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 five years. "The taskforce could not possibly provide feedback that would facilitate turning this product into an acceptable plan by the end of September unless we took on the job of rewriting it ourselves, when our job is supposed to be only the provision of advice and feedback on what they come up with based on their own analysis of the situation.” World Athletics had previously said RusAF could be expelled from membership if it didn’t compose an anti-doping plan. RusAF handed in a draft plan last month and was meant to modify it by September 30 to include changes required by World Athletics.

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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 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 …

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- …

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 …

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 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 …

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

Firstpost  

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 …

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

Firstpost  

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

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 …

All agree: Russia gets a win in latest doping decision
4 years ago

All agree: Russia gets a win in latest doping decision

Associated Press  

Russia and its detractors found some rare common ground regarding the doping scandal that has engulfed the Olympics and the international sports world for the past six years. “I am left puzzled by how a system considered dishonest, deceitful and seeped in systematic doping by CAS gets away with a two-year ban,” said Linda Helleland, a former vice president at …

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 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 Fires Outspoken Head of Embattled Anti-doping Body
4 years, 4 months ago

Russia Fires Outspoken Head of Embattled Anti-doping Body

News 18  

The outspoken head of Russia?s Anti-Doping Agency Yury Ganus was fired from his position on Friday after accusing the country?s sporting leadership of failing to fight widespread drug use. The decision to remove the director general?was taken unanimously?, the president of Russia?s Olympic Committee Stanislav Pozdnyakov said at a press conference, according to an AFP journalist. Russia has been embroiled …

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 …

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| …

World Athletics freezes two Russia panels after track federation misses deadline to pay fine
4 years, 6 months ago

World Athletics freezes two Russia panels after track federation misses deadline to pay fine

Firstpost  

Russia’s track federation, known as RusAF, owes a $5 million fine and another $1.31 million in costs for various doping-related work and legal wrangles. Monaco: The program allowing Russian track athletes to compete internationally will be frozen because the country’s federation failed to pay a fine on time, World Athletics said on Thursday. World Athletics said RusAF missed Wednesday’s deadline …

World Athletics freezes Russia panels because of unpaid fine
4 years, 6 months ago

World Athletics freezes Russia panels because of unpaid fine

The Hindu  

The program allowing Russian track athletes to compete internationally will be frozen because the country’s federation failed to pay a fine on time, World Athletics said Thursday. World Athletics said it would freeze the work of the Doping Review Board, which vets Russian athletes who want the authorized neutral athlete status that allows them to compete internationally, and its taskforce …

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 …

Russia says it can't afford to pay fine to World Athletics
4 years, 6 months ago

Russia says it can't afford to pay fine to World Athletics

The Hindu  

Russia is expected to miss Wednesday’s deadline to pay a $5 million fine to World Athletics, the governing body of track and field. Russian track federation president Yevgeny Yurchenko told the Tass state news agency on Wednesday that “the money, unfortunately, has not been found.” World Athletics could suspend the “authorised neutral athlete” program, which allows Russians to enter international …

Russia's sports ministry wants World Athletics to allow their athletes to compete even if $5 million fine isn't paid
4 years, 6 months ago

Russia's sports ministry wants World Athletics to allow their athletes to compete even if $5 million fine isn't paid

Firstpost  

Russia edged closer to a new fight with World Athletics after the sports ministry said its leading athletes must be allowed to compete internationally even if a $5 million fine isn’t paid. Moscow: Russia edged closer to a new fight with World Athletics after the sports ministry said its leading athletes must be allowed to compete internationally even if a …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Russian track team limited to 10 athletes for Games, national federation fined $10 million
4 years, 9 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Russian track team limited to 10 athletes for Games, national federation fined $10 million

Firstpost  

Russia’s track team was limited to 10 athletes for the Tokyo Olympics and the country’s federation was fined $10 million by the sport’s governing body on Thursday. Monaco: Russia’s track team was limited to 10 athletes for the Tokyo Olympics and the country’s federation was fined $10 million by the sport’s governing body on Thursday. World Athletics passed the latest …

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 …

Maria Lasitskene welcomes change of Russian sports minister
4 years, 11 months ago

Maria Lasitskene welcomes change of Russian sports minister

The Hindu  

Russian high jump star Maria Lasitskene said on Wednesday that she hoped the change of Russian sports minister would help athletics, at a time when the country is banned globally. “I want to believe, I want to hope that these changes will help us, will influence the Russian Athletics Federation because we are really in a pitiful state,” the 27-year-old …

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 …

Russia plans to compete in Tokyo Olympics under national flag
5 years ago

Russia plans to compete in Tokyo Olympics under national flag

The Hindu  

The Russian Olympic Committee said Tuesday it expected that Russian athletes would take part in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Games under the national flag despite a four-year doping ban. “Therefore we have every reason to believe that we will put together a team for Tokyo and do everything in our power for this team to perform under the Russian tricolour.” …

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 …

Russia doping ban to include Tokyo Olympics and Qatar World Cup
5 years, 1 month ago

Russia doping ban to include Tokyo Olympics and Qatar 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. WADA's executive committee, meeting in Lausanne, handed Russia the four-year suspension after accusing Moscow of falsifying laboratory doping data handed over to investigators earlier this year. “WADA's executive …

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 …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Russia high jumper Ilya Ivanyuk says country being scrutinised too much for doping
5 years, 1 month ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Russia high jumper Ilya Ivanyuk says country being scrutinised too much for doping

Firstpost  

The 26-year-old Ivanyuk referred to American doping controversies, including missed tests by Christian Coleman, world champion in the 100 metres Moscow: Russian high jumper Ilya Ivanyuk, a bronze medallist at this year’s world championships, believes his country is being unfairly scrutinised for doping, an issue he said existed all over the world. WADA’s executive committee will rule on the sanctions …

Russia hits back at ‘political’ doping ban threat
5 years, 1 month ago

Russia hits back at ‘political’ doping ban threat

The Hindu  

Russia on Thursday hit back at a proposed four-year ban on the country’s athletes, denouncing accusations of a doping cover-up as a politically motivated attempt to block its athletes from competing. If WADA chiefs adopt the committee’s recommendations at a meeting in Paris on December 9, Russia faces exclusion from key sporting events including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. ‘Unfair competition’ …

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 …

2020 Tokyo Olympics ban looms for Russia after WADA ruling
5 years, 1 month ago

2020 Tokyo Olympics ban looms for Russia after WADA ruling

The Hindu  

The prospect of Russia being banned from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics moved a step closer as the World Anti-Doping Agency recommended the country's drug-testing authority be declared non-compliant, with charges racking up against Russia and the clock ticking ahead of next July's Games. RELATED| World Athletics suspends Russia readmission process Russia's anti-doping chief Yury Ganus described the ruling as fair …

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