Russia says anti-doping watchdog to be reformed, not scrapped


  • Cycling
  • Thursday, 19 Nov 2015

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko delivers a speech during a session of the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, in Moscow, Russia, November 18, 2015. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will reform its scandal-hit anti-doping watchdog, RUSADA, but will not abolish it altogether, Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Thursday.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) suspended RUSADA on Wednesday as part of a crackdown on drug cheating in Russia which has already seen the country banned from international athletics.

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