Russian officials suspended for obstructing doping investigation
5 years, 1 month ago

Russian officials suspended for obstructing doping investigation

The Hindu  

The Athletics Integrity Unit on Thursday charged the Russian athletics federation with “serious breaches” of anti-doping rules, including obstructing an investigation. The charges relate to the conduct of senior RUSAF officials during an investigation into “whereabouts” violations committed by Russian high-jumper Danil Lysenko. British newspaper The Sunday Times ran a story in September alleging that RUSAF officials had fabricated documents to show that Lysenko, the 2017 world silver medallist, was too ill to provide his whereabouts after failing to make himself available for out-of-competition drug testing. A 15-month AIU investigation concluded that RUSAF officials had been involved in the “provision of false explanations and forged documents to the AIU in order to explain whereabouts failures by the athlete”.

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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 …

Russia anti-doping agency records 375 whereabouts rule violations in 2022
1 year, 11 months ago

Russia anti-doping agency records 375 whereabouts rule violations in 2022

The Hindu  

Russian anti-doping agency RUSADA said on Friday it had recorded 375 cases last year in which athletes did not properly provide their whereabouts to allow for them to be tested for banned substances, TASS news agency reported. Rocked by doping scandals for years, Russia has acknowledged some shortcomings in the implementation of anti-doping rules but denies ever running a state- …

Why a Russian figure skater who tested positive for doping is still competing at the Olympics
2 years, 10 months ago

Why a Russian figure skater who tested positive for doping is still competing at the Olympics

ABC  

The Court of Arbitration for Sport’s decision to allow a Russian teenage figure skater to continue to compete at the Olympics — despite finding out this week she had failed a drugs test back in December — is not popular. RUSADA informed all the sports heavies of the decision – the International Olympic Committee, the World Anti-Doping Agency, the International …

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 …

Athletics: Briton Ujah among four suspended for alleged anti-doping breaches
3 years, 4 months ago

Athletics: Briton Ujah among four suspended for alleged anti-doping breaches

The Hindu  

British sprinter Chijindu Ujah is among four athletes who have been suspended for allegedly breaching anti-doping rules at the Tokyo Olympics, the Athletics Integrity Unit said on Thursday. The other three athletes suspended are Moroccan 1,500 metres runner Sadik Mikhou, Georgian shot putter Benik Abramyan and Kenyan sprinter Mark Otieno Odhiambo. READ: Jamaican Parchment tracks down volunteer who helped him …

High jumper Danil Lysenko handed retroactive six-year ban for attempting to deceive anti-doping authorities
3 years, 6 months ago

High jumper Danil Lysenko handed retroactive six-year ban for attempting to deceive anti-doping authorities

Firstpost  

The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled Lysenko tampered with the anti-doping process and failed to inform anti-doping bodies of his whereabouts. Monaco: Russian high jumper Danil Lysenko was handed a six-year ban 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. CAS upholds …

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 …

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

Firstpost  

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 …

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

Firstpost  

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

Firstpost  

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's reputation, Olympic status for doping goes on trial next week at CAS – Firstpost
4 years, 2 months ago

Russia's reputation, Olympic status for doping goes on trial next week at CAS – Firstpost

Firstpost  

The three-judge panel has been asked by the World Anti-Doping Agency to ban Russia’s name, flag and anthem from the Tokyo Olympics and 2022 Winter Games in Beijing, plus four years of world championships. Geneva: Russia’s status as an Olympic team, and its reputation as a serial cheater in international sports, goes on trial next week in more legal fallout …

Russia’s reputation, Olympic status on trial for doping
4 years, 2 months ago

Russia’s reputation, Olympic status on trial for doping

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Russia’s status as an Olympic team, and its reputation as a serial cheater in international sports, goes on trial next week in more legal fallout from the country’s state-backed doping saga. The three-judge panel has been asked by the World Anti-Doping Agency to ban Russia’s name, flag and anthem from the Tokyo Olympics and 2022 Winter Games in …

Russia given five months extension to fix 'deficient' doping plan
4 years, 3 months ago

Russia given five months extension to fix 'deficient' doping plan

The Hindu  

Russia has been given five more months to fix a “seriously deficient” plan to combat doping in track and field, World Athletics said Saturday. A World Athletics taskforce reported the Russian track federation, known as RusAF, had so few experienced staff that it couldn’t compose an adequate road map for lifting a doping suspension which has been in place nearly …

Russia dismisses anti-doping chief over alleged financial violations
4 years, 4 months ago

Russia dismisses anti-doping chief over alleged financial violations

The Hindu  

Russia on Friday dismissed the head of RUSADA, its national anti-doping agency, in a move that threatens to further strain the country's relations on the global sports stage. Announced on Friday by the agency's founders, Russia's Olympic and Paralympic committees, the dismissal of RUSADA general director Yuri Ganus comes after the Olympic Committee accused him of presiding over serious financial …

Russia federation says it has paid multi-million-dollar doping fine
4 years, 4 months ago

Russia federation says it has paid multi-million-dollar doping fine

The Hindu  

Russia's suspended athletics federation said on Wednesday it had paid a multi-million-dollar fine to World Athletics in a move that could help it avoid expulsion by the sport's global governing body. Last month World Athletics said the federation would be expelled if it failed to pay $6.31 million, a sum that includes a fine for breaching anti-doping rules, before August …

Russia Moves Closer to Sacking Anti-doping Chief Over Alleged Financial Violations
4 years, 5 months ago

Russia Moves Closer to Sacking Anti-doping Chief Over Alleged Financial Violations

News 18  

The board of Russia's anti-doping agency called on the country's sports authorities on Wednesday to consider firing its director over allegations he presided over serious financial irregularities. Yuri Ganus, who was named director of RUSADA in August 2017, denied the allegations made by Russia's Olympic Committee last month and has portrayed them as a political attack on his agency and …

World Athletics to expel Russian federation if fine unpaid
4 years, 5 months ago

World Athletics to expel Russian federation if fine unpaid

The Hindu  

The global governing body for athletics will expel Russia's federation, suspended since 2015 for having broken anti-doping rules, if it fails to pay a hefty fine before August 15, it said on Thursday. Rune Andersen, chair of the taskforce overseeing Russia's reinstatement efforts, said it had received a guarantee from Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin that a payment of $6.31 …

Russia's Olympic chief accuses anti-doping agency of financial violations
4 years, 5 months ago

Russia's Olympic chief accuses anti-doping agency of financial violations

The Hindu  

Russia's Olympic Committee accused the country's anti-doping agency on Monday of presiding over serious financial irregularities, mounting pressure on the organisation tasked with clearing up Russia's sporting image. READ | Stanislav Pozdnyakov, head of Russia's Olympic Committee, said an audit of anti-doping agency RUSADA's financial activity in 2018 and 2019 had identified several “significant violations”. The new assertions compounded corruption …

Russian anti-doping body chief Yuri Ganus slams allegation of misappropriating agency funds as a ‘complete lie’
4 years, 6 months ago

Russian anti-doping body chief Yuri Ganus slams allegation of misappropriating agency funds as a ‘complete lie’

Firstpost  

RUSADA director Yuri Ganus, who was appointed to the role in 2017, did not name who he thought might be behind the allegations of him misappropriating agency funds. Moscow: The head of Russian anti-doping agency RUSADA on Friday rejected allegations made on social media that he had misappropriated the agency’s funds, calling the claims an attempt at undermining the fight …

Russian anti-doping chief rejects social media corruption allegation
4 years, 6 months ago

Russian anti-doping chief rejects social media corruption allegation

The Hindu  

The head of Russian anti-doping agency RUSADA on Friday rejected allegations made on social media that he had misappropriated the agency's funds, calling the claims an attempt at undermining the fight against doping in the country. RUSADA was suspended in 2015 after the World Anti-Doping Agency found evidence of mass doping in Russian athletics. The agency has appealed against a …

Russia says World Athletics freeze over unpaid fine is 'catastrophic' decision for athletes
4 years, 6 months ago

Russia says World Athletics freeze over unpaid fine is 'catastrophic' decision for athletes

Firstpost  

Yevgeny Yurchenko said World Athletics had ignored the impact of the coronavirus pandemic when it held Russia to a Wednesday deadline for payment, which was missed. Moscow: The president of Russia’s track and field federation said on Friday it is “catastrophic” to suspend Russian athletes’ applications to compete over a $5 million unpaid fine for breaking anti-doping rules. World Athletics …

Russia says World Athletics freeze is a blow to athletes
4 years, 6 months ago

Russia says World Athletics freeze is a blow to athletes

The Hindu  

The president of Russia’s track and field federation said on Friday that it is “catastrophic” to suspend Russian athletes’ applications to compete over a $5 million unpaid fine for breaking anti-doping rules. World Athletics said on Thursday that it was freezing the work of the panel which vets Russians who want to compete internationally with “authorised neutral athlete” status. RELATED| …

Russia expected to default on payment of $5 million fine to World Athletics after failing to 'find money'
4 years, 6 months ago

Russia expected to default on payment of $5 million fine to World Athletics after failing to 'find money'

Firstpost  

World Athletics could suspend the authorized neutral athlete program, which allows Russia’s athletes to enter international competitions even though their federation is suspended Moscow: Russia is expected to miss Wednesday’s deadline to pay a $5 million fine to the governing body of track and field. World Athletics could suspend the “authorized neutral athlete” program, which allows Russians to enter international …

World Athletics fines Russia $10m, caps neutral athletes at 10
4 years, 9 months ago

World Athletics fines Russia $10m, caps neutral athletes at 10

The Hindu  

World Athletics on Thursday fined Russia's track and field federation $10 million for breaching anti-doping rules and capped at 10 the number of Russians allowed to compete as neutrals at the Tokyo Olympics. “This requires the new administration to set a clear roadmap for reinstatement, to be approved by Council, and greater oversight of the roadmap process by independent international …

Russia athletics admits wrongdoing in fake documents case
4 years, 10 months ago

Russia athletics admits wrongdoing in fake documents case

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russia’s track and field federation says it has admitted wrongdoing after being accused of supplying fake documents to give a top athlete an alibi for missing drug testing. Russia has been suspended by World Athletics since 2015 over widespread doping, and was threatened with expulsion after the federation and seven individuals were charged over the documents in November. …

Yevgeny Yurchenko elected to head troubled Russian Athletics
4 years, 10 months ago

Yevgeny Yurchenko elected to head troubled Russian Athletics

The Hindu  

Russia’s athletics federation on Friday elected a businessman as its new president with the organisation racing to win places for its athletes at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics after a doping ban. He now faces the considerable task of convincing World Athletics to allow Russian athletes who test clean to compete under a neutral banner at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. “Unfortunately …

Russian Athletics Federation board resigns over failure in mending rocky relationship with governing body World Athletics
4 years, 11 months ago

Russian Athletics Federation board resigns over failure in mending rocky relationship with governing body World Athletics

Firstpost  

The Russian Athletics Federation has been suspended by World Athletics since 2015 over widespread doping, but the crisis has deepened in recent months Moscow: The entire board of the Russian Athletics Federation resigned on Monday as Russia faces another ban from Olympic track and field. The federation, known as RusAF, said the board stepped down after a meeting with new …

Russian Athletics Federation responds to doping forgery charges against country's leading track and field athletes
5 years ago

Russian Athletics Federation responds to doping forgery charges against country's leading track and field athletes

Firstpost  

Russia has responded to charges that leading track officials in the country helped forge documents to give an athlete an alibi for missing doping tests, the Athletics Integrity Unit said on Friday. Monaco: Russia has responded to charges that leading track officials in the country helped forge documents to give an athlete an alibi for missing doping tests, the Athletics …

Vladimir Putin angry after doping ban from Olympics, World Cup
5 years, 1 month ago

Vladimir Putin angry after doping ban from Olympics, World Cup

The Hindu  

The World Anti-Doping Agency on Monday banned Russia for four years from major global sporting events including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 World Cup in Qatar over manipulated doping data, prompting an angry response from President Vladimir Putin. WADA’s executive committee, meeting in Lausanne, handed Russia the “robust” four-year suspension after accusing Moscow of falsifying data from a …

Russia doping ban 'tragedy' for clean athletes: RUSADA chief
5 years, 1 month ago

Russia doping ban 'tragedy' for clean athletes: RUSADA chief

The Hindu  

The head of Russia's anti-doping agency said on Monday that his country had “no chance” of winning an appeal against a four-year international sporting ban he said was a tragedy for clean athletes. “There is no chance of winning this case in court,” RUSADA chief Yury Ganus said after the World Anti-Doping Agency imposed the ban. “Clean athletes are seeing …

Russian athletes banned for 4 years on doping charges
5 years, 1 month ago

Russian athletes banned for 4 years on doping charges

The Hindu  

Russia was banned from the world's top sporting events for four years on Monday, including the next summer and winter Olympics and the 2022 soccer World Cup, for tampering with doping tests. “For too long, Russian doping has detracted from clean sport,” WADA President Craig Reedie said after a meeting of WADA's executive committee in the Swiss city of Lausanne. …

Russian anti-doping chief Yuri Ganus calls for reform of athletics federation to lift suspension
5 years, 1 month ago

Russian anti-doping chief Yuri Ganus calls for reform of athletics federation to lift suspension

Firstpost  

In five-page letter, Yuri Ganus, head of Russian anti-doping agency RUSADA, said the country needed to dismiss all national team coaches and create an international working group to help investigate doping cases in the country. Moscow: Russia’s anti-doping chief has called for the dismissal of all national team athletics coaches and the creation of an international working group to help …

Russian doping blurs innocence and guilt, with Olympics caught in the middle
5 years, 1 month ago

Russian doping blurs innocence and guilt, with Olympics caught in the middle

Firstpost  

For the second time in four years, sports leaders are facing the question of whether to ban Russia and its athletes from the Olympics and other major competitions. According to the investigators’ report, cases against at least 145 Russian athletes suspected of using performance-enhancing drugs have been “materially prejudiced” by deleted or altered data. The World Anti-Doping Agency’s board will …

How Russian doping scandal unfolded
5 years, 1 month ago

How Russian doping scandal unfolded

The Hindu  

A key World Anti-Doping Agency committee has recommended Russia be banned for four years for falsifying data from a Moscow laboratory. 2015: Russia banned ARD airs a second documentary in August with new accusations aimed at Russian and Kenyan athletes based on a leaked IAAF database which reveals “extraordinary” levels of doping. WADA releases a report in November calling for …

Russian athletes shocked by ban, RUSADA chief calls for Putin to act
5 years, 1 month ago

Russian athletes shocked by ban, RUSADA chief calls for Putin to act

The Hindu  

Russia’s anti-doping chief said on Tuesday that he expected the country to be barred from all sporting competition for four years, after a bombshell recommendation from the World Anti-Doping Agency that left Russian athletes shocked. Asked if he expected the recommendation to be upheld, RUSADA chief Yury Ganus told AFP : “That’s the reality.” “We are plunging, for the next …

Russia appoints Tarasenko new athletics chief amid doping crisis
5 years, 1 month ago

Russia appoints Tarasenko new athletics chief amid doping crisis

The Hindu  

Yulia Tarasenko was appointed as interim president of Russia's athletics body on Saturday following the suspension of previous head Dmitry Shlyakhtin by World Athletics. Russian athletics' crisis deepened following Thursday's ruling by the Athletics Integrity Unit of global governing body World Athletics, which suspended Russia's reinstatement process and accused RUSAF of obstructing a probe into high-jumper Danil Lysenko. Head coach …

Russia’s anti-doping chief expected WADA suspension proposal
5 years, 1 month ago

Russia’s anti-doping chief expected WADA suspension proposal

The Hindu  

Russia’s anti-doping chief on Saturday said the World Anti-Doping Agency’s recommendation that his country was non-compliant with international rules was technically fair and expected. “Everything is in accordance with legal logic, as was expected,” RUSADA chief Yury Ganus told Interfax news agency after WADA said its Compliance Review Committee had recommended the Russian agency’s suspension again. He added that the …

Russia remains suspended as reinstatement process is put on hold following fresh anti-doping charges
5 years, 1 month ago

Russia remains suspended as reinstatement process is put on hold following fresh anti-doping charges

Daily Mail  

Russia's reinstatement process has been suspended by the World Athletics Council following fresh anti-doping charges against senior officials. The Russian Athletics Federation has been banned from competition since 2015 and the suspension will now continue indefinitely as the Athletics Integrity Unit made its latest recommendations to the council. Russia's place in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics is under threat after recent …

World Athletics suspends Russia readmission process
5 years, 1 month ago

World Athletics suspends Russia readmission process

The Hindu  

World Athletics announced on Friday it had suspended the reinstatement process of Russian athletics and was contemplating expelling the country entirely from the sport. The news comes a day after the president of the Russian athletics federation and other senior officials were suspended for “serious breaches” of anti-doping rules, putting the nation's track and field athletes' participation at next year's …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Kremlin says new charges against Russian track federation won't derail preparations
5 years, 1 month ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Kremlin says new charges against Russian track federation won't derail preparations

Firstpost  

Federation president Dmitry Shlyakhtin and anti-doping official Elena Ikonnikova were among seven people charged Thursday for allegedly faking medical documents used as an alibi by an athlete who failed to make himself available for drug testing Moscow: The Kremlin says a raft of new charges against the Russian track federation won’t derail the country’s preparations to compete in next year’s …

Wada was ‘not equipped’ to deal with ‘unprecedented’ Russian doping scandal, admits president Craig Reedie
5 years, 2 months ago

Wada was ‘not equipped’ to deal with ‘unprecedented’ Russian doping scandal, admits president Craig Reedie

The Independent  

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RUSADA chief Yuri Ganus expects Russia's doping crisis to worsen, country be slapped with lengthy Olympic ban
5 years, 2 months ago

RUSADA chief Yuri Ganus expects Russia's doping crisis to worsen, country be slapped with lengthy Olympic ban

Firstpost  

Russia’s anti-doping chief is predicting a lengthy Olympic ban for the national squad, lashing out at Moscow authorities who he says handed over falsified lab data to international investigators. Moscow: Russia’s anti-doping chief is predicting a lengthy Olympic ban for the national squad, lashing out at Moscow authorities who he says handed over falsified lab data to international investigators. The …

IAAF maintains ban on Russia over doping
5 years, 3 months ago

IAAF maintains ban on Russia over doping

The Hindu  

The International Association of Athletics Federation said Monday it would maintain a ban on the Russian athletics federation pending analysis of data from the Russian anti-doping laboratory covering the 2011-2015 period when state- “The council endorsed the strongest recommendation we've probably had from the taskforce that Russia remains suspended,” International Association of Athletics Federations president Sebastian Coe said following a …

Russia to miss World Athletics Championships for second time in a row
5 years, 3 months ago

Russia to miss World Athletics Championships for second time in a row

Daily Mail  

Russia are facing a worldwide ban from all major sports events after being given three weeks to explain signs of tampering with drug tests. Russia's place in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics is under threat after recent doping violations In a separate development, IAAF president Seb Coe confirmed on Monday that Russia would not be permitted to take part in the …

Five Russian weightlifters including 2012 Olympics silver medallist provisionally suspended after Moscow dope lab analysis
5 years, 4 months ago

Five Russian weightlifters including 2012 Olympics silver medallist provisionally suspended after Moscow dope lab analysis

Firstpost  

Five Russian weightlifters, including a 2012 Olympic bronze medallist, have been provisionally suspended after doping tests on samples recovered from the Moscow lab, the International Weightlifting Federation said on Tuesday. Lausanne: Five Russian weightlifters, including a 2012 Olympic bronze medallist, have been provisionally suspended after doping tests on samples recovered from the Moscow lab, the International Weightlifting Federation said on …

Five Russian weightlifters suspended on Moscow lab returns
5 years, 4 months ago

Five Russian weightlifters suspended on Moscow lab returns

The Hindu  

Five Russian weightlifters, including a 2012 Olympic bronze medallist, have been provisionally suspended after doping tests on samples recovered from the Moscow lab, the International Weightlifting Federation said on Tuesday. Ruslan Albegov, 31, who took a London Games bronze in the +105 kilo category and won back-to-back world titles in the next two years, was suspended along with women’s -63 …

IAAF Council meeting: Russia's return to track and field, Caster Semenya's fight against gender ruling in focus
5 years, 7 months ago

IAAF Council meeting: Russia's return to track and field, Caster Semenya's fight against gender ruling in focus

The Hindu  

Doping-tainted Russia will learn on Sunday whether it has met the criteria set by the International Association of Athletics Federations to be reintegrated into world track and field. RELATED| Russia accused of athletics doping cover-up, claims report The IAAF, led by two-time Olympic 1500m gold medallist Sebastian Coe, has been the stand-out sporting body to put its foot down in …

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