The Moscow Times: FIFA says Russians to take no part in World Cup drug testing

Published May 24, 2018 at 11:28 am

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President, Craig Reedie, addresses the assembly at the opening of the 2018 edition of the WADA Annual Symposium on March 21, 2018 in Lausanne. The World Anti-Doping Agency holds its annual symposium, where Russia's long record of cheating is likely to loom large.

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Russians will not be involved in drug testing procedures at the 2018 World Cup as FIFA looks to reassure teams that samples cannot be tampered with, the Times newspaper reported based on an interview with the governing body’s medical committee chairman Michel D’Hooghe.

A 2016 report commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and compiled by Canadian sports lawyer Richard McLaren found more than 1,000 Russian competitors were involved in a conspiracy to conceal positive tests over a five-year period.