Putin: Russian anti-doping system fails
Russian anti-doping system has failed, we must admit it and establish those responsible, the Russian President Vladimir Putin said. The President said that they must pay attention to WADA’s demands, because …
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WADA admits McLaren’s ‘doping’ evidence against Russian athletes insufficient
WADA has admitted that Richard McLaren’s 2016 report on the alleged use of doping by Russian athletes is “not sufficient to bring successful cases,” the International Olympic Committee said. “At …
IOC strips Russia’s Lebedeva of two 2008 Olympics medals after another doping probe
The International Olympic Committee announced on Wednesday its decision to strip Russian track and field athlete Tatyana Lebedeva of two medals after the reanalysis of her doping samples from the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing …
WADA forwards list of suspected Russian athletes to IAAF
International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has been forwarded 200 names of the Russian athletes, suspected of doping, by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) independent commission led by Canadian sports law professor …
Russian doping samples from Sochi Olympics to be available in 1-2 months
The results of the recheck of doping samples of Russian athletes, who performed at the Sochi Olympics, will be available within one-two months, the member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Gerhard Heiberg, said. …
Mutko: Western media distort topic of doping in Russia
Russian Deputy Prime Minister for Sport, Tourism and Youth Policy Vitaly Mutko commented on the article published in The New York Times, which alleged that Russian officials acknowledged the existence of state-sponsored system …
Kremlin denies state sponsorship of doping use in Russia
The Kremlin vehemently denies state sponsorship of doping use in Russian sports and needs to verify the authenticity of a national doping agency official's …
FIFA to study WADA report on Russian football
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has ruled out the study of the report by WADA's Richard McLaren on alleged Russian doping cover-up. "If measures need to be taken, they will be,” …
WADA accuses more than 1000 Russian athletes in doping conspiracy
The second part of the report on the alleged doping abuse in Russia was released by the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) commission led by Canadian law professor Richard McLaren. The second part of McLaren's …
IOC extends sanctions against Russia over doping
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday extended sanctions against Russia over dopinguntil further notice. The IOC first imposed sanctions on Russia in July in the wake of Richard …
Kazakh weightlifter stripped of Olympic gold medals
Kazakh weightlifter Ilya Ilyin has been stripped of two Olympic gold medals by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) , the press service of the Kazakh National Olympic Committee said. 2008 Beijing …
IOC disqualifies four Russian athletes
International Olympic Committee (IOC) has disqualified four Russian athletes after the re-analysis of stored samples from the London 2012 Olympic Games, the IOC official website said, TASS reports. In total, the IOC has sanctioned 12 …
Three Kazakh athletes stripped of Olympic medals
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) says that three female weightlifters from Kazakhstan have been stripped off Olympic gold medals they won in London in 2012 for failing anti-doping tests. The IOC issued the …
Russian sports presented ultimatum
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has called for all athletes who have a history of doping to be banned from international competition, according to WADA expert Peter Nicholson, who took part in a Moscow seminar organized by …
We do not need dirty victories, Mutko said
Russia does not intend to stop working to rebuild its reputation in the sports,the head of the Ministry of Sport, Vitaly Mutko, said. "We hope that the World Anti-Doping Agency …
Russian Weightlifting Federation head submits letter of resignation
Sergey Syrtsov, the president of the Russian Weightlifting Federation (RWF) said on Thursday that he submitted a letter of resignation, TASS reports. "I have applied for the resignation and Maxim Agapitov …
Pushkov: WADA cannot be trusted
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) lost credibility after its hacked database revealed that US athletes had been allowed to use prohibited substances, the Foreign Affairs Committee chairman in the lower house of the Russian parliament, …
Lukin: competitions for Russian Paralympians to be held in early September
Competitions for the Russian Para athletes, who have been banned from the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio, will be held at the beginning of September before the start of the Paralympic tournaments in Rio, Vladimir Lukin, the …
17 more Russian Paralympians appeal to IPC
17 more Russian Paralympians have sent letters to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), asking to be allowed to participate in the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, a lawyer that represents the athletes Artem Patsev …
The gold medals Russia could have won
How Russian stars could have done if the doping scandal had never happened
