Olympic scandals march on long after torch goes out
3 years, 5 months ago

Olympic scandals march on long after torch goes out

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A brief look at some of the most notable news to hit the Olympic world since it last convened for the Summer Games: SEX ABUSE — Larry Nassar's sexual abuse of hundreds of gymnasts in the U.S. opened a window into an abusive culture that permeates throughout the sport and in all corners of the globe. RUSSIA DOPING — In Rio, the IOC rejected a World Anti-Doping Agency recommendation to ban all Russian competitors from the Olympics as punishment for a wide-ranging scheme the country designed to help its athletes dope without getting caught. Reigning Olympic champions Christian Coleman and Brianna McNeal and world champion Salwa Eid Naser are among those missing the Olympics after being banned for violations of this rule.. And only weeks before the start of the Olympics, the ban of American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson for a positive marijuana test fueled a debate about whether that drug — not considered a performance enhancer and legal in some parts of the globe — should be forbidden anymore. SPORTS GOVERNANCE — The IOC stripped the International Boxing Association's Olympic status in the wake of an investigation in which the U.S. Treasury accused the organization's president of involvement in drug production and heroin trafficking..

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

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

The Independent  

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Paris Olympics could join a longer list of Games marred by scandal
1 year, 6 months ago

Paris Olympics could join a longer list of Games marred by scandal

Associated Press  

The news that French law enforcement officials are looking into possible corruption in awarding contracts for the Paris Olympics threatens to place those Games on the ever-growing list of Olympics that have been tarnished by scandals. A look at notable bidding scandals of the 21st century: SALT LAKE CITY, 2002 — Possibly the most wide-ranging bidding scandal of all time …

A corruption scandal has added a dark footnote to the Tokyo Olympics
2 years, 2 months ago

A corruption scandal has added a dark footnote to the Tokyo Olympics

NPR  

A corruption scandal has added a dark footnote to the Tokyo Olympics A corruption scandal has ensnared a powerful former Tokyo Olympics organizer, and the corporate sponsors accused of bribing him. As a bribery scandal unfolds, NPR's Anthony Kuhn reports from Tokyo that the scandal is a dark footnote to last year's controversial Summer Games that were held amid a …

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: What happens next in Kamila Valieva's doping scandal?
2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: What happens next in Kamila Valieva's doping scandal?

Firstpost  

Russia’s Kamila Valieva came a disappointing fourth in Olympics women’s single event, after more than a week of intense scrutiny over a failed doping test. Russia’s Kamila Valieva came a disappointing fourth in the Beijing Olympics women’s single event on Thursday, after more than a week of intense scrutiny over a failed doping test. Process ‘could take years’ The Russian …

Olympic skater’s entourage could face trouble under US law
2 years, 10 months ago

Olympic skater’s entourage could face trouble under US law

Associated Press  

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Legal troubles for the coach and others in Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s orbit could emerge in the United States even after her doping case from the Beijing Games has been resolved. The law’s first test came last month when federal officials charged a doctor of providing drugs to an “Athlete A,” who The Associated Press identified …

How drug scandals and politics led to Russians competing as the ROC at Olympics
3 years, 5 months ago

How drug scandals and politics led to Russians competing as the ROC at Olympics

LA Times  

Flag bearers Sofya Velikaya and Maxim Mikhaylov of ROC lead the team into Olympic Stadium during the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony. In the aftermath of 2019 sanctions levied against Russia for state- Russian athletes are competing as ROC, an acronym for “Russian Olympic Committee.” When ROC athletes win gold medals — they had seven through Thursday evening in Japan — …

Ban? What ban? Russian athletes leap into fourth spot in the Olympic medal table despite doping ban
3 years, 5 months ago

Ban? What ban? Russian athletes leap into fourth spot in the Olympic medal table despite doping ban

Daily Mail  

Viewers of the Tokyo Olympics could be forgiven for forgetting that Russia is officially banned from the competition as Russian athletes, kitted out in red, white and blue, continue to rack up medals. Pictured: The ROC team win gold for artistic gymnastics Russia was banned from several major international sporting events over mass doping dating back to the 2014 Sochi …

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 …

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 …

Russian Olympic Committee to send 335 athletes to Tokyo
3 years, 6 months ago

Russian Olympic Committee to send 335 athletes to Tokyo

The Hindu  

Russia's Olympic Committee will send 335 athletes to the Tokyo Olympics next month, its president said on Tuesday, where they will compete without their national flag and anthem due to doping sanctions. The country will compete in Tokyo under the name "ROC", an acronym for the Russian Olympic Committee. "The Russian Olympic Committee has just approved the team for the …

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

Russia can’t use its name and flag at the next 2 Olympics
4 years ago

Russia can’t use its name and flag at the next 2 Olympics

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Russia will not be able to use its name, flag and anthem at the next two Olympics or at any world championships for the next two years after a ruling Thursday by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The Lausanne-based court halved the four-year ban proposed last year by the World Anti-Doping Agency in a landmark case that …

CAS decision on Russia’s doping ban must be ‘unambiguous’ to be put in place before Tokyo Olympics, says IOC
4 years, 1 month ago

CAS decision on Russia’s doping ban must be ‘unambiguous’ to be put in place before Tokyo Olympics, says IOC

The Independent  

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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 …

Ex-head Of World Athletics Lamine Diack Gets Jail For Corruption in Russian Doping Scandal
4 years, 3 months ago

Ex-head Of World Athletics Lamine Diack Gets Jail For Corruption in Russian Doping Scandal

News 18  

Lamine Diack, the former head of world athletics’ governing body, was convicted in France on Wednesday of corruption in a Russian doping scandal and sentenced to spend at least two years in jail. Diack was also found guilty of accepting Russian money to help finance Macky Sall’s 2012 presidential campaign in Senegal, his home country, in exchange for slowing anti-doping …

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 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 …

CAS sets November dates to hear Russian doping case
4 years, 7 months ago

CAS sets November dates to hear Russian doping case

The Hindu  

The Russian doping scandal will return to sport’s highest court in November when the nation faces a four-year ban of its flag, anthem and colors from Olympic Games and world championships. The legal fight follows the World Anti-Doping Agency recommending a four-year slate of punishments for Russian sport and athletes last December and declaring the national anti-doping agency non-compliant. Russian …

Russian sports minister Oleg Matytsin says CAS should put doping scandal on 'backburner' in light of COVID-19 pandemic
4 years, 9 months ago

Russian sports minister Oleg Matytsin says CAS should put doping scandal on 'backburner' in light of COVID-19 pandemic

Firstpost  

The World Anti-Doping Agency barred Russia from the Olympics for four years after ruling last year that doping data from a Moscow laboratory had been manipulated. The Russian sports minister says it’s time for international authorities to “turn a new page” and forget the country’s Olympic doping ban because of the coronavirus pandemic. Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin says the virus …

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. …

IOC details rules on political protests at Tokyo 2020 Olympics
5 years ago

IOC details rules on political protests at Tokyo 2020 Olympics

The Hindu  

No taking a knee at the Olympics. Athletes are prohibited by the Olympic Charter’s Rule 50 from taking a political stand in the field of play — like the raised fists by American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Mexico City Games. “We needed clarity and they wanted clarity on the rules,” said Kirsty Coventry, chair of …

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 …

Doping to win: On Russia’s ban from global sporting events
5 years ago

Doping to win: On Russia’s ban from global sporting events

The Hindu  

Monday’s decision by the World Anti-Doping Agency to ban Russia from global sporting events for a four-year period is arguably the biggest sporting crisis the country has faced till date. The anti-doping watchdog’s move will hurt Russia the most at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics where the nation’s flag, name and anthem will not …

Russia doping scandal: WADA's refusal to issue blanket ban on Russian athletes makes 'fairness' a thing of the past
5 years, 1 month ago

Russia doping scandal: WADA's refusal to issue blanket ban on Russian athletes makes 'fairness' a thing of the past

Firstpost  

What’s clear to anyone who has followed even a second of the Russia doping saga, now in its fifth year and showing no signs of ending, is that “fair” went out the window a while ago. WADA, nothing more than a rubber-stamp extension of Bach’s IOC since his 2016 declaration, approved sanctions on Monday that it insisted showed a “determination …

Russia doping whistleblower welcomes ban, urges review of Olympic results
5 years, 1 month ago

Russia doping whistleblower welcomes ban, urges review of Olympic results

The Hindu  

The former head of Russia's anti-doping agency, who fled Moscow after turning whistleblower, on Monday welcomed a four-year ban from major sporting events imposed on his country. Rodchenkov, who lives in the US under a witness protection program after accusing Russia of widespread doping activities, warned however that for the World Anti-Doping Agency “there is more to do.” He said …

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. …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: WADA Athletes Committee calls for complete ban on Russians ahead of executive committee meeting
5 years, 1 month ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: WADA Athletes Committee calls for complete ban on Russians ahead of executive committee meeting

Firstpost  

The athlete committee of the World Anti-Doping Agency is calling for Russia to be completely banned from the Olympics after the country “made a mockery not only those who play by the rules, but those who create and safeguard them.” The athlete committee of the World Anti-Doping Agency is calling for Russia to be completely banned from the Olympics after …

Russia banned from Olympic Games over doping scandal
5 years, 1 month ago

Russia banned from Olympic Games over doping scandal

Al Jazeera  

World Anti-Doping Agency says Moscow tampered with lab data by planting fake evidence, deleting files linked to tests. “The position of Russia’s Olympic Committee remains unchanged – sanctions are inadequate, illogical and excessive,” Pozdnyakov said. “Of course, we are disappointed, but we initially assumed that the recommendations of the WADA Executive Committee would be approved without change, especially after the …

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 …

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 …

IOC angered by Russian gov’t in denial over doping scandal
5 years, 1 month ago

IOC angered by Russian gov’t in denial over doping scandal

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Condemning Russian state authorities on Tuesday, the International Olympic Committee says their latest cheating attempt in a years-long doping scandal is an insult to the sports world. “This flagrant manipulation is an attack on the credibility of sport itself and is an insult to the sporting movement worldwide,” the Olympic body said, urging Russia to finally deliver the …

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 …

Doping Scandal: Russia Cheats Again, And Laughs Its Way to Tokyo
5 years, 1 month ago

Doping Scandal: Russia Cheats Again, And Laughs Its Way to Tokyo

The Quint  

Making Matters Worse — Among the 380-plus pages in the report that WADA's executive committee will discuss on Dec. 9 is the blood-curdling assessment that tampering has "materially prejudiced the ability to pursue" as many as 145 cases. That's 145 reasons for clean athletes to wonder about any Russians who might be cleared for Tokyo. About those sanctions: They're harsh …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Russian track and field federation president Dmitry Shlyakhtin steps down; Yulia Tarasenko takes charge
5 years, 1 month ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Russian track and field federation president Dmitry Shlyakhtin steps down; Yulia Tarasenko takes charge

Firstpost  

Dmitry Shlyakhtin told an emergency federation conference in Moscow that he was stepping down. He was already provisionally suspended pending a full hearing on the charges from the Athletics Integrity Unit Moscow: The president of the Russian track and field federation resigned on Saturday, two days after he was accused of obstructing an anti-doping investigation involving fake medical documents. Russia’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 …

Mariya Lasitskene hits out at Russian sports officials, says they will not stop her from participating in Tokyo Olympics 2020
5 years, 3 months ago

Mariya Lasitskene hits out at Russian sports officials, says they will not stop her from participating in Tokyo Olympics 2020

Firstpost  

The World Anti-Doping Agency on Monday gave Russia three weeks to explain inconsistencies in a cache of laboratory data handed over to investigators Russian high jump champion Mariya Lasitskene on Tuesday hit out at Moscow’s sports officials ahead of this month’s world championships in Doha, saying she will not let them stop her from going to another Olympics. The World …

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 …

Russia accused of athletics doping cover-up: report
5 years, 7 months ago

Russia accused of athletics doping cover-up: report

The Hindu  

The Athletics Integrity Unit is investigating claims that Russian officials tried to cover up a doping case involving high jumper Danil Lysenko, following a report in Britain's Sunday Times. According to the Sunday Times, Russian athletics federation officials fabricated documents to show the 2017 world silver medallist was too ill to provide his whereabouts. The AIU, a watchdog founded by …

Russia accused of athletics doping cover-up involving high jumper Danil Lysenko, claims report
5 years, 7 months ago

Russia accused of athletics doping cover-up involving high jumper Danil Lysenko, claims report

Firstpost  

The Athletics Integrity Unit is investigating claims Russian officials tried to cover up a doping case involving high jumper Danil Lysenko, Paris: The Athletics Integrity Unit is investigating claims Russian officials tried to cover up a doping case involving high jumper Danil Lysenko, following a report in Britain’s Sunday Times. According to the Sunday Times, Russian athletics federation officials fabricated …

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