The World Anti-Doping Agency suspended the accreditation of the drug-testing laboratory in South Africa, the only accredited facility in Africa, until after the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in August. The South African lab will be unable to analyze any doping samples until Sept. 30 for failing to meet WADA standards. WADA will carry out inspection visits during the suspension to ensure improvements are made. Many African countries send doping test samples to the lab, in Bloemfontein. They will now have to use other facilities.
u25a0 The International Biathlon Union lifted the provisional suspension of the two-time junior world champion Eduard Latypov of Russia, with WADA having relaxed its guidelines for meldonium cases last month.