FIFA says no anti-doping violations registered at 2018 World Cup
By FIFA’s anti-doping authorities have confirmed that zero violations of anti-doping regulations have been registered at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, FIFA Chief Competitions and Events Officer Colin Smith said in a statement.
“We have conducted over 2,700 tests,” Smith told a news conference in Moscow. “Every single player participating in the World Cup has been attested at least once. I say at least once because in many cases the average figure is higher.”
“We have the testing of minimum of four players at every match,” the FIFA official noted. “All of the samples are sent to WADA accredited laboratory in Switzerland. There has been no anti-doping infringement or violation to date.”
Last week, FIFA announced in its statement that it had already conducted its own probe into allegations of doping abuse among players of the Russian national team and they turned out to be false. The organization added that its own investigation’s results had been approved by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
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