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Russia's Valieva explains her failed drugs test
Attorneys for Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva argued that the banned substance trimetazidine entered her system through a medication that her grandfather takes, a member of the International Olympic Committee confirmed Tuesday. …
IOC urges Russia to withdraw from Olympics
Russia needs a timeout for one or even three Olympic games after the doping scandal involving Kamila Valieva, the oldest member of the International Olympic Committee, the first president of the World Anti-Doping Agency Dick Pound said. …
Iranian alpine skier suspended after positive dope test
Iranian Alpine skier Hossein Saveh-Shemshaki has been provisionally suspended after a sample collected returned an adverse analytical finding (AAF), the International Testing Agency said. The ITA said the sample, collected during an …
9 doping scandals that changed sports
Athletes have always been driven to win, but the advent of performance-enhancing drugs has resulted in stripped titles, ban from sports and more
RUSADA initiates 11 cases of suspected anti-doping rules’ violations in month
The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) has reported 11 suspected violations of anti-doping regulations among national athletes in April, the agency’s press office announced to TASS on Monday. "We have launched 11 cases in …
FIFA opens doping cases against 3 Russian players
World soccer’s governing body FIFA has opened disciplinary cases against three Russian footballers for suspected doping violations in 2013, according to the Russian Football Union. The report did not identify the footballers but …
WADA decides not to appeal ruling on Russia ban
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) says it has decided not to appeal the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s (CAS) ruling that halved Russia's international ban for doping offenses to the Swiss federal court. WADA made the …
Russian biathlete Ustyugov found guilty of violating doping rules
Russian biathlete Evgeny Ustyugov has been found guilty of breaching the anti-doping code and stripped of his 2014 Sochi Olympic gold medal, a source close to the case said, TASS reports. All of Ustyugov’s results achieved between …
WADA provisionally suspends approved status of Moscow lab
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has provisionally suspended the WADA-approved status of the National Anti-Doping Laboratory of Moscow, WADA press service said. This provisional suspension prohibits the Moscow Laboratory from …
Medvedev on WADA’s decision: anti-Russian hysteria has grown chronic
The decision of the World Anti-Doping Agency to bar Russian athletes from participation in Olympic Games and world championships for four years is a manifestation of the chronic anti-Russian hysteria, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry …
WADA bans Russian sports for four years
The Executive Committee of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has approved recommendations of the Compliance Review Committee (CRC) to declare Russia non-compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code for a period of four years. WADA …
Mikhail Mamiashvili: "Azerbaijan has its own wrestling brand
President of the Russian Wrestling Federation on the upcoming international tournament in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling
Russia faces four-year suspension from major sporting events
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) confirmed that its Compliance Review Committee (CRC) recommended the organization’s Executive Committee (ExCo) to bar Russia from taking part in international competitions for a four-year period, the WADA …
Kolobkov: RUSADA fulfills all WADA obligations for its membership reinstatement
Russia fulfills all obligations set by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for full membership reinstatement of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) with the global organization, Russian Sports Minister Pavel Kolobkov said. …
Hripsime Khurshudyan’s medal handed over to Georgian Anastasia Gottfried
According to the Weightlifting Federation of Georgia, due to the deprivation of the Armenian weightlifter, Hripsime Khurshudyan, of all medals won since 2008, the gold medal of the European Weightlifting Champion was handed over to Georgian …
Georgia's Modzmanashvil stripped of 2012 Olympic silver
Georgian freestyle wrestler Davit Modzmanashvili has been stripped of his 2012 London Olympics silver medal after testing positive for an anabolic steroid, the Georgia National Olympic Committee said. The …
Kremlin: Russia and WADA reach understanding
Russia and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) had reached an understanding on the handover of data from the former Moscow anti-doping laboratory, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Russia was due to hand over …
WADA panel head defends mid-January compliance hearing deadline for RUSADA
The World Anti-Doping Agency’s compliance review committee (CRC) chairman Jonathan Taylor defended waiting until mid-January to meet over a missed deadline in the Russian doping probe. WADA said it was …
WADA continues implying efforts to retrieve data from Moscow Anti-Doping Lab
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) continues its work with the Russian authorities to retrieve data on doping samples of Russian athletes for the period 2011-2015 stored at the Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory, WADA’s press service announced, …