MOSCOW — Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Wednesday it has revoked the accreditation of two employees with the German ARD broadcaster and ordered them to leave the country in what it described as a retaliation to German authorities’ move targeting two journalists from Russia’s state TV. Maria Zakharova, a spokesperson for the ministry, told a briefing in Moscow that it may …
GENEVA — The World Anti-Doping Agency on Tuesday defended the “strong reputation” of its choice of veteran Swiss prosecutor Eric Cottier to review how it handled the case of positive doping tests by 23 Chinese swimmers. Cottier is “entirely independent” of WADA and international sports, it said, even as scrutiny of him increased over his friendship with a longtime colleague …
Authorities have closed access to one of the Great Ocean Road's most popular tourist attractions amid fears of a potentially fatal cliff collapse. Key points: Parks Victoria has engaged specialists to assess the geotechnical risk at the Loch Ard Gorge beach steps A crack was discovered in a nearby cliff face following a rock fall The Gorge is located around …
International Weightlifting Federation president Tamas Ajan agreed late Wednesday to relinquish his duties for 90 days while an independent investigation into allegations of corruption and doping violations are carried out. German broadcaster ARD alleged in a documentary earlier this month that a “culture of corruption” had been established in the Olympic sport with prominent weightlifters rarely subjected to drugs tests …
The International Olympic Committee said on Monday the accusations made by ARD, a German broadcaster, of corruption and doping cover-ups at the International Weightlifting Federation were “very serious and worrying”. ARD, which broke the story on Russia's state doping scandal, claims prominent weightlifters were rarely subject to tests, while some controllers were allegedly taking cash to accept manipulated urine samples. …
The International Weightlifting Federation and its long-time chief Tamas Ajan have been accused of establishing a “culture of corruption” and doping cover-ups over decades in a German documentary to be aired Sunday. Prominent weightlifters were rarely subject to tests, while some doping controllers were allegedly taking cash to accept manipulated urine samples, claimed the report by journalists at German broadcaster …
It was a bitter-sweet experience for Virdhawal Khade on the second day of the 10th Asian Age Group swimming championship here on Wednesday. He clinched the gold in his pet event — 50m freestyle — and came within 0.04 seconds of matching the meet record that he set as a teenager way back in 2009. However, for 14-year-old Shoan Ganguly, …
