A five-strong panel, chaired by French judge Guy Canivet, has been set up to deal with this quickly, and no invites to the Rio Games will be issued to Russian sports ministry staff. That already was the case with the IAAF ban on Russias track athletes from Rio following previous WADA-commissioned into Russian doping. “You can make an example like this, also because the pressure is so great, but you cannot then carry on as usual”, the former athlete said.
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The IOC’s eventual decision will take into consideration a decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport due on Thursday, the World Anti-Doping Code and the Olympic Charter.
The IOC has two options to dealing with Russia; to completely ban Russia from the Rio Olympics that commence in August, or to allow individual sporting federations to execute separate bans.
Match TV began broadcasting in November 2015 and was created after at the behest of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In response, Federation Internationale de Football Association and its Ethics Committee said it would ask WADA for specifics on the allegations before taking disciplinary action.
Makhov concluded that Russia’s involvement in the 2016 Olympic Games (over 400 athletes) ensures that those who medal in the tournaments have beaten the best opposition available on an worldwide scale.
By STEPHEN WILSON and EDDIE PELLS AP Sports Writers A letter drafted by USA and Canadian anti-doping leaders urging Russia’s removal from the upcoming Olympics is circulating days before the.
The McLaren report alleged 11 failed drug tests in rowing had been covered up by Russian officials.
The World Anti-Doping Agency joined calls from national anti-doping agencies and athletes’ groups for the International Olympic Committee to issue a blanket ban to Russian Federation but its executive board has asked for more time to consider its options.
The IOC is examining the legal options of a blanket ban following a report by World Anti-Doping Agency investigator Richard McLaren that accused Russia’s sports ministry of overseeing doping of the country’s Olympic athletes.
WADA was also requested to extend McLaren’s mandate so he can continue his abridged 57-day investigation, and the International Olympic Committee repeated last month’s calls for an extraordinary global anti-doping conference in 2017.
Russian Federation is not the only country with a doping problem, but this situation is unique in that it was run by the state and extended to nearly all areas of high-level sport in the country, he noted.
The court’s decision about the legality of the ban on Russia’s track team could heavily influence what course of action Olympic officials ultimately take.
The IOC will initiate reanalysis, including forensic analysis, and a full inquiry into all Russian athletes who participated in the Olympic Winter Games Sochi 2014 and their coaches, officials and support staff.
As a effect, the International Olympic Committee said it will not grant any Rio accreditation “to any official of the Russian Ministry of Sport or any person implicated in the (McLaren) report”.
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“The McLaren Report has concluded, beyond a reasonable doubt, a mind-blowing level of corruption within both Russian sport and government that goes right to the field of play”, said Travis Tygart, the CEO of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.
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