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Russia ruled in breach of doping code
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Russia is one of six countries ruled to be in breach of the World Anti-Doping Agency’s codes.
Along with Argentina, Ukraine, Bolivia, Andorra and Israel, it has been deemed “non-compliant” by Wada.
Brazil, Belgium, France, Greece, Mexico and Spain have been placed on a ‘watch list’ and must meet strict conditions by March 2016 or face similar action.
Meanwhile, Kenya has been ordered to explain its doping controls or join those countries under scrutiny.
Wada said that if Kenya’s answers are “unsatisfactory”, it could also face sanctions. There are 15 Kenyans banned for doping by athletics’ governing body the IAAF.
The “non-compliant” countries have failed to responded fully to Wada’s request for information and Argentina, Bolivia and Ukraine have been found to be using non-accredited laboratories, which is a breach of the code.
Drug testing will continue, but it will be carried out independently and the country in question will foot the bill.
Russia’s athletics federation is already provisionally banned from international competition for its alleged involvement in widespread doping.
The IAAF imposed the sanction after a Wada independent commission report accused the country of “state-sponsored doping”.
The head of the Russian doping laboratory accused by the Wada report of destroying more than 1,400 blood and urine samples, has left his position, and the laboratory has had its accreditation suspended.
The report stated that Russia was not the only country with anti-doping issues, and that athletics was not the only sport with those problems.
Its co-author Dick Pound also alleged that Kenya has a “real problem with doping”.
However, during a two-day meeting in Colorado Springs, USA, Wada said it was “encouraged” by reports the Kenyan government is committing funding to its national anti-doping programme.
Last week, the country approved the immediate establishment of an anti-doping agency. The government said the new agency will carry out testing and ensure compliance with doping rules.
The head of Kenya’s Olympic committee, Kipchoge Keino, has accused his government of complacency.
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