WADA could suspend Turkish lab in Taurasi case

LONDON (AP) - The World Anti-Doping Agency could suspend the Turkish drug-testing laboratory that reported an apparent “false positive” for American basketball star Diana Taurasi.

WADA director general David Howman tells The Associated Press the agency has asked the Ankara lab to explain why it declared Taurasi's samples positive for the banned stimulant modafinil, a decision which led to her contract being terminated by her Turkish club.

Howman says “we are still awaiting all the information from the laboratory.”

WADA can suspend and revoke the accreditation of doping labs. WADA, which has 35 accredited labs worldwide, previously suspended the Ankara center for three months in 2009 for failing to meet international standards.