WADA will bring to court the case of RUSADA’s non-compliance with the anti-doping code

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has received notification from the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) of its desire to challenge the decision of non-compliance with the World Anti-Doping Code. WADA will refer the matter to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

“Until all conditions for reinstatement are met, RUSADA cannot be considered for reinstatement,” it says. message WADA.

Executive Committee of the World Anti-Doping Agency September 22 statedthat RUSADA remains deprived of full status due to inconsistencies of state legislation with the World Anti-Doping Code. The violations were identified in September 2022 and allegedly have not yet been corrected. RUSADA was found not to comply with the anti-doping code in 2019 amid a series of scandals. The sanctions ended in December 2022, but WADA refused to reinstate RUSADA.

Read more about the proceedings in the Kommersant article. “Sanctions are over, punishment remains”.

Leonid Uvarchev