AMA's visit to the Moscow laboratory proved productive – Other Sports News

WADA experts visited Wednesday the Moscow laboratory, where they store doping tests Russian athletes and their verification data.

"We have had an open and productive meeting with representatives of the Russian government, including Sports Minister Pavel Kolobkov, and we are preparing for the fact that our team will have full access to the laboratory and data from Moscow up to the end of 2018, under strict conditions. The WADA Executive Committee has put in place the reinstatement of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA), said Rabin. – There is progress, but a few moments again need to adjust before continuing. "

"The sooner we can have full access to the lab, the better," Rabin continued. – Obviously, it contains a huge amount of information and we would like to start badyzing it as soon as possible. Then, as soon as the data is fully evaluated and confirmed, we will be able to start sanctioning athletes who violate the anti-doping rules and, on the contrary, exempt other athletes from liability. "

Allow the organization's experts to access the badysis data before the end of the year doping tests The Moscow laboratory is an essential condition for the restoration of RUSADA. In case of non-compliance with the restoration conditions, RUSADA will again be deprived of its AMA code compliance status, which was returned on September 20th.