The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) decided on Wednesday to declare the Russian Anti-Doping Agency as non-compliant as a result of an independent investigation into doping in Russia's athletics programme. The agency also declared five other nations non-compliant with the anti-doping code: Argentina, Bolivia and Ukraine were pinged for using non-accredited laboratories for tests, while Andorra and Israel did not have rules in place that were within the 2015 Code.
The announcement was made from the WADA Foundation Board meeting in Colorado Springs.
“The message from today’s seminal WADA Foundation Board Meeting is clear: there will now be greater focus on strengthening compliance work so that all anti-doping organizations worldwide are held accountable to deliver robust anti-doping programs,” said WADA President, Sir Craig Reedie.
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“As we have seen from WADA’s immediate response to the Independent Commission’s Report, action is now well underway to right wrongs that exist in anti-doping. Our priority is now on ensuring all our partners are fully compliant and have watertight anti-doping systems that protect clean athletes and reassure sports fans worldwide,” added Reedie. “Make no mistake, we will not rush this process of compliance, we will do it right – the integrity of sport is under threat.”
The declarations mean that these agencies can no longer conduct anti-doping controls. Brazil, France, Belgium, Greece, Mexico and Spain were told they have until March to bring their programmes into compliance, and Kenya was ordered to provide additional explanations about its anti-doping controls.
RUSADA was suspended over allegations in the report that doping positives had been covered up, that athletes paid to conceal positives, the Moscow laboratory reportedly destroyed hundreds of samples, and athletes were warned in advance of out-of-competition anti-doping controls.
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