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Russian skier banned for doping says his 'medal is clean'

RussiancrosscountryskierAlexanderLegkovsayshewillfighttoclearhisnameafterbeingsanctionedfordopingatthe2014SochiGamesandhitwithalifetimebanfromtheOlympicslastwee

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Whistleblower makes claims of systematic doping in China

AChinesewhistleblower,nowseekingpoliticalasyluminGermany,hasclaimedtherewasasystematicdopingprogrammeinChinaduringthe1980sand1990sacrossarangeofsports.Inatelevi

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Russia's new anti-doping chief looks for fresh start

AlmosttwoyearsafterRussiacrashedoutofworldathleticsamidaspateofdrugsscandals,formeruniversitylecturerYuriGanussitsinhisMoscowoffice,plottingtherehabilitationoft

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17 national anti-doping agencies call for Russian Olympics ban

Seventeennationalanti-dopingagencieshavecalledforRussiatobebannedfromthe2018PyeongchangWinterOlympicsover"oneofthebiggestdopingscandalsinsportshistory".Inastate

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WADA tells Russia to stop shifting blame for its doping scandal

TheWorldAnti-DopingAgency(WADA)onWednesdayurgedRussiatostopshiftingblameforitsdopingscandalsafteradeputyprimeministerfromthecountrypartiallyblamedWADAfortheprob

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Analysis: If Sharapova won US Open, would she be booed like Gatlin?

MariaSharapova'sGrandSlamreturnaftera15-monthdopingbanendedindefeatonSunday.ButiftheformerworldnumberonehadthechancetoeventuallywintheUSOpenattheweekend,wouldsh

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Russia apologises over country's doping scandal for the first time

RussiahasapologisedoverthedopingscandaluncoveredbytheMcLarenreportforthefirsttime,butwillremainsuspendedfrominternationalathletics.Athletics'governingbodytheIAA

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Doping: Russia officials admit sports doping, say not state-sponsored

Russian officials for the first time have admitted to mass doping in the country's sports system but dismissed suggestions that the "institutional conspiracy" was state-sponsored, the New York Times reported.

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China's Chen Xinyi hit with two-year ban by Fina for doping at Rio Olympics

Chinese swimmer is banned for two years after failing a drug test at the Rio Olympics, says sport’s governing body Fina

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Aussie researchers create enzyme to help drug testers

Detecting the use of performance- enhancing drugs in sport might become easier thanks to the Australian development of a bacterial enzyme which recognizes when an athlete is doping.

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China launches investigation into swimmer's positive test

The Chinese Swimming Association will launch a thorough investigation into the positive doping result turned in by swimmer Chen Xinyi, who was expeled from the Rio Olympics on Thursday.

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IOC chief Bach calling for revamp of anti-doping system

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has called for a revamp of the world anti-doping system on Tuesday in the wake of the revelations of widespread doping in Russian sports.

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New Russian anti-doping head vows to create clear system

The newly-named head of the Russian anti-doping commission Vitaly Smirnov on Thursday vowed to create a transparent system to prevent drug abuse in sports.

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China sticks to zero-tolerance policy in anti-doping, says senior official

China reiterates its stance of zero-tolerance on doping ahead of the Rio Olympic Games.

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IOC to take "toughest sanctions" over Russian doping scandal

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach Tuesday said the IOC will not hesitate to take the toughest sanctions available against any individual or organization implicated in the doping scandal revealed by a report from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

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Brazil says problems have been solved at suspended Rio anti-doping lab

The problems that led the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to suspend an affiliated anti-doping lab in Rio de Janeiro have already been solved, according to the Brazilian government.

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Banned S. Korean swimmer Park to train in Japan

​South Korean swimming ace Park Tae-hwan will train in Japan while he is serving a doping ban.