World Anti-Doping Agency reinstates accreditation for Rio laboratory
WADA has lifted its provisional suspension on Brazil's anti-doping laboratory with immediate effect
The decision to reinstate the laboratory means it will be ready to resume anti-doping analysis during Rio 2016 (Photo: Getty Images/David Silverman)
The Brazilian Doping Control Laboratory in Rio de Janeiro is ready to resume anti-doping analysis with immediate effect, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Wednesday (20 July).
WADA lifted a provisional suspension that it had imposed on 24 June. The agency said the lab had successfully complied with all requirements for reinstatement.
The decision means that the lab is fully prepared to analyse urine and blood samples from athletes at the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
“All parties worked diligently to resolve the identified issue so that the laboratory could be up and running optimally for the Rio Olympic and Paralympic Games that start on 5 August,” said Olivier Niggli, Director General, WADA.
Niggli said: “Athletes can be confident that anti-doping sample analysis has been robust throughout the Laboratory’s suspension; and, that it will also be during the Games.”
