Russia fined $10m and gets Olympic penalty over mass doping
Some of Russia’s athletics federation officials and senior coaches have also been involved in doping scandals
12 March 2020 - 17:14
Moscow — The Russian athletics federation has been fined $10m for breaching anti-doping rules and a maximum of 10 Russian track and field athletes will be allowed to compete at the Tokyo Olympics as neutrals, World Athletics said on Thursday.
Russia’s athletics federation was suspended in 2015 after a report commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) found evidence of mass doping among track and field athletes in the country...
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