Russian canoeists banned for being in state doping program 8 years ago
Three Russian canoeists including a gold medalist at the 2012 London Olympics were banned on…
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NADA to collect dope samples from all medals winners at athletics Nationals
The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) will collect samples from all medal winners at the…
Why you never dance with devils
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has international athletics commissions distancing themselves from Russia. But they put up with Putin’s authoritarianism for far too long.Illustration: Getty ImagesThe reckoning has finally come for the…
Kamila Valieva was just a figurine in a Game among nations
Kamila Valieva was just a pawn in the game of nations.Image: Getty ImagesWhat a farce the International Olympic Committee has made of the Games this year. By not installing real sanctions against Russia for institutionalizing a…
Kamila Valieva’s saga sets a dangerous precedent for skaters
Kamila ValievaPhoto: Getty ImagesIt wouldn’t be a proper Winter Olympics without a figure skating melodrama. It’s earned a reputation as the Olympics’ closest equivalent to soap opera. In 2002, a judge cheating scandal led to a reform of…
Tennis player Peng Shuai denies accusing Chinese official of sexual assault
Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has told a French newspaper that international concern over her well-being is based on an enormous misunderstanding and she denied…