Monday, November 9, 2015

Athletics Doping Report Calls for Russia to Be Suspended from Competition

 
A report into doping in athletics recommends that Russia should be banned from international competition including the Rio Olympics in 2016.

The World Anti-Doping Agency commission report examined allegations of doping, cover-ups and extortion in Russian athletics.

The findings also identified ‘corruption and bribery within the IAAF’ at the highest level of international athletics, as well as ‘systemic failures’ in the IAAF that prevent an ‘effective’ anti-doping programme.

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Note: This is a breaking news story, so check the Euronews website for updates. 

Source: Euronews

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