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The global anti-doping body said the
Laboratorio Nacional de Prevencion y Control del Dopaje ceased
operations on Nov. 15 last year.
"This announcement follows weeks of sustained efforts by the
agency to inform the Mexican public authorities of the benefits
of maintaining an accredited lab in Mexico," WADA said in a
statement.
WADA said the laboratory would no longer conduct anti-doping
analyses of urine and blood and that the existing samples stored
there had been transferred to other accredited facilities where
necessary.
There are around 30 laboratories around the world which are
accredited by WADA to carry out the scientific analysis for
doping control.
The Mexico City lab ran into trouble in 2016 when it had its
accreditation revoked by WADA and was prohibited from carrying
out any anti-doping activities after failing to comply with
international standards.
It was reinstated the following year with WADA satisfied that
the lab had addressed issues.
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Himani
Sarkar)
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