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- WADA revokes approval for Moscow anti-doping lab as long-running row takes another turn
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has revealed that approval status for Moscow's National Anti-Doping Laboratory has been revoked. - Russian foreign minister warns that US could try to kidnap athletes it deems a ‘threat’ under new anti-doping act opposed by WADAA new US law aimed at prosecuting doping offenders at international sporting events could be used to kidnap athletes and take them to the US illegally, Russia's foreign minister has warned.
- USA star accused of being ‘brainwashed’ and ‘a product of the media’ after appearing to claim Russians ‘should not be’ at OlympicsAmerican swimmer Lilly King has implied that Russians should have been banned from the Olympics rather than copping "a slap on the wrist" from doping chiefs, backing up pal Ryan Murphy's suspicions that races had not "been clean".
- No wonder Daniil Medvedev snapped at ‘cheaters’ question – some people can’t handle clean Russian athletes competing in TokyoEven though their country has been punished, some Russian competitors in Tokyo are being tarred with the brush of a doping scandal that has nothing to do with them. It seems some people can’t handle their mere presence in Tokyo.
- ‘Don’t judge me’: US sprint star facing ‘heartbreaking’ Olympics ban after testing positive for cannabis in wake of mother’s deathUS 100m and 200m sprinter Sha'Charri Richardson has been hit by a one-month ban from athletics after testing positive for marijuana, and is now likely to miss the Tokyo games despite winning at the US Olympic Trials last month.
- ‘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.
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