03:34World Anti-Doping Agency's representative James Fitzgerald said restoring Russia's right to compete in major sports events was the right thing to do as it will help investigate the latest allegations under stricter rules. Fitzgerald spoke at a WADA meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
On Monday, the agency warned that Russia has three weeks to explain inconsistencies in the information it handed over to WADA.
"They found now that there are discrepancies between the data that was provided in January with the previous version of the database that had previously been given to WADA. Those discrepancies need to be accounted for. So, what happened last week, is that WADA has opened a compliance procedure against Rusada and has asked a number of questions," said Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald added that WADA's compliance review committee will then look into the response to make a decision on whether Russia complied with the global anti-doping code.
Providing WADA with data from its laboratory was a condition for Rusada's reinstatement after a three-year ban following accusations of a state-run doping scheme.
Japan: Russia has three weeks to explain inconsistencies - WADA representative
World Anti-Doping Agency's representative James Fitzgerald said restoring Russia's right to compete in major sports events was the right thing to do as it will help investigate the latest allegations under stricter rules. Fitzgerald spoke at a WADA meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
On Monday, the agency warned that Russia has three weeks to explain inconsistencies in the information it handed over to WADA.
"They found now that there are discrepancies between the data that was provided in January with the previous version of the database that had previously been given to WADA. Those discrepancies need to be accounted for. So, what happened last week, is that WADA has opened a compliance procedure against Rusada and has asked a number of questions," said Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald added that WADA's compliance review committee will then look into the response to make a decision on whether Russia complied with the global anti-doping code.
Providing WADA with data from its laboratory was a condition for Rusada's reinstatement after a three-year ban following accusations of a state-run doping scheme.
World Anti-Doping Agency's representative James Fitzgerald said restoring Russia's right to compete in major sports events was the right thing to do as it will help investigate the latest allegations under stricter rules. Fitzgerald spoke at a WADA meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
On Monday, the agency warned that Russia has three weeks to explain inconsistencies in the information it handed over to WADA.
"They found now that there are discrepancies between the data that was provided in January with the previous version of the database that had previously been given to WADA. Those discrepancies need to be accounted for. So, what happened last week, is that WADA has opened a compliance procedure against Rusada and has asked a number of questions," said Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald added that WADA's compliance review committee will then look into the response to make a decision on whether Russia complied with the global anti-doping code.
Providing WADA with data from its laboratory was a condition for Rusada's reinstatement after a three-year ban following accusations of a state-run doping scheme.