The four-year ban from major international sport imposed by WADA on Russia for widespread, state- Speaking at WADA’s Foundation Board meeting in Montreal where he was unanimously re-elected for a second …

World Anti-Doping Agency revokes approval of Moscow anti-doping lab
3 years, 3 months ago

World Anti-Doping Agency revokes approval of Moscow anti-doping lab

Firstpost  

World Anti-Doping Agency on Saturday announced that it has revoked approval of the Russian national anti-doping laboratory in Moscow to handle blood sample analysis The World Anti-Doping Agency announced Saturday that its executive committee has revoked the “approved” status for the Russian national anti-doping laboratory in Moscow to handle blood sample analysis. The Moscow lab, which was already provisionally suspended …

WADA revokes Moscow anti-doping laboratory's license
3 years, 3 months ago

WADA revokes Moscow anti-doping laboratory's license

The Hindu  

The World Anti-Doping Agency has revoked the Moscow laboratory's license to test samples in a new twist in the long-running Russian doping saga, WADA said on Saturday. WADA's executive committee voted on Friday to strip the Moscow facility of its approved status, citing “the laboratory personnel's manipulation of data” which was extracted from the lab in 2019. The laboratory had …

WADA begins investigation after McLaren Investigation Team discovers doping violations hidden in IWF records
4 years, 6 months ago

WADA begins investigation after McLaren Investigation Team discovers doping violations hidden in IWF records

Firstpost  

In a scathing report released earlier this month, McLaren and his team found that the IWF had been plagued by decades of corruption and also discovered the doping infractions. The World Anti-Doping Agency has begun an investigation into doping violations after an inquiry led by Richard McLaren uncovered 40 positive adverse analytical findings hidden in the International Weightlifting Federation records. …

WADA hands over case files on suspected Russian cheats
4 years, 8 months ago

WADA hands over case files on suspected Russian cheats

The Hindu  

The World Anti-Doping Agency said on Thursday it has handed over the results of its investigations into hundreds of Russian athletes probed for doping offences to international federations for possible further action. WADA said in a statement it had provided case packages on 298 athletes to 29 anti-doping organisations, 27 international federations and one major event organisation. READ | Gunter …

WADA asks CAS for public hearing on Russia doping case
4 years, 11 months ago

WADA asks CAS for public hearing on Russia doping case

The Hindu  

The World Anti-Doping Agency said Monday it has asked the Court of Arbitration for Sport for a public hearing on its case for Russia's exclusion from international sporting competitions. “It is WADA's view -- and that of many of our stakeholders -- that this dispute at CAS should be held in a public forum to ensure that everybody understands the …

WADA better positioned to wipe out drug cheats, chief says
5 years ago

WADA better positioned to wipe out drug cheats, chief says

The Hindu  

Outgoing WADA President Craig Reedie says the Russian doping scandal shows that clean sport is under attack, but the anti-doping organisation now has the tools to better weed out drug cheats. “Considering the last six years in particular, I am especially pleased to see how WADA responded to the challenges it faced since 2014, in particular the Russian doping crisis,” …

Russia blames doping whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov for altering laboratory data meant for handover to WADA
5 years ago

Russia blames doping whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov for altering laboratory data meant for handover to WADA

Firstpost  

Russia is blaming the World Anti-Doping Agency’s star witness for modifying key laboratory data. The Russian Investigative Committee, a major law enforcement agency, alleges that former Moscow anti-doping laboratory director Grigory Rodchenkov remotely changed test results from abroad after fleeing to the United States in 2015. “All the evidence obtained by the investigation shows that Rodchenkov and unidentified persons intentionally …

Medvedev says Russia to ‘fight’ WADA on doping data decision
5 years, 1 month ago

Medvedev says Russia to ‘fight’ WADA on doping data decision

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — The Russian government has ordered officials “to fight for our interests” as the World Anti-Doping Agency prepares to rule on whether the country manipulated drug-testing data, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday. A key WADA panel accuses Russia of digitally manipulating data it handed over in January to delete failed drug tests by Russian athletes and plant …

WADA moves Executive Committee meeting from Paris to Lausanne
5 years, 1 month ago

WADA moves Executive Committee meeting from Paris to Lausanne

The Hindu  

The World Anti-Doping Agency has said that it had moved next week’s crucial Executive Committee meeting from Paris to Lausanne because of fears of disruption caused by strike action in the French capital. “WADA has taken the decision to relocate to Lausanne due to likely disruptions and uncertainty caused by imminent general strike action in Paris,” WADA said. The December …

'Don't give Russia free pass': whistleblower lawyers
5 years, 1 month ago

'Don't give Russia free pass': whistleblower lawyers

The Hindu  

Lawyers for doping whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov on Tuesday called for the International Olympic Committee to take a hardline stance against Russia after a World Anti-Doping Agency panel recommended a four-year ban. In a statement, attorneys Jim Walden and Avni Patel said Russian efforts to falsify data handed over to WADA investigators were part of a “predictable and deplorable policy of …

Doping report obtained by AP shows depths of Russia cover-up
5 years, 1 month ago

Doping report obtained by AP shows depths of Russia cover-up

Associated Press  

The Russians were running out of time. The details of the deception, portrayed by WADA investigators as the “smoking gun” in the Russian manipulation case, are included in the report, which spells out the ways Russia reworked data that was supposed to be used to prosecute doping cases stemming from its state-run system to win Olympic medals. Regarding the forged …

WADA seeks four-year Russia ban over false doping data
5 years, 1 month ago

WADA seeks four-year Russia ban over false doping data

The Hindu  

A key World Anti-Doping Agency panel has recommended Russia be barred from all sporting competition for four years after accusing Moscow of falsifying laboratory data handed over to investigators, the global anti-doping watchdog said on Monday. In a bombshell statement, WADA's Compliance Review Committee called for the sanctions, which would see Russia banned from next year's Tokyo Olympics, to be …

Olympic doping ban looms for Russia after WADA panel ruling
5 years, 1 month ago

Olympic doping ban looms for Russia after WADA panel ruling

The Hindu  

The prospect of Russia being banned from next year’s Tokyo Olympics has loomed closer as a World Anti-Doping Agency panel recommended the country's drug-testing authority be declared non-compliant with international rules. In a statement, WADA said on Friday its Compliance Review Committee had recommended that the Russian Anti-Doping Agency be suspended again when the global anti-doping watchdog's Executive Committee meets …

WADA set for decision on 'inconsistencies' in Russian data
5 years, 1 month ago

WADA set for decision on 'inconsistencies' in Russian data

The Hindu  

The World Anti-Doping Agency said on Monday that its Executive Committee will meet on December 9 to consider further action against the Russian Anti-Doping Agency. WADA said in a statement that its Compliance Review Committee had met on Sunday and decided to “bring a formal recommendation” to the ExCo. The announcement is part of the formal procedure opened by WADA …

Russian sports minister denies doping data was falsified
5 years, 2 months ago

Russian sports minister denies doping data was falsified

The Hindu  

Russia’s sports minister insisted on Thursday that data handed to the World Anti-Doping Agency was not doctored, while WADA has asked Moscow to explain “inconsistencies.” “Nothing was removed there, our experts insist this didn’t happen,” sports minister Pavel Kolobkov said, Interfax news agency reported. The current head of Russia’s anti-doping laboratory, Yuri Ganus, has denied that his team had any …

Wada was ‘not equipped’ to deal with ‘unprecedented’ Russian doping scandal, admits president Craig Reedie
5 years, 2 months ago

Wada was ‘not equipped’ to deal with ‘unprecedented’ Russian doping scandal, admits president Craig Reedie

The Independent  

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WADA compliance arm to rule on Russia doping data next month
5 years, 2 months ago

WADA compliance arm to rule on Russia doping data next month

Firstpost  

Russia handed over thousands of files and samples from its Moscow anti-doping laboratory in January, a key condition for its reinstatement by WADA in 2018. Montreal: The World Anti-Doping Agency said on Monday its compliance arm will review allegations that Russia manipulated key data at the centre of its state- In a statement, WADA said it had received responses from …

WADA compliance arm to rule on Russia doping data next month
5 years, 2 months ago

WADA compliance arm to rule on Russia doping data next month

The Hindu  

The World Anti-Doping Agency said on Monday its compliance arm will review allegations that Russia manipulated key data at the centre of its state- In a statement, WADA said it had received responses from Russian authorities to a series of “detailed and technical questions” by the agency’s Intelligence and Investigations Department. Last week, Russia’s anti-doping chief, Yuri Ganus, said he …

Russia's anti-doping agency chief Yuri Ganus claims Moscow lab data has been intentionally manipulated
5 years, 3 months ago

Russia's anti-doping agency chief Yuri Ganus claims Moscow lab data has been intentionally manipulated

Firstpost  

Russia’s anti-doping agency chief Yuri Ganus believes data handed from the Moscow laboratory to the World Anti-Doping Agency has been intentionally manipulated, he told German magazine Der Spiegel on Wednesday, and expects tough punishment. Berlin: Russia’s anti-doping agency chief Yuri Ganus believes data handed from the Moscow laboratory to the World Anti-Doping Agency has been intentionally manipulated, he told German …

Russian Anti-Doping Agency CEO Yuri Ganus expects 'significant restrictions' from WADA over allegations of data tampering
5 years, 3 months ago

Russian Anti-Doping Agency CEO Yuri Ganus expects 'significant restrictions' from WADA over allegations of data tampering

Firstpost  

If WADA rules it’s yet another Russian doping cover-up of data which was supposedly secure in the Russian state’s custody new rules could mean tougher sanctions than ever before Moscow: The CEO of Russia’s anti-doping agency expects “significant restrictions” on the whole of Russian sport over alleged data tampering. Russia’s Sports Ministry has until Wednesday to explain to the World …

WADA gives Russia three weeks to explain ‘inconsistencies’
5 years, 3 months ago

WADA gives Russia three weeks to explain ‘inconsistencies’

The Hindu  

The World Anti-Doping Agency Monday gave Russia three weeks to explain “inconsistencies” in a cache of laboratory data handed over to investigators, raising the possibility of a fresh ban on the country in the build-up to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. If Russia challenges an eventual suspension by WADA the case will go to the Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sport, …

WADA contemplates repeat suspension for Russian Anti-Doping Agency after reports suggests manipulation of Moscow's data
5 years, 3 months ago

WADA contemplates repeat suspension for Russian Anti-Doping Agency after reports suggests manipulation of Moscow's data

Firstpost  

If manipulation is proven, WADA would also have to decide whether it could win cases against Russians with data that is now unreliable The Russian anti-doping agency could face suspension again based on information indicating that data from the Moscow drug-testing lab had been manipulated before being delivered to the World Anti-Doping Agency earlier this year, a person familiar with …

After cover-ups, Moscow’s doping lab makes quiet return
5 years, 8 months ago

After cover-ups, Moscow’s doping lab makes quiet return

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — The Moscow laboratory that was shut down in 2015 following doping cover-ups has quietly become a crucial part of the world’s drug-testing system once again. Under an often-overlooked provision in anti-doping rules, the lab handled 1,763 blood samples last year from athletes, including foreign tennis stars, and a total of 3,539 from 2016-18. While the samples haven’t resulted …

WADA successfully retrieves Moscow laboratory samples
5 years, 8 months ago

WADA successfully retrieves Moscow laboratory samples

The Hindu  

The World Anti-Doping Agency has successfully retrieved 2,262 samples from a Russian Anti-Doping Agency laboratory in Moscow. Allowing access to that data was a stipulation of WADA's Executive Committee reinstating RUSADA as compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code in September. The samples will now be taken for analysis at a laboratory outside of Russia and will be used to "strengthen …

RUSADA sacks all doping control officers in attempt to restore credibility in eyes of World Anti-Doping Agency
5 years, 9 months ago

RUSADA sacks all doping control officers in attempt to restore credibility in eyes of World Anti-Doping Agency

Firstpost  

WADA conditionally lifted its ban on RUSADA in September last year with one of the conditions being the granting of access to thousands of samples at the tainted Moscow lab by the end of 2018 Moscow: Russia’s anti-doping agency has sacked all the doping control officers from its former structure as part of a cleanup in response to the scandal …

Athletics news: RUSADA fires doping testers from former agency
5 years, 9 months ago

Athletics news: RUSADA fires doping testers from former agency

The Hindu  

Russia's anti-doping agency has sacked all the doping control officers from its former structure as part of a cleanup in response to the scandal over alleged state- “The agency underwent a serious, deep and full transformation with the replacement of 90 percent of its staff and the sacking of all of its doping control officers,” said Yury Ganus, the head …

US lawmakers act against Russia and WADA - introduce Rodchenkov Act
5 years, 11 months ago

US lawmakers act against Russia and WADA - introduce Rodchenkov Act

The Hindu  

US lawmakers introduced the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act on Tuesday with rare bi-partisan support to criminalize international doping fraud conspiracies, a week after the World Anti-Doping Agency decided against suspending Russia. That's why the responses of WADA and the International Olympic Committee to the Russian doping scandal fall woefully short.” While WADA eventually received the data, US Anti-Doping Agency chief Travis …

Russia waits on WADA missed doping deadline verdict
5 years, 11 months ago

Russia waits on WADA missed doping deadline verdict

The Hindu  

Russia will discover on Tuesday whether it is to face fresh sanctions over December's missed deadline to allow WADA investigators access to the Moscow laboratory at the epicentre of the state- The World Anti Doping Agency meets via conference call at 1300 GMT to discuss recommendations on the compliance of the Russian anti-doping agency. READ: Pacquiao camp fears eye injury …

WADA experts begin extracting Russian lab data, says sports minister
6 years ago

WADA experts begin extracting Russian lab data, says sports minister

The Hindu  

Russia's sports minister on Thursday said that experts from the World Anti Doping Agency have begun procedures to copy data of the anti-doping laboratory in Moscow, their second attempt to do so. The team of WADA experts arrived in Russia Wednesday to complete the promised extraction of data, including results of doping tests, part of the long-running attempt by Moscow …

Kremlin blames 'logistics' for missed WADA deadline
6 years ago

Kremlin blames 'logistics' for missed WADA deadline

The Hindu  

The Kremlin on Wednesday said Moscow's failure to meet the World Anti-Doping Agency deadline last week to hand over data from its anti-doping laboratory could be explained by logistical problems. The remarks by President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov came as a WADA team was scheduled to visit Russia to obtain test data from the drug-tainted Moscow lab. READ | …

WADA team returns to Moscow for lab info
6 years ago

WADA team returns to Moscow for lab info

The Hindu  

A three-person World Anti-Doping Agency team will arrive in Moscow on Wednesday to obtain laboratory doping test data after Russian authorities missed a deadline to provide the information. The mission announced on Monday comes after WADA's athletes committee last week demanded Russia suffer new sanctions for missing a December 31 deadline to provide data from its drug-tainted Moscow lab. WADA …

Three-person WADA team to return to Russia to obtain laboratory doping test data from RUSADA lab
6 years ago

Three-person WADA team to return to Russia to obtain laboratory doping test data from RUSADA lab

Firstpost  

WADA will consider its next step in the long-running saga at a January meeting of its compliance committee, but athletes want Russia found in non-compliance. Montreal: A three-person World Anti-Doping Agency team will arrive in Moscow on Wednesday to obtain laboratory doping test data after Russian authorities missed a deadline to provide the information. The mission announced Monday comes after …

Doping: WADA launches probe
6 years ago

Doping: WADA launches probe

The Hindu  

The World Anti-Doping Agency said on Thursday it has hired a law firm to carry out an independent investigation into allegations of bullying and harassment by senior executives within the organisation. A statement from WADA said law firm Covington & Burling would probe conduct by members of the agency's Executive Committee during a meeting in the Seychelles last September. Scott, …

World Anti-Doping Agency accused of being ‘played’ by Russia
6 years ago

World Anti-Doping Agency accused of being ‘played’ by Russia

CNN  

CNN — The World Anti-Doping Agency has been accused of being “played by the Russians” after the country’s anti-doping agency missed the December 31st deadline to hand over data from its Moscow laboratory. Sir Craig Reedie, WADA president, said he was “bitterly disappointed” that one of the conditions set when it lifted the three-year suspension on the Russian anti-doping agency …

Russian Doping: WADA chief 'bitterly disappointed' after Russia missed deadline
6 years ago

Russian Doping: WADA chief 'bitterly disappointed' after Russia missed deadline

The Hindu  

Russia faced up to the possibility of renewed sporting sanctions on Tuesday when the World Anti-Doping Agency confirmed the country had missed a December 31 deadline to hand over data from its anti-doping laboratory in Moscow. The end-of-year deadline was set in September, when WADA lifted a ban on the Russian Anti-Doping Agency, paving the way for Russian athletes to …

Russian Anti-Doping Agency chief Yury Ganus asks President Vladimir Putin to give WADA access to Moscow laboratory
6 years ago

Russian Anti-Doping Agency chief Yury Ganus asks President Vladimir Putin to give WADA access to Moscow laboratory

Firstpost  

In September, the World Anti-Doping Agency lifted a ban on RUSADA, paving the way for Russian athletes to return to competition across all sports. Moscow: The chief of Russia’s Anti-Doping Agency called on President Vladimir Putin on Thursday to give WADA access to a laboratory at the centre of a drug scandal, saying Moscow faced a looming new doping ban. …

RUSADA chief urges Putin to avoid looming new ban
6 years ago

RUSADA chief urges Putin to avoid looming new ban

The Hindu  

The chief of Russia's Anti-Doping Agency called on President Vladimir Putin on Thursday to give WADA access to a laboratory at the centre of a drug scandal, saying Moscow faced a looming new doping ban. READ: Russia’s Shipulin quits biathlon amid doping probe “We are on the brink of the abyss and I ask you to protect the present and …

Rusada head warns Vladimir Putin must allow Wada to inspect Moscow lab or risk damaging Russian sport
6 years ago

Rusada head warns Vladimir Putin must allow Wada to inspect Moscow lab or risk damaging Russian sport

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Russian anti-doping agency on verge of suspension after WADA inspection team denied access to Moscow lab data
6 years ago

Russian anti-doping agency on verge of suspension after WADA inspection team denied access to Moscow lab data

Firstpost  

The five-member WADA team left the Moscow lab frustrated and without having retrieved any of the data in Laboratory Information Management System it had been promised access to. Toronto: Russia’s Anti-Doping Agency is again on the verge of suspension after a World Anti-Doping Agency inspection team visiting a Moscow laboratory was denied access to raw data to complete its full …

Russia prevents WADA from finding doping data in Moscow lab
6 years ago

Russia prevents WADA from finding doping data in Moscow lab

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — World Anti-Doping Agency inspectors are leaving Moscow empty-handed after Russian authorities prevented them from accessing key doping data that the country’s authorities had agreed to hand over. WADA reinstated the suspended Russian Anti-Doping Agency in September on the condition Russian authorities hand over lab data, which could help confirm a number of violations uncovered during an investigation that …

WADA team pays first visit to Moscow doping lab
6 years, 1 month ago

WADA team pays first visit to Moscow doping lab

The Hindu  

A team of World Anti-Doping Agency experts had access for the first time to the Moscow drug-testing laboratory on Wednesday, the Russian Sports Ministry announced. The visit was to prepare access to data and control samples dating back to the period — from 2011 to 2015 — which brought Russia bans for institutional doping. WADA suspended RUSADA in November 2015, …

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