The World Anti-Doping Agency WADA urgently needs reform in order to best serve clean athletes following the decision to reinstate Russia’s testing body.

The call  was  made  today  by  leaders of 18 national Anti-Doping Organizations.

The group met at an emergency summit in Paris following last month’s decision by WADA to reinstate the Russian anti-doping agency Rusada which was suspended in 2015 after evidence of doping in Russian sport was published in the McLaren report.

The lifting of Rusada’s ban opened a pathway for Russia to compete in international sport again, a possibility that has led to criticism from international athletes.

A Wada governance group last week made recommendations to update the organization of the body, but the national Anti-Doping Agencies said these reforms did not go far enough..