Doping Scandal
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From the 2014 documentary to Wada ban on 2020 Olympics, how the Russian doping scandal unfolded
Wada has banned Russia for four years over the manipulated data, meaning the country will miss out on the Tokyo Olympics and 2022 Beijing Winter Games.
AFP
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Reeling from four-year sporting ban, Moscow blames ‘chronic anti-Russia hysteria’ for Wada decision
World Anti-Doping Agency on Monday banned Russia from international competitions including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
AFP
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‘This is a tragedy’: Russia anti-doping chief says no chance of winning appeal against four-year ban
Yury Ganus said that some Russian athletes were contemplating leaving Russia so that they could train elsewhere.
AFP
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Russia to miss Tokyo 2020 Olympics after four-year ban from major sporting events by Wada
Athletes who can prove they are untainted by the doping scandal will be able to compete at the Olympics under a neutral flag.
Scroll Staff
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Russia to miss Tokyo 2020 Olympics after four-year ban from major sporting events by Wada
Athletes who can prove they are untainted by the doping scandal will be able to compete at the Olympics under a neutral flag.
Scroll Staff
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Quarter-miler Nirmala Sheoran, four other athletes test positive for banned substances: Reports
Sheoran failed to report to the national camp in Patiala once again and went incommunicado for almost 10 months.
Scroll Staff
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If Wada lifts Russia’s doping suspension, it will be a catastrophe for clean sport: Whistleblower
Former Moscow laboratory chief Grigory Rodchenkov said Russia could only be readmitted if it acknowledged the government role in the scandal.
AFP
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No reprieve for Russia athletics: IAAF decides against lifting ban over mass doping
Russia was accused in a WADA report in 2016 of widespread state-sponsored doping and its athletics team was barred from Rio Olympics.
AFP
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IAAF clears 18 Russian athletes to compete as neutrals in 2018
The athletics body maintained its suspension of Russia in November, saying the country had still not done enough to clamp down on doping.
AFP
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Russian doping scandal whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov to testify despite threats to life
He fled to the United States in 2016 saying he feared for his life after the sudden death of two senior officials in the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA).
AFP
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Justin Gatlin sacks coach for offering to smuggle performance-enhancing drugs: Reports
Gatlin’s coach Dennis Mitchell and athletics agent Robert Wagner offered to provide false prescriptions for banned performance-enhancing substances.
AFP
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Doping, sabotage, scandal: The Narsingh Yadav saga has turned Indian wrestling into a farce
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