WADA poised to decide fate of Russian agency

By Reuters,

A long-running doping scandal could be heading towards a conclusion when the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) receives a report from their Compliance R...

russia , Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) , WADA

Shipulin, the Russian biathlete in doping scandal, quits

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Russian biathlete Anton Shipulin, who won gold at the 2014 Sochi Olympics in the men’s 4x7.5 km relay, announced his retirement on Tuesday as Russia...

Anton Shipulin , doping , russia , Russian doping

Olympics – Tokyo keeps budget at $12.6 billion, more work needed

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The 2020 Summer Olympics budget remains unchanged at $12.6 billion (9.9 billion pounds) after increases in some areas were offset by reductions in oth...

2020 Summer Olympics , budget , International Olympic Committee , JAPAN , olympics , Tokyo

Russian athletics federation remains banned, says IAAF

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World athletics body IAAF on Tuesday upheld a ban against Russia’s athletics federation over doping in the country, pending full access to doping da...

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IOC freezes planning for 2020 Olympic boxing tournament

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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) put planning for the Tokyo 2020 boxing tournament on hold on Friday in a move that could see the governing b...

AIBA , International Olympic Committee (IOC) , IOC , olympics , Tokyo 2020

Bach heaps praise on ‘well prepared’ Tokyo for 2020 Games

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International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach says he cannot remember a host city being as well prepared as Tokyo, a little more than 60...

International Olympic Committee (IOC) , IOC , Thomas Bach , Tokyo 2020

IOC faces 2026 Winter Games conundrum as cities flee

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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is facing its most serious bidding crisis in decades as cities drop out of the 2026 Winter Games bid race en...

2026 Winter Games , International Olympic Committee (IOC) , IOC , Winter games

IOC retest more London 2012 Games samples as fight against doping intensify

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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is conducting additional doping analyses on the samples of athletes collected from the 2012 London Olympic G...

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WADA bowed to money over principle – ex-director general

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The former director general of the World Anti-Doping Agency said on Friday that WADA’s decision to reinstate Russia’s anti-doping authority was dr...

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WADA votes to reinstate RUSADA subject to conditions

By Matthews Mutai,

The ban on Russia’s anti-doping agency RUSADA was lifted by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Thursday, subject to various conditions, in a dec...

doping , RUSADA , WADA

CAS dismisses Olympic appeals from Russia trio

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The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed appeals from three Russian athletes against decisions issued by the International Olympic Commi...

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No more gold for Bolt as Carter loses doping appeal

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The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Thursday rejected an appeal by sprinter Nesta Carter, whose positive test for a stimulant saw Jamaican tea...

CAS , Court of Arbitration for Sport , Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) , doping , Nesta Carter , Usain Bolt

IOC keeps Russia doping ban for Olympic closing ceremony

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  Russian athletes will not be able to march behind their flag at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics closing ceremony later Sunday after the IOC ...

doping , OAR , Olympic Athletes from Russia , Pyeongchang Winter Games

IOC apologises as member banished from Olympics

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The IOC apologised and said it expected better of its members after former Winter Olympian Adam Pengilly was sent home for "poor behaviour" following ...

International Olympic Committee , IOC , Pyeongchang Games , Winter Olympics

Doping hangs over Olympics before they even begin

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The casual viewer of the Pyeongchang Olympics could be forgiven for wondering just how many athletes are doped after a raft of recent revelations in w...

doping , EPO , Pyeongchang Olympics , Russian President Vladimir Putin , Winter Olympics

CAS overturns doping bans on 28 Russian athletes

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Twenty-eight Russian athletes have had their Olympic doping bans overturned and their results from the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi reinstated after the...

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IOC ‘confident’ Tokyo 2020 venues will be ready on time

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Tokyo organisers are back on track and will complete their 2020 Olympic venues on schedule, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Monday at t...

Russia banned from 2018 Winter Olympics over doping

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Russia was banned Tuesday from the 2018 Winter Games by the International Olympic Committee over its state-orchestrated doping programme, but clean Ru...

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Russia awaits decision on Winter Olympics ban for doping

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Doping-tainted Russia's 2018 Winter Olympics participation will be decided when the International Olympic Committee meets from Tuesday, in one of the ...

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Putin says US plotted doping scandal to swing Russian vote

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President Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused the United States of inventing doping allegations against Russian athletes to influence next year's presi...

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