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brooklynite

(93,880 posts)
Fri Jun 17, 2016, 11:25 AM Jun 2016

Russia’s Track and Field Team Barred From Rio Olympics

Source: The New York Times

Russia’s track and field team has been barred from competing in this summer’s Rio Games because of a far-reaching doping conspiracy, an extraordinary punishment that might be without precedent in Olympics history.

The global governing body for track and field, known as the I.A.A.F., announced the decision on Friday, ruling that Russia had not done enough to restore global confidence in the integrity of its athletes.

The International Olympic Committee, the ultimate authority over the Games, is due to discuss the decision on Tuesday. If Olympics officials were to amend the ruling against Russia, it would be an unusual move, as they have historically deferred to the governing bodies for specific sports.

Russian track and field athletes have been suspended from international competition for the last seven months, after the publication of a report by the World Anti-Doping Agency that accused the nation of an elaborate government-run doping program. Though Russia denied those accusations, the country’s track and field authorities did not contest the suspension when given an opportunity in November.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/18/sports/olympics/russia-barred-rio-summer-olympics-doping.html?_r=0

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Russia’s Track and Field Team Barred From Rio Olympics (Original Post) brooklynite Jun 2016 OP
BOOM! underpants Jun 2016 #1
Oh, this is just a hugh conspiracy by "The West" snooper2 Jun 2016 #2
With a link to RT TwilightZone Jun 2016 #7
Saying that it's an act of war. n/t Igel Jun 2016 #8
This is going to be a crappy Olympics CanonRay Jun 2016 #3
in Russia, drugs take you nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #4
Good! cpwm17 Jun 2016 #5
Excellent iandhr Jun 2016 #6
Listening to the BBC TexasMommaWithAHat Jun 2016 #9
Russian tracked-and-field competitor LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jun 2016 #10

CanonRay

(14,038 posts)
3. This is going to be a crappy Olympics
Fri Jun 17, 2016, 11:38 AM
Jun 2016

between this and the polluted water for those aquatic events, Zika and the political unrest in Brazil. Who'd want to go? I suppose the swimming will still be good.

TexasMommaWithAHat

(3,212 posts)
9. Listening to the BBC
Sat Jun 18, 2016, 09:09 AM
Jun 2016

I'm not at all surprised. Russian athletes have disappeared from events, avoided events, left town, left the country - all in an effort to avoid getting their blood drawn. Officials have been threatened, bribed, and who knows what all.

At least one athlete actually ran off the field and disappeared during the event!

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