Doping: Russia agency needs 'significant' work to get suspension lifted - WADA


Craig Reedie, President of the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) addresses the WADA Symposium in Ecublens, Switzerland, March 13, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - Russia said on Monday it hoped its anti-doping body RUSADA would have its suspension lifted in November, but the World Anti-Doping Agency said it still had "significant work" to do and that the road map was slipping at times.

Sports Minister Pavel Kolobkov said Russia would "work diligently" towards a clean culture and listed what he said was progress on restructuring its anti-doping system after years of cheating scandals across a wide range of sports.

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