In page after page, the report amounts to one of the starkest denunciations yet of Russia’s efforts to evade antidoping rules. Compiled by a panel…
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Tag: Doping (Sports)
Deep Within Relief Bill, Horse Racing Gets New Tools to Clean Up
The indictments told of a drug culture that had taken a deep hold within the sport, with owners chasing big purses and a fear among…
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Sun Yang’s Eight-Year Doping Ban Is Overturned
Sun Yang, a three-time Olympic champion and one of China’s most celebrated athletes, had his eight-year ban from swimming suddenly overturned Wednesday by Switzerland’s federal…
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Critics of Russia’s Doping Ban Blame the System That Allowed It
Clare Egan heard the news last week while resting between training sessions in her hotel room in Hochfilzen, Austria, where she was preparing to compete…
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Russia Doping Ban Is Halved but It Will Miss Next Two Olympics
Russia’s four-year ban from global sports has been cut in half by a court in Switzerland, a decision that could signal the end of its…
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Virtual Cycling and Real Cheating: Cracking Down on ‘Digital Doping’
The athletes — Lizi Duncombe of Britain and Shanni Berger of Israel — were accused of providing manipulated files. Duncombe has denied cheating; instead, she…
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Robinson Cano Banned for 162 Games After Positive P.E.D. Test
Robinson Cano, a veteran second baseman for the Mets, will miss the entire 2021 season after receiving a 162-game suspension for his second violation of…
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A New U.S. Law Would Target Doping’s Enablers. International Watchdogs Don’t Like It.
New legislation that would expand the ability of law enforcement officials in the United States to prosecute people who participate in doping is garnering criticism…
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Russia Wield Emotion in Pressing to Overturn Doping Ban
Russia’s attempt to overturn its four-year ban from international sports this month turned to a familiar courtroom weapon: emotion. At a private hearing held over…
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Why Did the World’s Fastest Man Miss Drug Tests — and a Shot at the Olympics?
Every great athlete makes mistakes and has weaknesses, even the world’s fastest man. For Christian Coleman, a favorite to win the gold medal in the…
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