Russian athletes, state accused of obstructing drug tests (Yahoo Sports)

The World Anti-Doping Agency alleged Wednesday that Russian athletes and government agencies continued to obstruct and deceive drug testers, even as Russia tries to regain its place in Olympic track and field. In a report published two days before a key vote on whether to readmit Russia’s track team for the Rio Olympics, WADA said testers have been intimidated by officials from Russia’s FSB security service and that packages containing samples have been tampered with by Russian customs services. Athletes have repeatedly provided false information about their whereabouts and evaded drug testers at competitions, WADA said.