Tag: russia doping
Russia switch roster for IIHF Under-18 World Championships amid meldonium failure claims
Russia’s preparations for the upcoming International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Under-18 World Championships have been shrouded in controversy following reports in the country that...
Mutko says Russia is “doing everything possible” to address doping crisis
Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko believes the Government is doing all it can to deal with the doping crisis which is currently embroiling athletics...
WADA confirm 99 positive tests for meldonium in 2016
There have been ninety-nine positive drug tests for meldonium in sport this year, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has confirmed.
The heart-attack drug, only added to the...
Mutko claims he will resign as Russian Sports Minister if to blame for doping...
Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has claimed he would be prepared to resign should he decide to take personal responsibility for the doping crisis...
Mutko criticizes United States for lack of drug testing but warns Russian athletes testing...
There is a clear lack of drug testing in American sports leagues and organisations such as the National Hockey League (NHL) and the National...
Russia vs WADA
There is a very interesting battle going on between the World Anti-Doping Agency and Russia with Russia attempting to get a ban lifted so...
Will Russia Be Banned from Rio Games?
For those who don't follow the day to day operations of the International Olympic Committee, there is a possibility that Russia may not field...
Russian athletics violating the demands of the IAAF and the WADA
World Anti-Doping Agency and thus risking its definitive exclusion from the Rio 2016
Olympic Games. That is the finding of investigations by the German ARD/WDR
network’s...
Russian report finds “not single piece of evidence” Government were involved in state-supported doping
There is no evidence to support the conclusion published in the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Independent Commission report last year that the Russian Government...
Exclusive: Russia poised to lose Rio 2016 weightlifting quota places following more doping failures
Russia is poised to lose at least one weightlifting quota place for this summer's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro after four doping failures...
