Athletics governing body suspends Russia from all competitions

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Source: The Guardian

The governing body of world athletics has taken the unprecedented step of suspending Russia from all competitions in the wake of revelations of state-sponsored doping.

Sebastian Coe, the president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), said the revelations had been a “shameful wake up call” following a vote of the organisation’s council on Friday night after a three-and-a-half-hour meeting.


After the Russian council member Mikhail Butov outlined Russia’s response to the devastating findings of a World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) independent report, chaired by Dick Pound, he left the conference call and the other members voted 22-1 to provisionally suspend.
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The IAAF said an inspection team led by Norwegian anti-doping expert Rune Anderson would be formed in the coming days. Attention is then likely to shift to whether the Russian team will be readmitted before the Rio 2016 Olympics.



Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/nov/13/athletics-governing-bodies-suspend-russia-from-all-competitions

[cpwm17]

1. Good, they are corrupt like East Germany was back in the day. n/t

[uhnope]

2. World patience is wearing thin for Putin's fucked up gov

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3. hope you're right. nt

[cpwm17]

4. Here are some of the cheats robbing their fellow competitors out of metals they deserve

[SunSeeker]

5. One of many shameful events Putin has disgraced his country with. nt