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- ‘100 percent a political act’: Outrage as Russian flag is swiped during draughts world final after ‘order from WADA heads’ (VIDEO)
Poland has been accused of a "political provocation" after the flag of the Russian finalist was removed midway through a match to decide the world draughts champion, with organizers claiming they had acted on a call from WADA. - Paws for thought: Chinese swimming ace escapes EIGHT-YEAR ban after judge’s DOG-MEAT tweets force verdict to be scrappedChinese swimming star Sun Yang's eight-year doping ban has been wiped out - for now - after one of the judges involved in his case was found to have tweeted anti-Chinese sentiments since taking on the case.
- ‘We need to learn the lessons and move forward’: Russian Sports Minister Matytsin hopes ‘page will be turned’ after Olympic banRussian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin has assessed the decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to impose a two-year ban on Russia, stressing that the sanctions could have been far tougher.
- Putin BANNED from the Olympics, no flag or anthem: Key takeaways after CAS upholds Russia sports suspensionRussia will be banned from major international sporting events for the next two years after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) sided with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Here, we look at the consequences of the ruling.
- Russia has international sports ban halved to two years but will still miss next two OlympicsRussia has had a four-year ban from international sports events halved to two years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland. The ban still covers events including the next editions of the Summer and Winter Olympics.
- '5 years of disgrace': Russian high jump champ Lasitskene lashes out as World Athletics re-entry saga drags onThree-time world high jump champion Maria Lasitskene made her anger clear at the ongoing disarray surrounding Russian athletics after the country was handed an extension by World Athletics to finalize its reinstatement plan.
- More backtracking: Russian Olympic pair win appeals against doping bansRussian biathletes Yana Romanova and Olga Vilukhina have had their Olympic suspensions overturned while Vilukhina has had her silver-medal from the 2014 Sochi Games restored after winning their appeal against doping claims.
- Guilty of corruption: Ex-global athletics boss FINED $582,000 but could dodge jail for accepting bribes from suspected drug cheatsLamine Diack, the former head of athletics governing body the International Association of Athletics' Federations, has been given four years in prison and a massive fine alongside his son after being convicted of corruption.
- Disgraced doctor Rodchenkov calls for ‘blanket Olympic ban’ for Russian athletes as he resurfaces with new book to sellFormer Moscow anti-doping laboratory head Grigory Rodchenkov has called for a blanket ban on Russia from next year’s Tokyo Olympics as the doctor re-emerged to speak to the Western media ahead of the publication of a new book.
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