“I hope and expect that it will end by March or April, but I cannot guarantee it. There is a risk that the Russians will drag out the process, ”RIA Novosti quoted Taylor as saying with reference to a source.
On December 9, the WADA executive committee suspended Russia from international competitions for four years, and also forbade it from holding international tournaments. In addition, it was recommended that Russian athletes participate in competitions only in neutral status.
This is due to the identification of intentional changes in the data of the Moscow laboratory, the transfer of which in its original form was one of the key conditions for restoring RUSADA compliance status with the World Anti-Doping Code.
Earlier it was reported that Russia will submit an application for the KM-2027 rugby, despite the decision of WADA.