WADA Vows ‘Utmost Vigor’ In Defense Against Russia Doping Appeal
WADA chief Craig Reedie defended his agency’s actions to penalize Russia in international sporting events.
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Russia confirms it will appeal 4-year Olympic ban
MOSCOW — Russia has confirmed that it will appeal against its four-year Olympic ban for manipulating doping data. The Russian anti-doping agency, known as RUSADA, sent a formal letter Friday disagreeing with the sanctions imposed earlier this month by the World Anti-Doping Agency. The case is now heading to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Next year’s Olympics in Tokyo
Read moreThe Year Is Ending, But Russia’s Sports-Doping Scandal Isn’t
Will Russia be left out in the sporting cold in 2020?
Read moreNATO states call shots at WADA & use doping claims to contain Russia – Lavrov
The persecution of Russia by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is politically motivated as the body remains in the hands of NATO member states who won’t shy away from any means to harm Moscow, Russian FM Sergey Lavrov has said. The decisions at WADA are made by just over a dozen people, Lavrov pointed out, specifying that they represent “11
Read moreRussia Says Lab Data It Gave To World Anti-Doping Agency Was Not Tampered With
Yuri Ganus, head of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency
Read morePutin Says WADA 4-Year Doping Ban Not Justified
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) four-year ban for Russia from international sporting competition over doping was not justified. He said bans should be handed out on an individual, not collective, basis. Speaking at an annual press conference, Putin said the decision was political and not fair. “If the vast majority of our athletes are clean,
Read moreRussia Banned From Olympics for Four Years Over Doping Scandal
Russia was banned from the Olympics and world championships in a range of sports for four years on Monday after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) ruled to punish it for manipulating laboratory data, a WADA spokesman said. WADA’s executive committee took the decision after it concluded that Moscow had tampered with laboratory data by planting fake evidence and deleting files linked
Read moreRussia doping: Athletes wait in fear of fresh world ban
Russia has become the master of denial in recent years. From military incursions to hacking to assassinations, the Kremlin has sworn blind it’s not involved. But now the country’s athletes are waiting nervously, facing sweeping sanctions for another doping-linked scandal, and senior officials are keeping their silence. There is one, striking exception. Yuri Ganus has been warning for months that
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