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WADA suspends Beijing anti-doping lab as Olympics loom

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The World Anti-Doping Agency suspended the accreditation of China's national anti-doping laboratory on Thursday, just months out from the Olympics and weeks after a drugs controversy in Chinese swimming.

The suspension for a maximum of four months means China's National Anti-Doping Laboratory is barred from carrying out WADA-related tests such as blood and urine analysis.

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