Russians will be banned from entering drug-testing rooms in stadiums at next month’s World Cup in order to reassure teams that samples cannot be tampered with, Fifa’s medical chief has revealed. Chaperones who guide players from the pitch to the testing room will be designated by Fifa and will not be from the host nation. Two Fifa doctors will be in the room, neither of whom will be Russian, and players can also bring a member of staff from their own team with them to witness the samples being provided. Fifa had previously announced that all samples will be sealed and sent to Lausanne, Switzerland, to ensure there was no Russian involvement in the analysis process, but Michel D’Hooghe, the chairman of Fifa’s medical committee,…

Source: The Times May 23, 2018 23:03 UTC