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Britain and the Netherlands accused the Russian GRU intelligence agency of a series of global cybercrimes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have no reason to disagree with that assessment and, in fact, we&#8217;ve held that view all along,&#8221; WADA&#8217;s James Fitzgerald said in a Twitter post.<\/p>\n<p>WADA reinstated the Russian anti-doping agency last month. That decision could still be reversed if Russia doesn&#8217;t follow through on a promise to provide data from a Moscow anti-doping lab which could contain key evidence of earlier over-ups.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full AP story <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ap.org\/detail\/OLY--WADA-Whistleblowers\/233d142e0c69445985ea5b24714ea552\/text?Query=doping&amp;mediaType=photo,video,graphic&amp;sortBy=arrivaldatetime:desc&amp;dateRange=Anytime&amp;totalCount=39&amp;currentItemNo=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has registered 400 cases after a flood of information from new whistleblowers, The Associated Press reported. 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