WADA Clears 95 Russian Athletes Suspected of Doping Violations - Report

© AFP 2023 / Marc BRAIBANTPicture of the logo of World Anti-Doping Agency or Agence Mondiale Antidopage (WADA)taken on September 20, 2016 at the headquarter of the organisation in Montreal
Picture of the logo of World Anti-Doping Agency or Agence Mondiale Antidopage (WADA)taken on September 20, 2016 at the headquarter of the organisation in Montreal - Sputnik International
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The World Anti-Doping Agency has reportedly cleared 95 Russian athletes suspected of the anti-doping rule violation.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) cleared 95 Russian athletes suspected of doping abuse, according to the organization's internal report, obtained by media.

"For the other 95 cases, the IFs [International Federations] determined there was insufficient evidence to assert ADRVs [antidoping rule violations] and, following our individual evaluation of each case, which was confirmed by external counsel, we support their assessments. The available evidence was insufficient to support the assertion of an ADRV against these 95 athletes," the report said, as quoted by the New York Times newspaper, which released it on Tuesday.

The report, published by the newspaper, does not list the names of cleared athletes.

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One athlete appears to have been found guilty of a violation, as the report states that for their case "an ADRV will be asserted… following reanalysis of samples seized from Moscow Laboratory by WADA."

In 2015, WADA accused Russia of multiple anti-doping violations and suspended the Moscow laboratory of RUSADA, the Russian National Anti-Doping Agency.

In 2016, Richard McLaren, the head of WADA commission, presented a two-part report on doping violations in Russia, which alleged the existence of a state-supported doping system.

Following the publication of the report, WADA urged the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to consider a blanket ban on the entire Russian Olympic team, but instead the committee let individual sports federations act on the issue, allowing a number of Russian athletes to participate in the Rio Olympics in 2016. At the same time, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) banned all Russian Paralympic athletes from the 2016 Summer Paralympics and the 2018 Winter Games.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Sports Minister Pavel Kolobkov denied the existence of state interference, while admitting that Russian sports did have some doping-related issues.

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