Russia hopeful of track and field reintegration as IAAF meets to discuss Caster Semenya's case
5 years, 7 months ago

Russia hopeful of track and field reintegration as IAAF meets to discuss Caster Semenya's case

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Rumour has it that Russia, a giant in the track and field world, is now closer than ever to getting the green light from the IAAF for its reintegration. Monaco: Doping-tainted Russia will learn on Sunday whether it has met the criteria set by athletics’ governing body the IAAF to be reintegrated in world track and field. End of the procedure “We should be heading towards accepting them back in,” said Frenchman Bernard Amsalem, a member of the 27-strong IAAF council that will vote on Sunday. Things must now return to normal.” Things, however, were complicated by a Sunday Times story on 2 June alleging that Russian athletics federation officials fabricated documents to show that Danil Lysenko, the 2017 world silver high jump medallist was too ill to provide his whereabouts after failing to make himself available for out-of-competition drug testing. Shadow of Semenya Russian hopes of reintegration aside, the IAAF Council meeting will also take place in the shadow of double Olympic champion Caster Semenya’s stance against the body’s rules obliging female athletes to lower their testosterone levels in order to compete in certain events.

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Months out from Paris Olympics, Russian athletes’ participation still an Uncertainty
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Months out from Paris Olympics, Russian athletes’ participation still an Uncertainty

The Hindu  

With just six months to go until the Paris Olympics, it’s still not clear if Russians will be competing and, if so, how many. Russians are qualifying for Olympic spots as “neutral athletes” in combat events such as judo and wrestling, but not in some of the Games’ highest-profile events like track and field, swimming and gymnastics. Ukrainian athletes are …

Sports bodies ask IOC to allow Russian, Belarusian athletes at Olympics
1 year, 1 month ago

Sports bodies ask IOC to allow Russian, Belarusian athletes at Olympics

Al Jazeera  

Athletes from both countries have faced sanctions in multiple sports but may be allowed to compete at the Paris 2024 Games under a neutral flag. Representatives of international sports federations and national Olympic committees have called for Russian and Belarusian athletes to be admitted under a neutral flag for the 2024 Games in Paris “as soon as possible”. The International …

Russian Olympic Committee Files CAS Appeal Against IOC Suspension
1 year, 2 months ago

Russian Olympic Committee Files CAS Appeal Against IOC Suspension

News 18  

The Russian Olympic Committee has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sports against a suspension by the IOC last month for incorporating Ukrainian sports councils. The IOC previously said any Russian athletes accepted as neutral individuals to compete in Paris could be invited directly via their sport’s world governing body in a process bypassing the ROC. Imposing the suspension …

Banning Russia was only decision that was left open to IOC: World Athletics president
1 year, 2 months ago

Banning Russia was only decision that was left open to IOC: World Athletics president

The Hindu  

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Saturday the International Olympic Committee had made the "only decision left open to them" in suspending Russia's national Olympic body for violating the territorial integrity of Ukraine's membership. The IOC's move, made Thursday during an ongoing executive board meeting in Mumbai, came after the Russian Olympic Committee recognised regional organisations from four Ukrainian territories …

World Aquatics lifts ban on Russian, Belarusian swimmers
1 year, 4 months ago

World Aquatics lifts ban on Russian, Belarusian swimmers

The Hindu  

Russian and Belarusian swimmers will be permitted to take part in international competitions as neutrals following a decision by World Aquatics, the global swimming federation, to lift the current ban. “Following extensive consultation and deliberations”, World Aquatics decided “unanimously” on a set of criteria allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes to “participate in future World Aquatics competitions as neutral individual athletes”, …

Coe says return of Russian athletes ‘unlikely’ before Paris Olympics
1 year, 4 months ago

Coe says return of Russian athletes ‘unlikely’ before Paris Olympics

The Hindu  

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Thursday it was “unlikely” that track and field athletes from Russia and Belarus would be welcomed back to competition before next year’s Paris Olympics. “I don’t have a crystal ball, I follow world events in the same way that you all do,” Coe told journalists after his re-election as head of track and field’s …

Belarusian sprinter cleared to race for Poland
1 year, 5 months ago

Belarusian sprinter cleared to race for Poland

The Hindu  

Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, the Belarusian sprinter whose team tried to force her out of the Tokyo Olympics, has been declared eligible to represent Poland ahead of the upcoming world championships. Tsimanouskaya’s profile on the website of World Athletics, track and field’s governing body, was updated Monday with a note that she became eligible to compete for Poland the day before. Krystsina …

A Belarusian sprinter who was forced out of the Tokyo Olympics has been cleared to race for Poland
1 year, 5 months ago

A Belarusian sprinter who was forced out of the Tokyo Olympics has been cleared to race for Poland

Associated Press  

MONACO — Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, the Belarusian sprinter whose team tried to force her out of the Tokyo Olympics, has been declared eligible to represent Poland ahead of the upcoming world championships. Tsimanouskaya’s profile on the website of World Athletics, track and field’s governing body, was updated Monday with a note that she became eligible to compete for Poland the day …

Russia, Belarus have Paralympic membership suspension overturned, but athletes still barred
1 year, 7 months ago

Russia, Belarus have Paralympic membership suspension overturned, but athletes still barred

The Hindu  

Russia and its ally Belarus have had their suspension from membership of the International Paralympic Committee overturned on appeal but their athletes remain barred from competing in IPC-run events. The IPC said on Friday that its independent appeals tribunal had ruled that the IPC membership should have considered more evidence before voting to suspend the two countries’ national Paralympic organizations …

European lawmakers urge for Olympics ban on Russia, Belarus
1 year, 8 months ago

European lawmakers urge for Olympics ban on Russia, Belarus

The Independent  

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UK and France demand ban on Russia, Belarus state-funded athletes
1 year, 8 months ago

UK and France demand ban on Russia, Belarus state-funded athletes

Al Jazeera  

British and French sports ministers challenge IOC’s plan to allow Russians and Belarusians to compete as neutrals. The United Kingdom and France’s sports ministers have insisted that Russian and Belarusian athletes must never compete as neutrals as recommended by the International Olympic Committee because they could still be funded by their governments. The IOC sanctioned Russia and Belarus after Moscow …

IOC opposes Ukraine sanctions on sport governing bodies
1 year, 9 months ago

IOC opposes Ukraine sanctions on sport governing bodies

The Hindu  

The International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday that it would oppose a move by the Ukrainian government to strip national sports governing bodies of their national status if their athletes compete against Russians or Belarusians. The IOC sanctioned Russia and Belarus after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 but last week said it recommended allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes …

Track stymies Russian path to Olympics due to war in Ukraine
1 year, 9 months ago

Track stymies Russian path to Olympics due to war in Ukraine

Associated Press  

Track and field leaders signaled Thursday that it will be nearly impossible for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in that sport at the Paris Olympics next year if the war in Ukraine continues. The World Athletics Council kept its ban on Russian athletes in international events in place “for the foreseeable future,” a move that goes directly against the …

Russia doping suspension lifted, but war ban keeps athletes out
1 year, 9 months ago

Russia doping suspension lifted, but war ban keeps athletes out

Al Jazeera  

The Russian Athletics Federation has had its doping ban lifted but will still be excluded from international competition due to a ban over the war in Ukraine. World Athletics has voted to lift an eight-year doping ban on Russia, but the nation will remain excluded from international competition because of an ongoing separate ban over the invasion of Ukraine. “Council …

World Athletics set to lift Russia doping ban, tighten transgender rules
1 year, 9 months ago

World Athletics set to lift Russia doping ban, tighten transgender rules

The Hindu  

World Athletics is likely to tighten rules around the participation of transgender women in female competition in a charged meeting of its decision-making body on Thursday that should Administrators behind the leading Olympic sport have taken a different approach from that of swimming which has effectively banned transgender athletes from elite female competition. Track and field’s global body have said …

World Athletics will address Russian doping before Ukraine - Sebastian Coe
1 year, 10 months ago

World Athletics will address Russian doping before Ukraine - Sebastian Coe

The Hindu  

World Athletics will look at the issue of Russian athletes competing while the Ukraine war continues only after it has been decided whether the country has cleaned up its act on doping sufficiently to be reinstated, Sebastian Coe said on Friday. World Athletics President Coe said doping would still take precedence when the governing council meets next month to decide …

Six more Russians cleared as neutrals by World Athletics but war ban keeps them out
1 year, 11 months ago

Six more Russians cleared as neutrals by World Athletics but war ban keeps them out

The Hindu  

Six more Russians have been cleared by World Athletics to compete internationally as neutral athletes but they remain frozen out as their country is still banned from the sport following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a year ago. The Russian Athletics Federation has been suspended since 2015 as a result of widespread doping and a state- Nikita Anishchenkov, Artem Chermoshanskiy, Maksim …

No quick return for Russia in face of dual ban, says World Athletics boss Sebastian Coe
2 years ago

No quick return for Russia in face of dual ban, says World Athletics boss Sebastian Coe

The Hindu  

While the IOC prevaricates about the “dilemma” of banning Russian athletes from the 2024 Olympics, World Athletics boss Sebastian Coe has made it clear that as far as his sport is concerned they remain very much on the outside, twice-over. The Russian Athletics Federation has been banned from the sport since 2015 as a result of the country’s widespread doping …

Kenya avoids track doping ban; Russia gets mixed news
2 years, 1 month ago

Kenya avoids track doping ban; Russia gets mixed news

Associated Press  

Russia and Kenya, two of the most troubled counties on the international doping front, received encouraging news from track and field’s ruling body on Wednesday, though any possible reprieve for Russia was tempered by the sport’s intent to keep the country’s athletes out of international meets until the war in Ukraine is over. Yevhen Pronin, the acting president of the …

Pathway back for Russian athletes being considered, says USOPC
2 years, 3 months ago

Pathway back for Russian athletes being considered, says USOPC

The Hindu  

Russian athletes who have not been welcome at international events due to the country’s war with Ukraine could soon be allowed back in competition, said the head of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee on Thursday. “We know that the IOC is beginning to think about whether there’s a pathway back for the Russian athletes,” said Lyons. “I think …

2012 Olympic finalist banned using evidence from Russian lab
2 years, 4 months ago

2012 Olympic finalist banned using evidence from Russian lab

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Irina Tarasova was banned for two years and disqualified from all her shot put results between July 2012 and July 2016, the Athletics Integrity Unit said. Monaco: A Russian shot putter, who reached the 2012 Olympic final, was banned on Thursday based on 10-year-old evidence of state-backed doping that had long been hidden in a Moscow laboratory database. WADA asked …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Russia plans to compete in many sports despite ban over Ukraine
2 years, 5 months ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Russia plans to compete in many sports despite ban over Ukraine

Daily Mail  

With two years to go until the Paris Olympics open, Russia is making plans for its athletes to live and compete in the French capital even though many remain barred from upcoming qualification events because of the war in Ukraine. Russian Olympic Committee president Stanislav Pozdnyakov wrote on the Telegram messaging app on Tuesday that the country was working to …

Russia eyes 2024 Paris Olympics despite sports bans
2 years, 5 months ago

Russia eyes 2024 Paris Olympics despite sports bans

Associated Press  

PARIS — With two years to go until the Paris Olympics open, Russia is making plans for its athletes to live and compete in the French capital even though many remain barred from upcoming qualification events because of the war in Ukraine. Russian Olympic Committee president Stanislav Pozdnyakov wrote on the Telegram messaging app Tuesday that the country was working …

Participation of Russian Athletes at the Worlds is Inconceivable, Says World Athletics President Sebastian Coe
2 years, 5 months ago

Participation of Russian Athletes at the Worlds is Inconceivable, Says World Athletics President Sebastian Coe

News 18  

The leader of global track and field said it would have been “inconceivable" to have allowed Russians into this week’s world championships given the country’s war against Ukraine. At his news conference Thursday, the eve of the championships, World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said there was no budging from the position the federation took shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine in …

Russians out of track worlds barring unexpected end to war
2 years, 7 months ago

Russians out of track worlds barring unexpected end to war

Associated Press  

Barring a sudden, unexpected end to the war in Ukraine, athletes from Russia and Belarus will be banned from next month’s track and field world championships, which marks the largest international sports event since the end of the Winter Olympics and Paralympics. Asked about the status of the Russians for the July 12-25 world championships in Eugene, Oregon, World Athletics …

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe Says To Keep Banning Russians From Sports
2 years, 9 months ago

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe Says To Keep Banning Russians From Sports

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Sports federations have set precedents by banning Russian and Belarusian athletes from competition following the invasion of Ukraine and they must remain firm to keep them in place, Olympic great Sebastian Coe said Monday. And, yes, it will set precedents.” World Athletics President Sebastian Coe says bans aimed at keeping Russians out of sports must stay in …

Sebastian Coe says sports must fight to keep Russia banned
2 years, 9 months ago

Sebastian Coe says sports must fight to keep Russia banned

The Independent  

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'Inconceivable' that Russian, Belarusian athletes compete, says World Athletics president Sebastian Coe
2 years, 10 months ago

'Inconceivable' that Russian, Belarusian athletes compete, says World Athletics president Sebastian Coe

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World Athletics insisted that the ban on athletes from “aggressor nations” Russia and Belarus was justified by the potential hardships posed to Ukrainian rivals following the invasion of their country. World Athletics president Sebastian Coe insisted Thursday that the ban on athletes from “aggressor nations” Russia and Belarus was justified by the potential hardships posed to Ukrainian rivals following the …

Banned Russian athletes to leave Beijing after deciding against appeal
2 years, 10 months ago

Banned Russian athletes to leave Beijing after deciding against appeal

The Hindu  

Russia's contingent at the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing plans to leave China after being banned from participating because of the country's invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Paralympic Committee said on Friday. RELATED| Russian and Belarusian athletes were barred from the Winter Paralympics by the International Paralympic Committee on Thursday after initially being allowed to compete as neutrals. Russian …

A glance at reaction of sports to Russian invasion
2 years, 10 months ago

A glance at reaction of sports to Russian invasion

Associated Press  

ARCHERY World Archery banned Russia and Belarus athletes and officials. FENCING International Fencing Federation banned Russia and Belarus athletes and officials; all events in Russia and Belarus canceled or to be relocated. SKATING Russia and Belarus banned from International Skating Union events, including world speed skating championships in Norway this week and world figure skating championships in France this month. …

Decision to allow Russian athletes at Winter Paralympics draws backlash
2 years, 10 months ago

Decision to allow Russian athletes at Winter Paralympics draws backlash

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Russian athletes were cleared Wednesday to compete at the Paralympics under the shadow of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, but the decision by the organisers was met with an immediate backlash. The International Paralympic Committee held a meeting and posted a brief statement saying athletes from Russia as well as Belarus, which hosted troops for the invasion, would be allowed to …

World Athletics bans Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials as the sporting world responds to IOC recommendations
2 years, 10 months ago

World Athletics bans Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials as the sporting world responds to IOC recommendations

ABC  

World Athletics has banned Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from all events for the foreseeable future, joining the list of sporting bodies sanctioning athletes from the two countries in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. A range of sports have taken action — banning athletes, officials and teams or forcing them to compete as neutrals World Athletics president Sebastian …

Athletes from Russia and Belarus banned by World Athletics
2 years, 10 months ago

Athletes from Russia and Belarus banned by World Athletics

The Independent  

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Twenty Russian athletes cleared to compete in 2022
3 years, 1 month ago

Twenty Russian athletes cleared to compete in 2022

The Hindu  

Twenty Russian athletes will be allowed to compete as neutrals in 2022, doubling the number who were cleared to take part this year, World Athletics announced on Wednesday. Track and field's governing body acknowledged earlier this week that Russia had made "steady progress" in meeting the requirements to return to international competition but not yet enough to lift the ban …

World Athletics acknowledges Russia made 'steady progress' but not enough to lift 2015 doping ban
3 years, 1 month ago

World Athletics acknowledges Russia made 'steady progress' but not enough to lift 2015 doping ban

Firstpost  

The global governing body’s council accepted the recommendation from the Task Force established to monitor Russia’s efforts to turn its back on its doping-tainted past Paris: World Athletics on Wednesday acknowledged that Russia had made “steady progress” in meeting the requirements to return to international competition but not enough to lift the ban imposed in 2015 for systematic state doping. …

Russian track doping suspension extended into 7th year
3 years, 1 month ago

Russian track doping suspension extended into 7th year

Associated Press  

MONACO — Russia’s doping suspension from track and field was extended into a seventh year on Wednesday, with cautious praise for reformers and a warning that not everyone supports their changes. He wrote in a report that there is a “new culture” at the troubled Russian track and field federation, known as RusAF. “The Taskforce does feel that these changes …

Once Again, Banned Russians Raise Questions About Doping At The Olympics
3 years, 5 months ago

Once Again, Banned Russians Raise Questions About Doping At The Olympics

NPR  

Once Again, Banned Russians Raise Questions About Doping At The Olympics Enlarge this image toggle caption Patrick Smith/Getty Images Patrick Smith/Getty Images TOKYO — Traditionally, doping at the Olympics has been an uncomfortable companion to the Games' soaring athletic achievements. Sponsor Message "I don't know if was 100 percent clean," Murphy said at a press conference afterwards, "and that's because …

Russia at Tokyo Olympics with new name, more doping disputes
3 years, 5 months ago

Russia at Tokyo Olympics with new name, more doping disputes

Associated Press  

Russia is competing under another new name at the Tokyo Olympics, the latest fallout from the Games’ longest-running doping saga. NEARLY AT FULL STRENGTH Despite the name change, Russia will have a nearly full team at the Olympics after sending depleted squads to the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Games. The ROC team is targeted …

Tokyo Olympics: Can Russia's athletes still compete in the Tokyo 2020 Games?
3 years, 6 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Can Russia's athletes still compete in the Tokyo 2020 Games?

The Hindu  

Russia has been banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency from competing in international sporting events for two years. However, the country's athletes are set to participate in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics if they satisfy certain conditions. - HERE'S HOW THEY WILL FEATURE IN TOKYO 2020 - After WADA imposed a ban on Russia, its Compliance Review Committee, alongside the International …

Doping in Olympics: Why is Russia banned by WADA from Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games?
3 years, 6 months ago

Doping in Olympics: Why is Russia banned by WADA from Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games?

The Hindu  

Russia has been one of the most dominant countries in Olympics history. After being separated from the Soviet Union, Russia has won 149 gold, 125 silver and 152 bronze medals at the Olympic Games. Furthermore, Russia cannot compete in international sporting events, including the Tokyo Olympics, Paralympics and the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, due to a two-year ban imposed …

Lysenko handed six-year ban for tampering with anti-doping process
3 years, 6 months ago

Lysenko handed six-year ban for tampering with anti-doping process

The Hindu  

Russian high jumper Danil Lysenko was handed a six-year ban on Monday over an elaborate attempt to deceive anti-doping authorities, in a case which showed senior Russian track and field officials colluding to break the rules. Two years of the sanction are suspended because Lysenko eventually admitted trying to deceive the Athletics Integrity Unit and cooperated with its investigations into …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Russia name three world champions in 10-member athletics team
3 years, 6 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Russia name three world champions in 10-member athletics team

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Moscow: Russia named three world champions on its 10-strong athletics team for the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday under rules limiting the size of its squad because of a long-running doping dispute. Three-time high jump world champion Mariya Lasitskene is joined by pole vault world champion Anzhelika Sidorova and 2015 world 110-meter hurdles champion Sergei Shubenkov. World Athletics capped the Russian …

Russian Olympic champions Natalya Antyukh, Andrey Silnov receive four-year bans for doping, says CAS
3 years, 9 months ago

Russian Olympic champions Natalya Antyukh, Andrey Silnov receive four-year bans for doping, says CAS

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Antyukh and Silnov were both charged last year with anti-doping violations stemming from the report commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency that alleged a system of state- Lausanne: Russian Olympic champions Natalya Antyukh and Andrey Silnov have each been banned for four years for doping after being named in the 2016 McLaren report, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said …

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe welcomes roadmap for Russian athletics reintegration
3 years, 10 months ago

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe welcomes roadmap for Russian athletics reintegration

Firstpost  

Russian athletics has been in crisis since 2015 when its federation was suspended for repeated doping scandals, and its athletes continue to miss international events. Paris: World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Monday a roadmap for Russia’s reintegration to the sport was just the beginning of a long journey aimed at “rebuilding trust”. A taskforce of independent experts have devised …

Russia moves closer to getting track and field ban lifted as World Athletics approves plan for doping reforms
3 years, 10 months ago

Russia moves closer to getting track and field ban lifted as World Athletics approves plan for doping reforms

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Monaco: Russia moved a step closer to having its longstanding suspension from track and field lifted after a new plan of doping reforms was approved Monday by World Athletics. “The root causes of an extensive doping and covering-up culture involving athletes, coaches and officials arose from inheriting a post-Soviet doping culture aimed at winning by all means including doping.” World …

Former Russian athletics president Dmitry Shlyakhtin banned in doping cover-up case
3 years, 10 months ago

Former Russian athletics president Dmitry Shlyakhtin banned in doping cover-up case

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The Athletics Integrity Unit said the case involved “submission of forged documents and false explanations” in a 15-month probe into why high jumper Danil Lysenko wasn’t available for drug testing. Moscow: The former head of Russia’s track and field federation was among five officials banned on Wednesday for obstructing an anti-doping investigation into a world champion. Former federation president Dmitry …

Former Russia track president banned in doping cover-up case
3 years, 10 months ago

Former Russia track president banned in doping cover-up case

Associated Press  

MONACO — An elaborate deception involving a fake medical clinic in a demolished building and made-up claims about a world champion athlete’s car crash led to five senior Russian track and field officials being banned from the sport Wednesday. Disciplinary rulings found former Russian track and field president Dmitry Shlyakhtin and his colleagues obstructed an anti-doping investigation into high jumper …

'Blow to clean athletes': Condemnation as Russia doping ban cut from four to two years
4 years ago

'Blow to clean athletes': Condemnation as Russia doping ban cut from four to two years

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The CAS judgement comes after WADA hit Russia with the four-year ban last year for doping non-compliance after finding data handed over from its tainted Moscow laboratory had been manipulated. “This should not, however, be read as any validation of the conduct of RUSADA or the Russian authorities.” The CAS judgement comes after WADA hit Russia with the four-year ban …

Russia claims victory after CAS' loophole-ridden doping sanctions leave plenty of workarounds
4 years ago

Russia claims victory after CAS' loophole-ridden doping sanctions leave plenty of workarounds

Firstpost  

The new restrictions on Russia will be weaker than before. In Tokyo and Beijing, Russia will be able to field athletes whose files in the Moscow doping lab database were altered or deleted while the data was under the control of the Russian state. Russian teams won’t officially be called Russian teams at next year’s Tokyo Olympics or the 2022 …

Banning Vladimir Putin from Olympics 'Unacceptable': Russian Olympic Committee; USA Calls It 'Tragedy'
4 years ago

Banning Vladimir Putin from Olympics 'Unacceptable': Russian Olympic Committee; USA Calls It 'Tragedy'

News 18  

Russia’s Olympic Committee on Thursday said that a Court of Arbitration for Sport decision to bar the country’s high-ranking officials including President Vladimir Putin from attending the Olympics was “unacceptable”. But the committee’s president Stanislav Pozdnyakov also expressed satisfaction that Russian athletes would be able to compete under a neutral flag and would not be “collectively” banned. Tragedy The United …

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