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Russia’s track and field team banned from Olympics by IAAF for doping
Russian track and field athletes have been banned from international competition by the IAAF since November 2015 after the governing anti-doping agency, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), discovered a widespread state-sponsored doping program in Russia. Days before the IAAF Rio vote today, WADA representatives attempting to collect new urine samples of athlete's in Russia were threatened by agents of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) and many Russian athlete's went into hiding to evade testing. Three Russian athlete's who were cooperating with the WADA investigation have fled Russia. Yesterday, Russian Sergey Kirdyapkin was stripped a Gold Medal won in London 2012 in the Men's 50 kilometre walk. The Gold Medal was awarded to Australian Jared Tallent who called for a ban of Russian athletes from the next Olympic Games over doping.
The final decision will be up to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), but it has never overruled a decision by the international organizations that oversee athletic jurisdictions. A compromise may be reached where Russian athlete's who have never previously tested positive can compete in Rio under a strenuous testing regimen.
Fri Jun. 17, 2016
The Russian track and field team has been banned from competing at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro after the country failed to reform its anti-doping policies. International Association of Athletics Federations, track and field's world governing body, made the unanimous decision on Friday. “There are detailed allegations, which are already partly substantiated, that the Russian authorities, far from supporting the anti-doping effort, have in fact orchestrated systematic doping and the covering up of adverse analytical findings,” the IAAF said in a statement. “The decision not to reinstate Russia means that Russian athletes remain ineligible under IAAF Rules to compete in International Competitions including the European Championships and the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.”
Russian track and field athletes have been banned from international competition by the IAAF since November 2015 after the governing anti-doping agency, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), discovered a widespread state-sponsored doping program in Russia. Days before the IAAF Rio vote today, WADA representatives attempting to collect new urine samples of athlete's in Russia were threatened by agents of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) and many Russian athlete's went into hiding to evade testing. Three Russian athlete's who were cooperating with the WADA investigation have fled Russia. Yesterday, Russian Sergey Kirdyapkin was stripped a Gold Medal won in London 2012 in the Men's 50 kilometre walk. The Gold Medal was awarded to Australian Jared Tallent who called for a ban of Russian athletes from the next Olympic Games over doping.
The final decision will be up to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), but it has never overruled a decision by the international organizations that oversee athletic jurisdictions. A compromise may be reached where Russian athlete's who have never previously tested positive can compete in Rio under a strenuous testing regimen.