Russia was slapped Monday with a four-year ban from international sports events, including next summer’s Tokyo Olympics, over a longstanding doping scandal, although its athletes will still be able to compete if they can show they are clean competitors. CBC | Sports News
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Recommendation from anti-doping committee puts Russia’s Olympic future in peril
The chances of the Russian flag flying at next year’s Olympics took a potentially lethal hit Friday when anti-doping regulators recommended the country be declared non-compliant for tampering with data that was supposed to help bring the entire cheating episode to a close. CBC | Sports News
Read More »WADA at 20: As anti-doping agency weighs new sanctions against Russia, scandal still looms large
As the World Anti-Doping Agency marked its 20th anniversary last week, there were warnings that the coming days will be critical to the future of the international body meant to safeguard clean sport for the world’s athletes. CBC | World News
Read More »Anti-doping agencies subjected to ‘significant’ Russia-linked cyberattacks
Microsoft says a Russia-linked cyberhacking group has made “significant” attacks on at least 16 sports and anti-doping organizations across three continents since September. CBC | World News
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