Russia stuck in stalemate with WADA after doping scandal

With the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea closed, we turn the page and look ahead to the next Olympics: the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo. USA TODAY Sports

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Russia seems to be stuck in stalemate that is blocking its full re-entry to international sports after a state-backed doping scandal.

The World Anti-Doping Agency said Wednesday it is "not wavering" from two key demands in a road map to rehabilitate Russia, whose anti-doping body was suspended in November 2015.

Russia has refused to formally accept the findings of WADA-appointed investigator Richard McLaren, who detailed the doping program and state-orchestrated cover-ups, nor allow…