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Anti-doping leaders call for ban of Russian teams

6 years 2 months 1 week ago Tuesday, January 10 2017 Jan 10, 2017 January 10, 2017 7:38 PM January 10, 2017 in News
Source: Associated Press
By: APNewsNow
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach

A global group of anti-doping leaders is calling for Russian teams to be excluded from international competitions while establishing a process to allow individuals from the country to compete if they can prove they have taken part in effective anti-doping programs elsewhere.

Leaders from 19 national anti-doping organizations, including those in the United States, Britain and Sweden, held a summit this week and released their recommendations Tuesday.

They also call for removal of major international competitions from Russia, a process that already has begun in the wake of Part 2 of the McLaren doping report, which was released last month.

The McLaren report detailed state involvement in a widespread doping conspiracy that touched almost every corner of international sports. The details included a cover-up involving 12 medalists from the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

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