‘We’ll complete WADA roadmap in near future’ – Russian Deputy PM Mutko

Published time: 3 Aug, 2017 15:19 Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko has said it will not take long to implement the remaining World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) criteria for the reinstatement of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA). “A certain stage of fulfilling the road map criteria has been carried out, RUSADA obtained the right to […]

WADA allows Russian anti-doping agency to plan & coordinate testing under UK body supervision

Published time: 27 Jun, 2017 15:01 The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has announced that the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) is now permitted to plan and coordinate testing under the supervision of international experts and UK Anti-Doping (UKAD). “The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announces that the Agency and its independent Compliance Review Committee (CRC) permit the […]

WADA ends probe of 27 Russian fencers from McLaren report

Published time: 9 Jun, 2017 16:19 The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has ended a probe into 27 members of the Russian fencing national team who were included in the report by Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren on alleged state-sponsored doping in Russia. The second part of McLaren’s WADA-sanctioned report, which claimed that over 1,000 athletes benefited […]

Isinbayeva to leave WADA post as Russia's anti-doping agency chair

Published time: 19 May, 2017 12:49 Yelena Isinbayeva will leave her position as chair of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) supervisory board, according to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Russian double Olympic pole vault champion Isinbayeva took up the role in March, upon nomination from the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), although her appointment was met […]

WADA admits McLaren’s ‘doping’ evidence against Russian athletes insufficient

WADA has admitted that Richard McLaren’s 2016 report on the alleged use of doping by Russian athletes is “not sufficient to bring successful cases,” the International Olympic Committee said. “At the recent meeting (21 February) held by WADA in Lausanne to ‘provide assistance to IFs [International Federations] regarding how to analyse and interpret the evidence,’ […]