‘Deeply sceptical and worried’: Wada wary of Russia’s anti-doping practices
The World Anti-Doping Agency says it remains “deeply sceptical and worried” about Russia’s anti-doping practices as some of its athletes prepare to compete as neutrals at this year’s Olympics
April 2023
Hunting trips, sex and a BMW: former biathlon chief charged with corruption
Anders Besseberg has been accused of receiving various expensive gifts from Russia and, if convicted, he could face 10 years in prison in his home country, Norway
August 2021
Lilly King implies Russians ‘should not be here’ in Tokyo because of doping
American swimmer Lilly King has appeared to question why the country is allowed to compete following doping scandals
July 2021
US anti-doping chief dismisses Russian Olympic ban as a ‘farce’
The CEO of the US Anti-Doping Agency, Travis Tygart, has dismissed the punishment handed down for Russia’s state sponsored doping program as a ‘farce’
March 2021
Fifa opens cases against three Russian players for suspected doping violations
Fifa has opened disciplinary cases against three Russian footballers over suspected violations in 2013, according to reports
December 2020
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Athletes need to understand why Russia is so important to the IOC
Sean Ingle
Cas leniency is like Great Train Robbers getting community service, but a lesson in realpolitik may concentrate minds
Decision to halve Russia's Wada doping ban met with disbelief and anger
The court of arbitration for sport has cut the suspension to two years as well as allowing Russian athletes to compete at next year’s Olympics with Russia on their shirts
Russian doping whistleblower wins William Hill Sports Book of Year
Dr Grigory Rodchenkov, author of How I Brought Down Putin’s Secret Doping Empireis the winner of the 2020 William Hill Sports Book of the Year
September 2020
How Lamine Diack's 16-year reign in charge of IAAF led to a jail term
Lamine Diack found guilty of corruption and sentenced to two years in prison
July 2020
Russia finally opts to pay £5m fine for doping offences as it seeks way back
Russia has escaped expulsion from World Athletics – for now – after the country’s minister of sport stepped in at the last minute to guarantee it would pay a £5m fine for doping offences
February 2020
Sportblog
Alisher Usmanov’s remedy for love? New love. And a £6.8m Olympic manifesto
Marina Hyde
The Russian oligarch has moved on from Arsenal to Everton but more intriguing is his decision to buy Pierre de Coubertin’s 1892 manifesto and donate it to the Olympic Museum
January 2020
Russian athletes face blanket ban at Tokyo 2020 unless Rusaf admits lies
Russia has been warned that its athletes will be banned from the 2020 Olympics – unless it accepts senior officials lied to help a world champion escape a doping ban
December 2019
Russia confirms appeal against Wada four-year doping ban
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Why Britain cannot claim moral high ground after London 2012
Barney Ronay
Victoria Aggar resigns from Wada and says it is now ‘silencing athletes’
Shock among Russian athletes over Wada four-year global ban for doping
Vladimir Putin signals Russia will appeal against four-year Wada ban
Wada acts on Russian doping but has it gone far enough?
