Russians face Olympic ban for doping athletes... Russia slammed in doping report, faces possible Olympic ban Nov 9,`15 -- Russia's status as a sports superpower and its participation in track and field events at next year's Olympics came under threat Monday after a report accused the Russians of widespread, state-supported doping reminiscent of the darkest days of cheating by the former East Germany. See also: Bombshell report urges Russian ban over state-sanctioned doping 9 Nov.`15 - Russia's athletics federation should be suspended from all competition, including the 2016 Olympic Games, over widespread doping, a damning report by an independent commission of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said Monday.
Granny says, "Dat's right - ban the dopes... Russia cries foul, rest of world welcomes IAAF's ban Sat Jun 18, 2016 - Russia claimed the IAAFs decision to continue its ban of Russian athletics on Friday was unfair and threatened legal action, while the rest of the world welcomed the move and urged the IOC not to go against it.
I'm going to miss the Russians, they are great athletes and very competitive, but if they're doping they should be banned
The show must go on... Wind, doping and VIP robbery plague Rio Games Sun Aug 7, 2016 - Damaging wind gusts, a fresh doping controversy and the robbery of a visiting government minister presented the Rio Games with a perfect storm of problems on Sunday, forcing organizers to scramble to keep the world's biggest sporting event rolling on.
Granny says, "Dat's right - dem Russkies thought dey was sneaky - till dey got caught... Russian doping: McLaren report says more than 1,000 athletes implicated Fri, 09 Dec 2016 - More than 1,000 Russian athletes were involved in a state-sponsored doping programme for four years from 2011, a new report claims.