Wada to discuss Russia compliance on Jan 22

WADA officials will discuss recommendations on the compliance of the Russian antidoping agency (Rusada) on January 22, the World Antidoping Agency announced on Saturday. “Wada ExCo [executive committee] to discuss Compliance Review Committee recommendation regarding Rusada compliance status on 22 Jan via conference call,” Wada tweeted. “ExCo members requested that time to review appropriately the CRC recommendation [which will be provided to them at the latest on January 17] and to consult with their stakeholders. Wada will publicly communicate the ExCo decision on 22 Jan following the conference call.” Rusada was initially suspended by Wada in 2016 after an independent report by Professor Richard McLaren found that more than 1,000 athletes across more than 30 sports were aided by state-sponsored doping.