Brazil expects accreditation for Rio anti-doping lab by Olympics

Officials at the lab in Rio said at the time of the suspension by the World Anti-Doping Agency that a technical issue at the facility had led to false positives in some tests, but Leonardo Picciani, the sports minister, told journalists on a conference call that the laboratory is now ready for a test by the agency to renew its accreditation.

"It is certainly ready for the test at hand and ready for the Games," Picciani said. The Olympics begin in Rio Aug. 5.

(Reporting by Paulo Prada; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)