Russia Doping
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Russia to lose 2014 Sochi Olympic gold medal as leading athlete faces doping banEvgeny Ustyugov, who is also facing another anti-doping charge on another matter, denies any wrongdoing.SportsFeb 15, 2020
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Russia says doping whistleblower modified laboratory dataRussia is blaming the World Anti-Doping Agency’s star witness for modifying key laboratory data. His lawyer says that’s nonsense.WorldDec 22, 2019
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Russia doping ban: A timeline of cases and coverupsHere is a timeline of the drug use, doping investigations and coverups.SportsDec 9, 2019
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Russia banned from Olympic Games, World Cup for tampering with doping dataThe decision by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), imposed a four-year ban on Russia participating in a range of top-flight sporting tournaments, a period covering the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and the 2022 soccer World Cup.SportsDec 9, 2019
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World Anti-Doping Agency recommends four-year Olympic ban for RussiaIn addition, Russia may not bid for the right to host the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, irrespective of whether the bidding takes place during a ban.SportsNov 25, 2019
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World Anti-Doping Agency recommendation could boot Russia from Tokyo OlympicsAt the last Winter Games, the IOC banned Russia as a country but allowed 168 Russian athletes to compete under the banner “Olympic Athlete from Russia.”WorldNov 22, 2019
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U.S. senators bring bill to criminalize doping conspiracies like Russia’s in 2014The bill calls for fines of up to $1 million and prison sentences of up to 10 years for those who participate in schemes designed to influence international sports competitions through doping.SportsDec 19, 2018
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WADA rushed into a bad deal with Russia, Canadian investigator saysA World Anti-Doping Agency investigator suspects there are “loopholes” in WADA’s deal to reinstate Russia.WorldSep 21, 2018
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Russia reinstated by World Anti-Doping Agency after nearly 3-year banThe World Anti-Doping Agency reinstated Russia, ending a nearly three-year suspension caused by state-sponsored doping.SportsSep 20, 2018
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Canada’s Christine Girard awarded weightlifting gold in London 2012 Olympics after doping scandalCanada’s Christine Girard will have her 2012 London Olympics weightlifting bronze medal upgraded to gold after the two women that finished ahead of her tested positive for doping.SportsApr 19, 2018
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