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| Wada suspends Rio drug-testing laboratory for repeated failures | Wada suspends Rio drug-testing laboratory for repeated failures |
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| Brazil has suffered a major embarrassment before next year's football World Cup and the 2016 Olympics after the drug-testing laboratory in Rio de Janeiro had its accreditation revoked by the World Anti-Doping Agency. | Brazil has suffered a major embarrassment before next year's football World Cup and the 2016 Olympics after the drug-testing laboratory in Rio de Janeiro had its accreditation revoked by the World Anti-Doping Agency. |
| The drastic move by Wada comes after the UFRJ doping control laboratory, also known as Ladetec, was suspended this month for repeated failures to comply with the necessary standards. It presents a major difficulty for World Cup and Rio 2016 Olympic organisers who had planned for the lab to test all the samples at the events. | The drastic move by Wada comes after the UFRJ doping control laboratory, also known as Ladetec, was suspended this month for repeated failures to comply with the necessary standards. It presents a major difficulty for World Cup and Rio 2016 Olympic organisers who had planned for the lab to test all the samples at the events. |
| The warning signs have been there for some months – Wada suspended the laboratory in January last year for nine months and it was reinstated only after a site visit to check that all the improvements had been made. There have been further problems and it was suspended again on 8 August. | The warning signs have been there for some months – Wada suspended the laboratory in January last year for nine months and it was reinstated only after a site visit to check that all the improvements had been made. There have been further problems and it was suspended again on 8 August. |
| Wada said: "The revocation will enter into force September 25, 2013 and means that the laboratory – which is currently suspended – will no longer be authorised to carry out the testing of doping control samples on behalf of Wada or any testing authority. | Wada said: "The revocation will enter into force September 25, 2013 and means that the laboratory – which is currently suspended – will no longer be authorised to carry out the testing of doping control samples on behalf of Wada or any testing authority. |
| "In the meantime, the suspension remains applicable and Ladetec is therefore ineligible to perform analysis of doping control samples for any testing authority." | "In the meantime, the suspension remains applicable and Ladetec is therefore ineligible to perform analysis of doping control samples for any testing authority." |
| The decision was taken by Wada's executive committee following an in-depth review. | The decision was taken by Wada's executive committee following an in-depth review. |
| The laboratory may appeal against this decision to the court of arbitration for sport in Lausanne within 21 days or choose to reapply for accreditation, and can seek "fast track" process from the Wada executive committee. | The laboratory may appeal against this decision to the court of arbitration for sport in Lausanne within 21 days or choose to reapply for accreditation, and can seek "fast track" process from the Wada executive committee. |
| Wada added: "The decision made by Wada's executive committee marks the second time the Rio laboratory has fallen below the required standards set by Wada. The laboratory was also suspended for nine months in January 2012, before being reinstated following a Wada site visit that ensured the proper corrective actions had been implemented." | Wada added: "The decision made by Wada's executive committee marks the second time the Rio laboratory has fallen below the required standards set by Wada. The laboratory was also suspended for nine months in January 2012, before being reinstated following a Wada site visit that ensured the proper corrective actions had been implemented." |
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