July 2021
Russia is banned, but it’s everywhere at the Games
Despite one of the worst doping scandals in sports history there are more Russian athletes in Tokyo than at Rio in 2016, and a sense that penalties are open to interpretation.
- Tariq Panja
- Analysis
- WADA
Why is marijuana still prohibited for Olympic athletes?
US sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson’s drug ban has prompted many say it’s time to update the list of ‘performance enhancers’.
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- David Wharton
December 2019
Paralympics chief 'disgusted' with Russia
Andrew Parsons expressed disgust that Russian authorities had let down the country's clean athletes, after the World Anti-Doping Agency banned Russia for four years from major events.
- Nick Mulvenney and Jack Tarrant
Russia banned from Olympics over doping scandal
WADA bans Russia from the Olympics and a variety of world championship events for four years as it remains embroiled in doping scandals.