体坛英语新闻：WADA sanctions Moscow antidoping center

MOSCOW, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced Sunday it would suspend the accreditation of Moscow Antidoping center for six months should the latter fails to comply with two conditions.

The Moscow Laboratory was required to employ independent quality management experts approved by the WADA Laboratory Expert Group by Dec. 1 to assist Moscow in "drafting, finalizing, implementing and embedding" throughout its operations, the international independent agency said in an online newsletter.

These experts should then help Moscow conduct a comprehensive quality management program "that gives the Disciplinary Committee necessary confidence in the accuracy and reliability of the results" by April 1, the WADA said.

The suspension will not take effect should both conditions are fulfilled.

Since it is not the responsible medical authority for the Sochi Winter Olympics, the WADA "strongly suggests that the IOC consider appropriate action (including the appointment of necessary experts) to ensure the complete integrity of all analysis performed by the Moscow Laboratory operating in Moscow and/or in the satellite facility in Sochi."

The WADA did not elaborate why it sanctioned the Moscow Laboratory, but Russia's RIA Novosti news agency said "there have been reports that the laboratory's director Grigory Rodchenkov was once arrested in connection with the supply of banned substances."

The Moscow Laboratory can appeal the decision before the Court of Arbitration for Sport within 21 days of its notification.