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DOPING

Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 20, 2016
Russian pole vault great Isinbayeva ends career with parting shot at track chiefs
Russian pole vault queen Yelena Isinbayeva announced her retirement on Friday and claimed "God will judge" track and field's governing body for denying her the chance to compete at the Rio Games.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 16, 2016
Cleaning up the Olympics
Gov. Yuriko Koike is aiming for a successful Olympics that enhances — rather than derails — Tokyo's future.
OLYMPICS
Aug 9, 2016
Swiss court rejects two Russians' bid to place track ban on hold
Two Russian track and field athletes have failed in a bid to have their ban from the Olympics put on hold.
Japan Times
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jul 30, 2016
IOC's decision on Russia a disgrace
The IOC has exposed itself as a toothless tiger. The Olympics' global governing body showed it lacked the moral fortitude and backbone to take a necessary stand against Russia.
OLYMPICS
Jul 26, 2016
International Canoe Federation issues ban on five Russians for Rio Games
Five Russian canoe sprint athletes — including the 2012 Olympic champion Alexander Dyachenko — have been banned from competing at next month's Rio Olympics by the International Canoe Federation (ICF), after they were implicated by the McLaren Report.
OLYMPICS
Jul 22, 2016
IOC announces 45 failed doping retests from Beijing, London
Forty-five athletes have failed doping tests after their samples from the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Games were reanalyzed, the International Olympic Committee said on Friday.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jul 22, 2016
Sochi scandal could see Kim end up with gold
Could Yuna Kim be awarded the Olympic gold medal from the Sochi Games after all?
MORE SPORTS
Jul 10, 2016
IAAF rejects 67 Russian applications to compete internationally
The IAAF's Doping Review Board has turned down applications from 67 Russian athletes to compete internationally as individuals following a blanket ban on the country's track and field athletes for systematic doping.
EDITORIALS
Jun 21, 2016
Getting tough on Russian cheating
The decision to ban the Russian track and field team from the Olympics was correct. Now it's up to Russia to prove beyond all doubt that it understands the stakes and will adjust its behavior accordingly.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 22, 2016
Kenyan president authorizes anti-doping bill
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta signed into law an anti-doping bill required to avoid a ban from the Rio Olympics of a nation famed for its runners, the president's office said on Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Nov 17, 2015
Russia's culture of sports cheating
There can be no meaningful athletic competition when athletes can systematically cheat. Until Russia can provide assurances that its athletes are clean, they should be banned from international competition.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 13, 2015
Conte says WADA, IAAF part of problem, not solution
Hours after the World Anti-Doping Agency released the results of its exhaustive findings in a 323-page report on Monday about the wide-reaching Russian track and field doping scandal, Victor Conte was already weighing in on the matter.
SPORTS
Sep 23, 2015
WADA signs agreement with China to tackle drug rings
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with China's sports ministry to crack down on the manufacture and supply of performance-enhancing drugs in the country.

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