This archive report was first published on 10 October 2021.
On October 9, 2021, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced that its executive committee had revoked the approved status of the Russian national anti-doping laboratory in Moscow, effective immediately.
The decision was made after the committee voted to endorse a disciplinary committee recommendation to strip the Moscow lab of its ability to handle blood samples for failing to comply with International Standard for Laboratories (ISL) regulations and its Code of Ethics.
The Moscow lab, which had been provisionally suspended since January 2020, was notified of the decision, which keeps it ineligible to carry out any work related to the analysis of blood samples in connection with athlete biological passports or any anti-doping analysis for organizations compliant with WADA's code.
The lab can appeal the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) within 21 days of its receipt of the decision.
