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U.S. doping agency wants more flexibility for athletes who test positive for cannabisThe White House is reportedly seeking a meeting with the World Anti-Doping Agency to discuss easing restrictions.SportsJul 12, 2021
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Russia to launch appeal of 4-year Olympic banNext year's Olympics in Tokyo will be the third consecutive edition of the games preceded by a legal battle over Russian doping issues.NewsDec 27, 2019
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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 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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Rick Zamperin: Despite the legalization of marijuana, weed and the Olympics still don’t mixAthletes for Care, which lists more than 150 athletes as members such as boxer Mike Tyson and cyclist Floyd Landis, has released an open letter to the World Anti-Doping Agency, asking it to remove marijuana from its banned substance list.SportsMay 24, 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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Canadian weightlifter finally gets Olympic gold medal, 6 years after competition"If I had those medals on time I would have had a different life, that is for sure."CanadaDec 4, 2018
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Sports leagues in Canada ready for cannabis legalizationNow that recreational cannabis is legal in Canada looms, here's a look at the marijuana policies major sports leagues that operate in the country currently have.CannabisOct 17, 2018
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