Last week, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) lifted sanctions placed on its anti-doping laboratory in Beijing.
WADA announced in a statement that the China Anti-Doping Agency had met all requirements for re-certification under the International Standard for Laboratories (ISL) and that the lab was immediately allowed to resume all anti-doping activities after a four-month suspension.
“WADA is pleased to confirm that the Beijing Laboratory’s accreditation has been reinstated just ahead of the maximum four-month suspension that was issued in April,” said WADA Director General Olivier Niggli. “We are confident that the laboratory has corrected its deficiencies; and, will now be operating to the high standards required by WADA.”
The lab’s accreditation has been suspended on April 21 for non-conformity to the ISL, but a checkup earlier this month showed the lab had fulfilled all of WADA’s requirements for reinstatement.