Disappearing positives
A laboratory in Russia allegedly tampered with and misreported results of athletic drug tests in coordination with elements of the Russian government, according to an independent report commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
Russian athlete test results falsely reported
Initial test results would be reported to the Deputy Minister of Sport, who could order that tests that came back positive for doping substances be reported as clean, which happened of the time. of positive test results were handled according to regular procedure, usually when the athlete in question was considered less than promising.