an hour agoDoping scandal: Russia could be excluded from all major sporting events
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)Russia could face halting participation in all major sports events due to “discretions” on the laboratory database, the World Anti-Doping Agency has said. Russia has been given three weeks to explain “conconsistance” and if it fails to risk exemption from the Olympics and world championships. Russia can also [...]
Russia has been given three weeks to explain “inconsistance” and if it fails to risk exemption from the Olympics and world championships.
Russia can also face bans for hosting major events. We remember that this country had organised the World Cup last year, which France had won, writes BBC, translates Periscope.
There is evidence that this data has been deleted,” said Jonathan Taylor of the Anti-Doping Agency.
“We were given to understand what Russian authorities have to say. ”
What's the background?
Russia donated data from the laboratory in Moscow in January as a condition for its reintegration after a three-year suspension due to the state doping programme.
But on Monday, the Anti-Doping Agency was informed that a formal complaint was filed due to the discovery of numerous inconsistencies in this data.
In addition, Russia has neither respected deadlines to ensure data in its anti-doping laboratory in Moscow.
