Coronavirus: Russian agency halts testing amid outbreak, two Olympic champions among four accused of doping
MOSCOW - The Russian Anti-doping Agency said it was temporarily halting all testing in response to government measures aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus.
"We of course are following the regime that has been established by the leadership of Russia and at this time we have suspended testing," he said, adding that the agency would announce the resumption of testing at a later date. Andrey Silnov, the 2008 Olympic high jump champion, and 2012 Olympic 400m hurdles champion Natalia Antyukh will have to face a decision from the Court of Arbitration for Sport .
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