mo4ch:>Russian authorities & WADA ‘settle technical issues over Moscow lab access’ – Sports Ministry | Mo4ch News

The Russian authorities have reached agreement with World Anti-Doping Agency officials on the technical aspects of access to data in the Moscow laboratory at the center of the country’s doping scandal, according to reports.WADA officials are seeking access to the data as part of the agreement which allowed the reinstatement of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) earlier this year, following a three-year suspension amid accusations of state-sponsored doping.WADA officials arrived in Moscow earlier in December to access the data – which based on the timeline must be done by the end of the year – but returned home empty-handed after encountering problems as their equipment was not certified under Russian law.  READ MORE: ‘We will find a solution’: Russian sports minister on WADA access to lab dataThat prompted RUSADA chief Yuri Ganus to implore President Vladimir Putin himself to help with the issue.Also on rt.com‘We are on the brink of a cliff’: Russian anti-doping chief asks Putin …