World Anti-Doping Agency accused of being ‘played’ by Russia
CNNCNN — 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 in September had not been met. “No one is surprised this deadline was ignored and it’s time for WADA to stop being played by the Russians and immediately declare them non-compliant for failing yet again to meet the deadline.” Statement from USADA CEO Travis T. Tygart on WADA Failure to Enforce Deadline for Russia Data Submission pic.twitter.com/tjY1Imt5iY — USADA January 1, 2019 However, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has suggested Russia would not be suspended for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, saying the country had “served its sanction” when banned from the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang last year. WADA’s decision in September allowed Russian athletes to return to competition across all sports despite the country not having complied with all demands following the revelations in 2015 of a state- The suspension was lifted pending Russia meeting “strict conditions” that included a timeline for “access to the former Moscow laboratory data and samples.” In November Reedie had said it was “very hard to believe” Russian authorities “won’t deliver,” but last month WADA was unable to extract all of the promised data with the Russian authorities reportedly saying that the team’s equipment required to be certified under Russian law.
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