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24 Jul 2016

2016 Olympics: Russia escape blanket ban, but IOC bars whistle-blower from Rio Games

The IOC has been under huge pressure to throw Russia out of the Games after a second WADA-funded investigation found proof of a doping programme directed by the Russian state.

Anna Chicherova

01 Jul 2016

Olympic champion Anna Chicherova becomes latest Russian athlete to get ban

Chicherova was among a batch of Russians snared from fresh tests on samples taken from the Beijing 2008 Olympics.

Russian athletics

23 Jun 2016

Rio Games: Russia faces ban from Olympic weightlifting over doping offences

The IWF executive announced this month that 20 suspicious cases had been found in retests of samples from the 2008 and 2012 Olympics in Beijing and London.

Russian athletics

17 Jun 2016

IAAF upholds ban on Russian athletes ahead of 2016 Rio Olympics: Reports

The initial ban came after a report by an independent commission of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) revealed widespread state-sponsored doping.

Russian athletics

17 Jun 2016

Russia in last-ditch plea to IAAF over 2016 Rio athletes ban

Coe, himself the target of allegations that he enlisted the help of the fugitive son of disgraced predecessor Lamine Diack to secure his election last year, is to give a press conference at the Grand Hotel Wien at 1500 GMT.

24 Mar 2016

Russian race walkers Kaniskina, Kirdyapkin stripped of 2012 Olympic medals

The IAAF appealed on six cases where they said RUSADA had been "selective" in annulling previous results.

Yelena Isinbayeva

06 Feb 2016

Yelena Isinbayeva's anticipated return on hold due to leg injury

Two-time Olympic champion took a break after winning the 2013 world championships.

Athletics scandal

14 Jan 2016

Corruption `embedded` in world athletics: WADA

Former leader Lamine Diack faces criminal charges in France over allegations that he took more than one million euros ($1.1 million) in bribes from Russian athletes and officials to cover up failed drug tests.

10 Dec 2015

Russia doping: WADA commission starts its work in Moscow

The IAAF suspended Russia last month after a bombshell report published by a WADA independent commission found evidence of state-sponsored doping.

Russian athletics

29 Nov 2015

No regrets on exposing Russia doping: Whistleblowers

Yulia Stepanova and her husband Vitaly secretly recorded Russian coaches and athletes describing how they used performance-enhancing drugs.

Russian athletics

26 Nov 2015

Russian athletics federation accepts IAAF ban

Russian athletics federation has accepted the blanket ban from international competition imposed by IAAF.

Russian athletics

19 Nov 2015

WADA suspend 'non-compliant' Russian Anti-Doping Agency

Russian athletics received another jolt with the World Anti-Doping Agency suspending RUSADA.

Russian athletics

13 Nov 2015

Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva writes open letter to IAAF, pleads not to ban honest Russian athletes

In an open letter, Yelena Isinbayeva pleads IAAF not to ban Russia.

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