Russia says outside doping experts to start work this month
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Russia says two outside experts will start work in Moscow this month to oversee anti-doping reforms.
The Sports Ministry says the two unidentified "independent international experts" were nominated by the World Anti-Doping Agency, which suspended Russia's national anti-doping agency and laboratory in November.
That followed a report by a WADA commission alleging that the agency and laboratory had helped to conceal doping by top Russian athletes. Russia's track and field athletes remain suspended by the IAAF from international competition.
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The ministry says the experts will get "full and free access to all anti-doping operations."
WADA had previously asked for three international experts to be appointed to help Russia implement reforms.
A supervisory board has also been set up to govern the Russian anti-doping agency, known as RUSADA, which had been accused of being too close to the Sports Ministry.