The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has reinstated the accreditation of the Rio drug testing laboratory with nearly two weeks to the start of the 2016 Olympic games.
WADA said the Rio lab had successfully complied with all requirements for reinstatement.
“All parties worked diligently to resolve the identified issue so that the laboratory could be up and running optimally for the Rio Olympic and Paralympic Games that start on 5 August,” WADA Director General, Olivier Niggli said.
WADA on June 24 suspended the lab’s credentials for failing to comply with international standards.
Technical errors leading to false positives were believed to have led to the suspension of the laboratory’s accreditation, a source familiar with the decision said at the time.
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