The governing body of world athletics said Tuesday it was maintaining Russia's ban from the sport over mass doping saying Moscow had failed to provide evidence it was adequately testing Russian competitors

Speaking on the eve of the Games in South Korea World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) president Craig Reedie attempts to assuage the concerns of athletes who fear their rivals could dope their way to gold

The IOC decision to ban Russia from the 2018 Olympic Winter Games is the murder of our national sport says prominent Russian figure skating coach Tatiana Tarasova

Russians react on Wednesday to the IOC decision to impose an effective ban on Russian athletes and officials during the next Winters Olympics in PyeongChang in South Korea in 2018

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Russia's anti-doping agency (RUSADA) is expecting a letter from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) setting out the terms that the Russian body must comply with following its reinstatement, Deputy RUSADA CEO Margarita Pakhnotskaya said...

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) reinstated Russia on Thursday despite a wave of protests against the move, ending the nearly three-year suspension of the country's drug-testing program because of a state-sponsored doping scheme.

A Russian politician and former biathlete on Thursday expressed his satisfaction with the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) decision to reinstate Russia.

The Russian Anti Doping Agency (RUSADA) welcomes the decision by the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) to lift sanctions on Russia's athletes

The World Anti Doping Agency's executive committee meets in the Seychelles to decide if it should lift its suspension of Russia

The Russian Anti Doping Agency (RUSADA) welcomes the decision by the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) to lift sanctions on Russia's athletes

A delegation from the World Anti-Doping Agency arrived for talks with Russian authorities in Moscow on Wednesday as it tries to access data which could mean more bans for top Russian athletes who cheated in past years.

Russian officials reacted with concern on Thursday after it became known that Austrian authorities were investigating 10 members of Russia's biathlon team for doping and fraud offences.

A delegation from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) visited the Moscow laboratory at the centre of Russia's doping cover-ups on Wednesday, seeking data which could lead to more bans for the country's top athletes.

Muscovites seem sceptical about the recent doping scandals ahead of a World Anti-Doping Agency ruling on whether the country's authorities met demands to turn over lab data.

Vladimir Putin's spokesman on Tuesday said Russia was "optimistic" ahead of a World Anti-Doping Agency ruling later in the day on whether the country's authorities met demands to turn over lab data.

The World Anti-Doping Agency forgave Russia on Tuesday for its tardiness in turning over lab data, and then raised the specter of an Olympic ban if that data is found to have been tampered with.

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Russian anti-doping agency's deputy CEO reacted to the World Anti-Doping Agency's decision not to reinstate a suspension after authorities handed over lab data past the deadline.

The Kremlin says there is "understanding" on how crucial data on drug use by Russian athletes will be handed over to the World Anti-Doping Agency.

The IOC has received commitments from North Korea that it will work to "remedy" concerns about its anti-doping controls that led to the country's testing agency being suspended this week.

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