Seoul, South Korea • The World Anti-Doping Agency hurt Russia's hopes to compete at next year's Winter Olympics by refusing to reinstate the country's suspended anti-doping operation.
At its meeting Thursday in South Korea, WADA said two requirements for reinstatement had still not been fulfilled: That Russia publicly accept results of an investigation that detailed state-sponsored doping, and that the country allow access to urine samples collected during the time of the cheating.
WADA said the newly restructured Russian Anti-Doping Agency has made improvements but they weren't enough to lift a suspension that began two years ago.