DOPING SCANDAL IN RUSSIAN SPORTS - TASS

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French court sentences Russia’s ex-athletics chief Balakhnichev to three years in prison

Russia’s Ustyugov spends hundreds of thousands of US dollars in legal spat with IBU

Russian Anti-Doping Agency’s Deputy Director General Pakhnotskaya resigns

Russian athletics federation RusAF repays its $6.31 mln debt to World Athletics

Russian Sports Ministry allocates money to repay debt to World Athletics

In March 2020, the World Athletics Council ruled to fine the All-Russia Athletics Federation $5 million for an alleged involvement of the previous executive administration in the attempt to forge official documents of high jumper Danil Lysenko

Swiss-based CAS to announce decision on Russian biathletes’ appeal in early September

Doping abuse charges and the following suspension of three Russian biathletes were based on the testimony of Grigory Rodchenkov, who is a former head of the Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory, according to earlier reports

Russian weightlifter Aleeva hit with provisional suspension over suspected doping abuse

Aleeva, 29, is the two-time silver medals winner of the European Weightlifting Championships (2017 and 2019) in the under-63 kilograms weight category

Rodchenkov hyping up his book by calling to ban Russians from Olympics — sports official

On July 29-30, the World Athletics Council will convene for a meeting where the All-Russia Athletics Federation could be fully expelled from the international organization

Russian Olympic champion links Rodchenkov’s remarks to pending ruling on Russian athletics

On July 29-30, the World Athletics Council will convene for a meeting where the All-Russia Athletics Federation could be fully expelled from the international organization

Russian sports body promises court battle if national athletes’ neutral status yanked

The World Athletics Council is set to decide on the future of Russian athletes’ participation in international tournaments on July 29-30, as announced earlier

World Athletics set to discuss neutral-status issuance to Russian athletes in late July

The All-Russia Athletics Federation failed to repay its fine of $5 million to the world’s governing body of track and field athletics, World Athletics, before the set deadline of July 1, which entails consequences

Russian athletics body RusAF fails to pay $5 million fine to World Athletics

The deadline was set as July 1, otherwise Russian athletes would be denied permits for their neutral-status participation in international tournaments, according to the World Athletics Council ruling

Swiss-based CAS to hear appeal of Russian Olympic Champ Ustyugov on October 10

In case the CAS rules against upholding Ustyugov’s appeal, not only him but also his teammates at the 2014 Winter Games relay will be stripped of the 2014 Olympics gold medal

Russia’s European champion in high jump Alexander Shustov suspended for four years

When reached by a TASS correspondent following his suspension, Shustov said that he completely disagreed with the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland’s Lausanne