Russia’s doping ban from next two Olympics is upheld, drawing praise and condemnation
4 years, 3 months ago

Russia’s doping ban from next two Olympics is upheld, drawing praise and condemnation

LA Times  

An international court has upheld Russia’s ban from the next two Olympics in a ruling that has drawn predictably mixed reactions — both praise and condemnation — from around the sports world. “’Clean’ athletes should not be held responsible for the actions of some unscrupulous athletes who committed anti-doping rule violations,” said Mikhail Bukhanov, head of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency. “The fact that WADA was unable to convince the CAS referees to punish ‘clean’ athletes from Russia, and along with them the Russian sports organizations and federations, is a victory of common sense.” The scandal dates back to allegations surrounding the 2014 Winter Olympics in Soch, Russia. “The fact that Russian athletes can compete as ‘Neutral Athletes from Russia’ is another farcical facade that makes a mockery of the system,” said Global Athlete, a grassroots organization.

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New Olympics chief claims Russia's exile is double standards and opens door for their return for Los Angeles Games in 2028
1 week, 4 days ago

New Olympics chief claims Russia's exile is double standards and opens door for their return for Los Angeles Games in 2028

Daily Mail  

Incoming IOC president Kirsty Coventry has revealed that she will open talks to have Russia reinstated to the Olympics in time for the 2028 Games in Los Angeles. Zimbabwean Coventry will be the first female president of the International Olympic Committee and its first African leader after seeing off competition from Lord Coe in Thursday's election. Kirsty Coventry will become …

Russian skaters allowed to compete as neutrals at Winter Olympics 2026
3 months, 1 week ago

Russian skaters allowed to compete as neutrals at Winter Olympics 2026

The Hindu  

Russians will be able to qualify for the ice skating competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics as neutral athletes, the sport’s governing body said on Friday. The International Skating Union announced “a pathway to allow a limited number of individual neutral athletes to participate under strict conditions in designated Olympic qualifying events for the 2025/26 season”. “Recognising that competing in …

World swim body eases rules on approved Russians competing in relays and some team events
4 months, 1 week ago

World swim body eases rules on approved Russians competing in relays and some team events

Associated Press  

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The World Aquatics governing body of swimming has eased rules that now allow approved athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete in team events at international meetings. World Aquatics confirmed Thursday that its ruling bureau has updated competition rules that will let athletes who have been competing as neutrals in individual events during the invasion of Ukraine …

US urged to stop creating false doping narratives
7 months, 3 weeks ago

US urged to stop creating false doping narratives

China Daily  

US Anti-Doping Agency CEO Travis Tygart testifies before a hearing on anti-doping measures ahead of the 2024 Olympics in Paris at Capitol Hill in Washington DC, the US on June 25. The China Anti-Doping Agency urged the United States on Tuesday to stop creating false narratives, politicizing anti-doping cases and manipulating public perceptions, and drop double standards when dealing with …

Olympic swimmers speak out about Chinese doping; and Britain’s Adam Peaty says they should be out
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Olympic swimmers speak out about Chinese doping; and Britain’s Adam Peaty says they should be out

Associated Press  

NANTERRE, France — Olympic swimmers spoke out about the Chinese doping scandal that has hung over these Paris Olympics as the events finished Sunday night. China won the men’s 4x100-meter medley relay in 3 minutes, 27.46 seconds, with two of the four members on the team listed among 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive ahead of the Tokyo Olympics three …

Russian athletes navigate hostile environment as 'neutrals' at Paris Olympics
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Russian athletes navigate hostile environment as 'neutrals' at Paris Olympics

Firstpost  

Russian athletes are competing in the Paris Olympics under the designation “Individual Neutral Athletes,” facing a challenging and hostile environment due to their country’s ongoing conflict with Ukraine. REUTERS/File Photo Rarely on the podium and barred from the opening ceremony, the 15 Russians competing at the Paris Olympics have an uneasy status as “Individual Neutral Athletes" following Russia’s 2022 invasion …

What’s the deal with the Olympics? Your burning questions, answered
7 months, 4 weeks ago

What’s the deal with the Olympics? Your burning questions, answered

Associated Press  

PARIS — The Olympics have their own language, traditions and rules — ones that are ever-evolving. It’s down to a few factors: space, appropriate facilities for each discipline, a sustainability commitment that meant only two new venues were constructed in Paris and, in Tahiti’s case, the best place to get sick waves with minimal impact. When the winners take the …

Sports should not be political games
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Sports should not be political games

China Daily  

SONG CHEN/CHINA DAILY The physical fitness of the population reflects the development level of a society or country, while sports events test the physical fitness of the people of a country. With this underlying assumption, for decades, international sports events, represented by the Olympic Games, have become the best window for superpowers to showcase their economic and social development level …

Sports should not be political games
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Sports should not be political games

China Daily  

SONG CHEN/CHINA DAILY The physical fitness of the population reflects the development level of a society or country, while sports events test the physical fitness of the people of a country. With this underlying assumption, for decades, international sports events, represented by the Olympic Games, have become the best window for superpowers to showcase their economic and social development level …

Olympic member Pau Gasol details risks to IOC, sports officials from FBI interest in doping case
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Olympic member Pau Gasol details risks to IOC, sports officials from FBI interest in doping case

Associated Press  

PARIS — The FBI’s international reach to detain sports officials has Olympic leaders concerned about its investigation into how a Chinese swimmers doping case was handled. The swimmers’ case now being scrutinized by U.S. investigators using a federal anti-doping law “jeopardizes the safety of officials and people in the Olympic movement,” International Olympic Committee member and former NBA great Pau …

Canada loses Beijing Olympics figure skating medals appeal. Russians also won’t get medals in Paris
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Canada loses Beijing Olympics figure skating medals appeal. Russians also won’t get medals in Paris

Associated Press  

PARIS — Canadian figure skaters will not join the United States and Japan on the podium at the Paris Olympics next week when team event medals finally are awarded from the 2022 Beijing Winter Games marred by a Russian doping case. CAS said Friday its judges dismissed the Canadian appeal to be upgraded from fourth place to third in the …

Ukraine’s Olympic chief celebrates limited Russian presence at Paris Olympics
8 months ago

Ukraine’s Olympic chief celebrates limited Russian presence at Paris Olympics

Associated Press  

PARIS — The head of Ukraine’s Olympic delegation touted the limited numbers of Russian athletes at the Paris Olympics — who must compete as neutrals — as war between the two countries grinds on for a third year. The Russian wrestling federation objected to the International Olympic Committee’s choice of which wrestlers to invite, saying the bouts would be incomplete …

Why are Russia and Belarus banned from the Paris Olympics?
8 months ago

Why are Russia and Belarus banned from the Paris Olympics?

The Independent  

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USA Figure Skaters To Receive Upgraded Gold for Doping-Hit 2022 Beijing Olympics in August: IOC
8 months ago

USA Figure Skaters To Receive Upgraded Gold for Doping-Hit 2022 Beijing Olympics in August: IOC

News 18  

The medals from the doping-tainted team skating event at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics will be awarded during the Paris Games on August 7, the International Olympic Committee said on Monday. IOC spokesman Mark Adams told reporters at the Paris Olympics the ceremony would take place at an area created for the public to see the medallists from the ongoing …

Is Russia banned from the 2024 Paris Olympics? Explaining the ‘AIN’ team
8 months ago

Is Russia banned from the 2024 Paris Olympics? Explaining the ‘AIN’ team

New York Times  

Follow live coverage of day five of the 2024 Paris Olympics, including dedicated basketball, swimming, and soccer coverage The 2024 Paris Olympics got underway with a unique opening ceremony that featured Celine Dion, Lady Gaga and a naked man covered in blue paint. The IOC’s executive board announced a set of criteria in March 2023 that would need to be …

An Olympic-sized fight erupts among anti-doping officials, and it’s just getting started
8 months, 1 week ago

An Olympic-sized fight erupts among anti-doping officials, and it’s just getting started

Associated Press  

PARIS — The stream of threats, recriminations and anti-doping innuendo flowed freely again Thursday when tensions over a U.S. law designed to combat drugs in sports escalated on the eve of the Paris Olympics. Banka’s statement came a day after the International Olympic Committee awarded the 2034 Winter Games to Salt Lake City, but cast a pall over that celebration …

Olympic drug-fighting failures make Enhanced Games ‘not so radical’ says former anti-doping advocate
8 months, 1 week ago

Olympic drug-fighting failures make Enhanced Games ‘not so radical’ says former anti-doping advocate

Associated Press  

An expert on the ground floor of some of anti-doping’s most broad-reaching advances says the recently proposed idea of the Enhanced Games — an Olympic-style sports competition with reduced doping oversight — makes sense given the recurring drug-fighting failures of the current Olympic system. “I realized that not following the rules was not so radical after all.” Ashenden, who served …

Facing scandal and condemnation, Russia fields tiny Olympic team in Paris
8 months, 1 week ago

Facing scandal and condemnation, Russia fields tiny Olympic team in Paris

NPR  

Facing scandal and condemnation, Russia fields tiny Olympic team in Paris toggle caption Pavel Golovkin/AP NPR is in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics. IOC rules also banned any Russian athletes who are "actively supporting" the invasion of Ukraine, or who have served in Russia's military. Last week, a human rights group called Global Rights Compliance issued a report suggesting …

How many Russian athletes will take part in Paris 2024 Olympics?
8 months, 3 weeks ago

How many Russian athletes will take part in Paris 2024 Olympics?

The Hindu  

Only 16 Russians and 17 Belarusians have accepted invitations to compete under a neutral banner at the Paris Olympics, according to a latest count on Tuesday. The four Russian judokas invited declined en masse, as did the wrestlers - even though the IOC still lists Shamil Mamedov as coming to Paris - after their federations denounced the “non-sporting principle of …

Paris Games 2024: Russian wrestlers reject Olympics invitation
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Games 2024: Russian wrestlers reject Olympics invitation

The Hindu  

Russian wrestlers who were given permission to participate in this summer’s Olympic Games have rejected the invitation, the Russian Wrestling Federation said Saturday. “We do not accept the unsportsmanlike selection principle that guided the International Olympic Committee when forming the list of eligible athletes,” the federation said in a statement, announcing that the governing body, coaches and athletes had taken …

Amid war and grief, Ukrainian athletes vie for a spot on the Olympic team
9 months ago

Amid war and grief, Ukrainian athletes vie for a spot on the Olympic team

CNN  

Lviv, Ukraine CNN — Kateryna Tabashnyk couldn’t hold back her tears – not necessarily because her attempt to qualify for her first Olympics had fallen short, but because she was now reflecting on all the grief and pain of the past two-and-a-half years. It’s nice to know this.” Having already qualified for the Olympics, a minor injury prevented Tkachuk from …

Exclusive: World Athletics president invites Ukraine president Zelensky to the Paris Olympics in surprise visit to Kyiv
9 months ago

Exclusive: World Athletics president invites Ukraine president Zelensky to the Paris Olympics in surprise visit to Kyiv

CNN  

Kyiv, Ukraine CNN — World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said he invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the Olympics as his personal guest during a surprise visit to Kyiv on Friday. “I did use the opportunity to make him absolutely understand that, if he does make it to Paris, then he has an open invitation to watch the number one, …

IOC gives 14 Russians, 11 Belarusians neutral status for Paris Olympics in first round of decisions
9 months, 2 weeks ago

IOC gives 14 Russians, 11 Belarusians neutral status for Paris Olympics in first round of decisions

Hindustan Times  

The IOC approved 14 athletes from Russia and 11 Belarusians with neutral status to compete at the Paris Olympics in a first list from some sports published Saturday. The Olympic rings are set up at Trocadero plaza that overlooks the Eiffel Tower in Paris Five sports — though not tennis, swimming or judo — were assessed by an International Olympic …

Paris Olympics: Some Russians make the cut but others fail vetting process
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics: Some Russians make the cut but others fail vetting process

The Hindu  

The first batch of Russian and Belarusian athletes have been cleared to compete at next month’s Paris Olympics, with a total of 25 making the cut but others failing an International Olympic Committee vetting process over the war in Ukraine, the IOC said on Saturday. The IOC said that in some sports Russia and Belarus would have athletes to fill …

IOC gives 14 Russians, 11 Belarusians neutral status for Paris Olympics in first round of decisions
9 months, 2 weeks ago

IOC gives 14 Russians, 11 Belarusians neutral status for Paris Olympics in first round of decisions

Associated Press  

The IOC approved 14 athletes from Russia and 11 Belarusians with neutral status to compete at the Paris Olympics in a first list from some sports published Saturday. Five sports — though not tennis, swimming or judo — were assessed by an International Olympic Committee panel judging if athletes had expressed support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine or had …

Olympics: Interplay of sports, geopolitics and diplomacy
10 months ago

Olympics: Interplay of sports, geopolitics and diplomacy

Hindustan Times  

The Olympic Games are the epitome of international sporting events, representing not only the pinnacle of athletic achievement but also a complex interaction of sportsmanship, national pride, geopolitical manoeuvring, and diplomatic engagement. For example, China's significant investment in its sports programmes was evident in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where it topped the medal tally for the first time. The iconic …

Paris Olympics 2024: Will Russia allow its athletes to take part in the Summer Games?
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Will Russia allow its athletes to take part in the Summer Games?

Firstpost  

The question is whether Moscow will accept the conditions that the International Olympic Committee set for Russia in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin has questioned the rules and asked the Russian Olympic Committee and the Sports Ministry to submit recommendations on whether the country’s athletes should compete in Paris. In social media posts, ROC …

Dozens of Russian athletes are likely to qualify for the Paris Olympics. Will Moscow let them go?
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Dozens of Russian athletes are likely to qualify for the Paris Olympics. Will Moscow let them go?

Associated Press  

DUESSELDORF, Germany — With 100 days to go until the Paris Olympics, it’s still not clear whether any athletes from Russia who are expected to qualify will actually go. Russian President Vladimir Putin has questioned the rules and asked the Russian Olympic Committee and the Sports Ministry to submit recommendations on whether the country’s athletes should compete in Paris. In …

UK government backs Russian athletes to compete as neutrals for Olympics
11 months, 3 weeks ago

UK government backs Russian athletes to compete as neutrals for Olympics

The Independent  

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Russian, Belarusian athletes will not take part in Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony: IOC
1 year ago

Russian, Belarusian athletes will not take part in Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony: IOC

The Hindu  

Olympic chiefs announced Tuesday that Russian and Belarusian athletes competing in this summer’s Paris Games under a neutral flag will not be able to take part in the opening ceremony. Individual Neutral Athletes from either country “will not participate in the parade of delegations and teams during the opening ceremony since they are individual athletes”, IOC director James Macleod said …

'As few as 40 Russian athletes could compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics,' claims IOC boss John Coates and 'will not take part in team sports' because of sanctions put in place due to the Ukraine war
1 year ago

'As few as 40 Russian athletes could compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics,' claims IOC boss John Coates and 'will not take part in team sports' because of sanctions put in place due to the Ukraine war

Daily Mail  

There could be as few as 40 Russian athletes competing as neutrals at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, according to International Olympic Committee vice-president John Coates. IOC vice-president John Coates claimed that 'there could be as few as 40 Russian athletes at the Paris Olympics' Sanctions have been put in place on Russian and Belarusian athletes due to the …

Paris Olympics 2024 could feature only 40 Russian athletes, says IOC
1 year ago

Paris Olympics 2024 could feature only 40 Russian athletes, says IOC

The Hindu  

Senior International Olympic Committee Vice-President John Coates is unsure how many Russian athletes will compete as neutral athletes at the Paris Games, but thinks reports that it might be as low as 40 could be close to the mark. The inclusion of the neutral athletes remains a contentious issue, with Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba describing December’s decision to allow …

Paralympics organizers bar Russians and Belarusians from opening and closing ceremonies in Paris
1 year ago

Paralympics organizers bar Russians and Belarusians from opening and closing ceremonies in Paris

Associated Press  

BONN, Germany — Russian and Belarusian athletes were barred Wednesday from marching in this year’s Paralympics opening ceremony in Paris, even if they are approved to compete as neutrals. The International Paralympic Committee set limits on athletes from the two countries which are stricter than those detailed by the International Olympic Committee for the Paris Games that open one month …

World Aquatics stands by its strict Russia policy for Paris Olympics
1 year, 1 month ago

World Aquatics stands by its strict Russia policy for Paris Olympics

The Hindu  

World Aquatics is standing by its strict criteria for Russian and Belarusian swimmers to return to international competition - even if it means some of the world’s best from the two countries boycott the Paris Olympics. Swimming’s global governing body approved the return of Russian and Belarusian participants last September after banning them following Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. …

Russia and Belarus barred from ice hockey world championships for 1 more year through 2025 season
1 year, 1 month ago

Russia and Belarus barred from ice hockey world championships for 1 more year through 2025 season

Associated Press  

ZURICH — Russia and Belarus will be excluded from the ice hockey world championships for another year through the 2024-25 season, the sport’s governing body said Monday, citing security risks during the military invasion of Ukraine. The International Ice Hockey Federation said “it is not yet safe to reincorporate the Russian and Belarusian teams back into IIHF competitions.” The latest …

ISU defends its decision to give Russians bronze medal from Beijing Olympics after doping case
1 year, 1 month ago

ISU defends its decision to give Russians bronze medal from Beijing Olympics after doping case

The Independent  

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The Olympics will begin awarding medals to runner-ups after the Kamila Valieva ban
1 year, 2 months ago

The Olympics will begin awarding medals to runner-ups after the Kamila Valieva ban

NPR  

The Olympics will begin awarding medals to runner-ups after the Kamila Valieva ban Enlarge this image toggle caption David J. Phillip/AP David J. Phillip/AP The International Olympic Committee said Tuesday it will begin awarding medals for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics figure skating competition, two years after a doping scandal during the Games left many athletes without them. The decision …

What happens to Olympic medals now that Russian skater Valieva has been sanctioned for doping?
1 year, 2 months ago

What happens to Olympic medals now that Russian skater Valieva has been sanctioned for doping?

Associated Press  

The highest court in sports sanctioned Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva for doping violations at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. A look at the case, and what happens next: ABOUT THE MEDALS Several hours after the CAS decision, the IOC notified the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee that the gold would be going to the U.S. skaters and that the two …

What happens to Olympic medals now that Russian skater Valieva has been sanctioned for doping?
1 year, 2 months ago

What happens to Olympic medals now that Russian skater Valieva has been sanctioned for doping?

The Independent  

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Paris Olympic medals headed in big numbers to United States and China in one forecast
1 year, 2 months ago

Paris Olympic medals headed in big numbers to United States and China in one forecast

Associated Press  

The United States is predicted to top the medals tables — both the overall count and gold-medal count — for the 2024 Paris Olympics, according to one forecast released Friday, six months before the Games open on July 26. Russia sent 335 athletes to the Tokyo Olympics held in 2021 — winning 20 golds among 71 total medals — but …

Months out from Paris Olympics, Russian athletes’ participation still an Uncertainty
1 year, 2 months 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 …

Months out from Paris Olympics, Russians are qualifying in some sports and absent in others
1 year, 2 months ago

Months out from Paris Olympics, Russians are qualifying in some sports and absent in others

Associated Press  

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 …

Paris Olympics: No Russian, Belarusian equestrians in Olympic Games says FEI
1 year, 3 months ago

Paris Olympics: No Russian, Belarusian equestrians in Olympic Games says FEI

The Hindu  

Russian and Belarusian equestrian athletes will not be able to participate at the 2024 Paris Olympics, even as neutral athletes, the sport’s global governing body said. Earlier this month the International Olympic Committee approved the participation of Russians and Belarusians who qualify in their sport for the 2024 Olympics as neutrals without flags, emblems or anthems. The International Federation for …

Putin questions Olympic rules for neutral Russian athletes at Paris Games
1 year, 3 months ago

Putin questions Olympic rules for neutral Russian athletes at Paris Games

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin questioned the International Olympic Committee rules mandating Russian athletes compete at the Paris Olympics as neutrals. “I’ve always said that athletes train for years and that they need to be given the opportunity to compete at the largest competitions, including the Olympic Games,” Putin said. And therefore in principle I supported our athletes going …

IOC’s stance on Russia could ‘bury Olympic movement’, Putin says
1 year, 3 months ago

IOC’s stance on Russia could ‘bury Olympic movement’, Putin says

Al Jazeera  

Putin remains tight-lipped on Russian athletes’ participation in the 2024 Olympics under the conditions imposed by the IOC. Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the International Olympic Committee of trying to bury the Olympic movement by imposing rules on Russian athletes for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. “They have been training for years … and that’s why I supported …

Many top Russian athletes faced minimal drug testing in 2023 ahead of next year’s Paris Olympics
1 year, 3 months ago

Many top Russian athletes faced minimal drug testing in 2023 ahead of next year’s Paris Olympics

The Hindu  

Two of Russia’s top swimmers have been drug tested by their country’s anti-doping agency only twice apiece in 2023, part of a larger trend in the country that adds an extra layer of uncertainty to the IOC’s decision to allow some Russian athletes to compete next year at the Paris Olympics. At least three to five tests is the minimum …

Many top Russian athletes faced minimal drug testing in 2023 ahead of next year's Paris Olympics
1 year, 3 months ago

Many top Russian athletes faced minimal drug testing in 2023 ahead of next year's Paris Olympics

The Independent  

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Olympics-Paris 2024 will ‘welcome’ neutral Russia and Belarus athletes - Estanguet
1 year, 3 months ago

Olympics-Paris 2024 will ‘welcome’ neutral Russia and Belarus athletes - Estanguet

The Hindu  

The Paris 2024 Olympics will welcome neutral Russian and Belarusian athletes at the event next year following the decision by the International Olympic Committee, the chief of the organising committee told Reuters on Tuesday. Russians and Belarusians who qualify in their sport for the Paris Games can take part as individual neutral athletes at the July 26-August 11 event without …

Paris Olympics: Kyiv says IOC allowing Russian athletes is ‘encouraging’ war in Ukraine
1 year, 3 months ago

Paris Olympics: Kyiv says IOC allowing Russian athletes is ‘encouraging’ war in Ukraine

The Hindu  

Ukraine on Saturday criticised the decision of Olympic chiefs to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete next year as neutrals, outside of team events and if they do not actively support the invasion. “The members of the International Olympic Committee Executive Board who made this decision bear responsibility for encouraging Russia and Belarus to continue their armed aggression against …

Russian athletes back in doping spotlight after Paris Olmypics green light
1 year, 3 months ago

Russian athletes back in doping spotlight after Paris Olmypics green light

The Hindu  

The doping spotlight is once again on Russia after the International Olympic Committee cleared the way on Friday for the country’s athletes to compete at next year’s Paris Summer Games as neutrals. Long before Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine, which Moscow calls a “special military operation”, the country was already a sporting outcast for having implemented a state- The Russian …

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