World Anti-Doping Agency revokes Russian lab accreditation

The World Anti-Doping Agency on Friday revoked the accreditation of the Moscow Antidoping Center, as Russia continues to grapple with the scandal that could see its athletes barred from the Rio Olympics. The laboratory had been suspended on November 10 as recommended in the WADA independent commission report that laid bare evidence of state-sponsored doping and corruption in sport in the country. The report found that laboratory director Grigori Rodchenkov had ordered close to 1,500 samples to b