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Secret Russian Doping Plan From 1983 Revealed As Rio Games Continue

In late 1983, months before sports officials announced a boycott of the Los Angeles Olympics, sports officials of the Soviet…

8 years ago

State-Sponsored Russian Doping Scandal Rocks Olympics, Track And Field

A shocking report by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has found that Russian athletes, especially in Track And Field, have…

9 years ago

Russian Figure Skater Kamila Valieva Stripped Of Olympic Win, Issued Four-Year Doping Ban

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) issued a retroactive four-year doping ban to Russian star figure skater Kamila Valieva…

10 months ago

Olympic Doping Ban Overturned For 28 Russian Athletes [FULL IOC STATEMENT]

Doping bans on 28 Russian Olympic athletes were overturned Thursday, surprising many just eight days before the star of the…

7 years ago

World Anti-Doping Agency Absolves 95 Russian Athletes, Citing Insufficient Evidence

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the global regulator of drugs in sports that investigated allegations of state-sponsored doping by Russia,…

7 years ago

Russian Runner Mariya Savinova, London 2012 Gold Medallist, Banned And Stripped Of Title Over Doping

Russian runner Mariya Savinova, a London 2012 gold medallist, has been stripped of her 800m title and banned until 2019. Russian Olympian…

8 years ago

Russian Track And Field Team Banned From Rio Olympics For Doping

Russia's track and field athletes have been banned from competing in the Rio Olympics in August, according to several news…

8 years ago

International Skating & Volleyball Federations Ban Russian Athletes From Competition

Russian athletes are yet again facing consequences for their country’s invasion of Ukraine, as Russia was banned Tuesday from competing…

3 years ago

U.S. Lawmakers Trying To Criminalize Doping In International Sports

On Tuesday, U.S. lawmakers proposed a bill that would criminalize doping in global sports competitions, an issue that has plagued…

6 years ago

Two Russian Curlers To Lose Bronze Olympic Medals After One Tests Positive For Banned Substance [FULL CAS Statement]

Two Russian Olympic curlers will lose the medals they won in Pyeongchang last week after one of them failed a…

7 years ago

Winter Olympics 2018: Ban On 47 Russian Athletes And Coaches Upheld, 169 Russians To Compete As Independents

A group of 47 Russian athletes has lost a last-minute appeal to their suspensions for doping just as the 2018…

7 years ago

Russia Banned From 2018 Winter Olympics Due To Doping

Russia has long been accused of doping, and now it is finally paying the consequences for it. Russian Olympic doping…

7 years ago

IOC Head: Russia Will Face New Sanctions For 2014 Olympics Doping

Russia may have made greater efforts to introduce more anti-doping programs, but the International Olympic Committee doesn't believe this is…

7 years ago

Maria Sharapova Denied Entry Into French Open Due To Doping Ban, Retires From Italian Open

Maria Sharapova was denied a wild-card entry into this year's French Open due to her doping ban on Tuesday, the same…

8 years ago

Genie Bouchard On Maria Sharpova’s Return From Doping Ban: ‘A Cheater’ Who ‘Shouldn’t Be Allowed To Play Again’

Eugenie Bouchard has criticized both the World Tennis Association and Maria Sharapova after the Russian tennis star, who has been serving a 15-month…

8 years ago

U.S. Olympics Leaders And Anti-doping Officials Clash Amidst Los Angeles 2024 Hosting Bid

Executives at the United States Anti-Doping Agency and executives at the U.S. Olympic Committee appear to hold contrasting viewpoints on…

8 years ago

Usain Bolt, Jamaica Stripped Of 2008 Olympic Gold Medal After Teammate Tests Positive For Doping

Usain Bolt now has eight Olympic gold medals, not nine. Usain Bolt, Jamaica Stripped Of 2008 Olympic Gold Medal after teammate…

8 years ago

Russian Sports Agent & U.S. Marathon Officials Under Federal Investigation Ahead Of NYC Race

Another Russian doping scandal has come to light, although its epicenter is in a surprising location: the Upper West Side…

8 years ago

With Court Ruling, Maria Sharapova’s Doping Ban Is Reduced By Nine Months

Maria Sharapova will be eligible to return to competitive tennis in April after her two-year doping suspension was reduced to 15…

8 years ago

Russia’s Sports Minister Welcomes IOC Probes After Doping Evidence

Russia's Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has said he welcomes the International Olympic Committee's decision to open investigations into allegations of Russian doping.…

8 years ago