WADA finds Russia ‘non-compliant’, Winter Olympics participation in doubt

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has said despite the Russian Anti-Doping Agency being banned in 2015 for state-sponsored doping, it remains non-compliant.

The World Anti-Doping Agency said Russia remains “non-compliant”, dealing a blow to its hopes of being cleared for February’s Winter Olympics.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has found Russia non-compliant in catching drug cheats, putting their participation in the Winter Olympics in jeopardy. (AFP/Getty Images)

WADA’s Foundation Board, currently meeting in Seoul, had approved the recommendation of the Independent Compliance Review Committee, it said on its Twitter feed.

Russia’s anti-doping agency RUSADA has been suspended since a WADA report in 2015 found evidence of state-sponsored doping and accused it of enabling rather than catching drug cheats.

The development is a blow to Russia’s hopes of being cleared to compete at next year’s Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.