The <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/international-olympic-committee-approves-exclusion-of-boxing-body-from-tokyo-2020-games-230612">International Olympic Committee</a> is&nbsp;extremely&nbsp;upset&nbsp;by the latest&nbsp;doping&nbsp;scandal involving Russia and swift progress is being made to bring the issue to a conclusion, a spokesman said on Tuesday.

A World Anti-Doping&nbsp;Agency (WADA) compliance committee recommended last week that Russia receive a four-year Olympic ban, which would keep it out of next year’s Tokyo Games, as part of a sanctions package to punish Moscow for having provided the agency with doctored and incomplete laboratory&nbsp;data.

WADA's executive committee will meet in Lausanne on December&nbsp;9 to consider the recommendations, which the head of Russia's Olympic Committee described last week as "excessive, inappropriate and wrong."

The&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/russian-anti-doping-agency-pleads-case-ahead-of-wada-meeting-191475">Russian&nbsp;Anti-Doping&nbsp;Agency</a> (RUSADA) was initially suspended after a 2015 <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/wada-moves-crucial-exco-meeting-to-lausanne-from-paris-265865">WADA report</a> found evidence of widespread state-sponsored&nbsp;doping&nbsp;in&nbsp;Russian&nbsp;sport involving athletes across many sports.

"Things are moving pretty quickly,"&nbsp;IOC&nbsp;spokesman Mark Adams said. "We condemn (the&nbsp;manipulation&nbsp;of&nbsp;data) in the strongest terms. We asked for the raw&nbsp;data&nbsp;to be given up if it can be.

"There is a WADA meeting in the next few days so it could be happening more quickly.

"People (within the&nbsp;IOC&nbsp;Executive Board) are&nbsp;extremely&nbsp;upset&nbsp;and condemn it."

The&nbsp;IOC&nbsp;is still unclear about the next steps in a&nbsp;Russian&nbsp;doping&nbsp;saga that has dragged on since 2015 and tarnished several Olympics, including the Rio de Janeiro Games in 2016 and the Pyeongchang Winter Games last year.

The WADA decision is likely to determine whether&nbsp;Russian&nbsp;athletes, who can prove they are clean, will compete as neutrals or whether some will be invited by the&nbsp;IOC&nbsp;to compete in Tokyo.

"I am not totally clear on that. I would imagine the (IOC) Executive Board would be able to make a decision," Adams said when asked about the process after WADA's decision next Monday.

"To be honest WADA is responsible. It is a process that needs to go from WADA eventually to the Court of Arbitration for Sport."

The&nbsp;IOC&nbsp;is eager to have clarity on the matter as soon as possible to avoid a protracted legal fight similar to the one prior to the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/olympics-2016/rio-olympics-2016-games-end-in-blaze-of-colour-japan-takes-the-baton-5309">Rio Olympics</a> when dozens of&nbsp;Russian&nbsp;athletes appealed to CAS to be allowed to compete in Brazil only weeks or even days before their competitions.

The International Olympic Committee is extremely upset by the latest doping scandal involving Russia and swift progress is being made to bring the issue to a conclusion, a spokesman said on Tuesday.

The International Olympic Committee is extremely upset by the latest doping scandal involving Russia and swift progress is being made to bring the issue to a conclusion, a spokesman said on Tuesday. A World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) compliance committee recommended last week that Russia receive a four-year Olympic ban, which would keep it out of next year’s Tokyo Games, as part of a sanctions package to punish Moscow for having provided the agency with doctored and incomplete laboratory data. WADA's executive committee will meet in Lausanne on December 9 to consider the recommendations, which the head of Russia's Olympic Committee described last week as "excessive, inappropriate and wrong." The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) was initially suspended after a 2015 WADA report found evidence of widespread state-sponsored doping in Russian sport involving athletes across many sports. "Things are moving pretty quickly," IOC spokesman Mark Adams said. "We condemn (the manipulation of data) in the strongest terms. We asked for the raw data to be given up if it can be. "There is a WADA meeting in the next few days so it could be happening more quickly. "People (within the IOC Executive Board) are extremely upset and condemn it." The IOC is still unclear about the next steps in a Russian doping saga that has dragged on since 2015 and tarnished several Olympics, including the Rio de Janeiro Games in 2016 and the Pyeongchang Winter Games last year. The WADA decision is likely to determine whether Russian athletes, who can prove they are clean, will compete as neutrals or whether some will be invited by the IOC to compete in Tokyo. "I am not totally clear on that. I would imagine the (IOC) Executive Board would be able to make a decision," Adams said when asked about the process after WADA's decision next Monday. "To be honest WADA is responsible. It is a process that needs to go from WADA eventually to the Court of Arbitration for Sport." The IOC is eager to have clarity on the matter as soon as possible to avoid a protracted legal fight similar to the one prior to the Rio Olympics when dozens of Russian athletes appealed to CAS to be allowed to compete in Brazil only weeks or even days before their competitions.

International Olympic Committee extremely upset by Russian doping data manipulation

Russian Bobsleigh Federation president Alexander Zubkov has been suspended from any activities related to the sport for two years for doping violations, the International Bobsleigh &amp; Skeleton Federation (IBSF) said on Wednesday.

Former bobsledder Zubkov, who carried Russia's flag at the opening ceremony for the 2014 Winter Games, was stripped of his two Sochi gold medals by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2017 on doping grounds.

He appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), but the court upheld the IOC decision.

Stanislav Pozdnyakov, head of Russia's Olympic Committee, said in a statement that it would request that Zubkov leave his position immediately.

"This is a very unpleasant situation for bobsleigh overall (in Russia)," Pozdnyakov said. "It requires rapid, clear and understandable action."

Zubkov, who has denied any wrongdoing, did not answer Reuters phone calls on Wednesday.

The IBSF also said Russian bobsledders Ilvir Khuzin, Aleksei Pushkarev and Alexander Kasjanov have been suspended from competition until 2020 for violating anti-doping rules.

"There are no circumstances that will lead to an elimination or reduction of the standard period of ineligibility," the IBSF said in a statement.

Zubkov had been provisionally suspended from Dec. 19 last year, while Khuzin, Pushkarev and Kasjanov were provisionally suspended from Dec. 13, 2018.

Russian Bobsleigh Federation president Alexander Zubkov has been suspended from any activities related to the sport for two years for doping violations, the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF) said on Wednesday.

Russian Bobsleigh Federation president Alexander Zubkov has been suspended from any activities related to the sport for two years for doping violations, the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF) said on Wednesday. Former bobsledder Zubkov, who carried Russia's flag at the opening ceremony for the 2014 Winter Games, was stripped of his two Sochi gold medals by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2017 on doping grounds. He appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), but the court upheld the IOC decision. Stanislav Pozdnyakov, head of Russia's Olympic Committee, said in a statement that it would request that Zubkov leave his position immediately. "This is a very unpleasant situation for bobsleigh overall (in Russia)," Pozdnyakov said. "It requires rapid, clear and understandable action." Zubkov, who has denied any wrongdoing, did not answer Reuters phone calls on Wednesday. The IBSF also said Russian bobsledders Ilvir Khuzin, Aleksei Pushkarev and Alexander Kasjanov have been suspended from competition until 2020 for violating anti-doping rules. "There are no circumstances that will lead to an elimination or reduction of the standard period of ineligibility," the IBSF said in a statement. Zubkov had been provisionally suspended from Dec. 19 last year, while Khuzin, Pushkarev and Kasjanov were provisionally suspended from Dec. 13, 2018.

Russian bobsleigh chief Alexander Zubkov banned for two years for doping violations: IBSF

Russian Olympic curler Alexander Krushelnitsky has been found guilty of an anti-doping violation after testing positive for the banned substance meldonium, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Thursday.

CAS said the Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) mixed doubles curling team, who won bronze at the Winter Games in Pyeongchang, had been disqualified from the competition over the violation.

Krushelnitsky, who won the medal with his wife, had accepted a provisional suspension beyond the period of the Games, CAS said, adding that the athlete had &quot;reserved his rights to seek the elimination or reduction of any period of ineligibility&quot; following the Games.

The announcement came hours after CAS cancelled the hearing into the case at the request of the International Olympic Committee, the World Curling Federation and Krushelnitsky himself.

Dmitry Svishchev, president of Russia&#39;s curling federation, said he hoped giving up the medal was a temporary measure.

&quot;Unfortunately we have to part with the Olympic bronze medal,&quot; he said in a statement on the federation&#39;s website. &quot;I really hope and believe that this is temporary.&quot;

The doping case has come at a delicate time for Russia, which has been accused of running a state-backed, systematic doping program for years, an allegation Moscow denies.

Russians are competing at Pyeongchang as neutral athletes, and Russia had been hoping that a clean record at the Games would enable it to return to full Olympic status.

Krushelnitsky and his wife Anastasia Bryzgalova have agreed to surrender their medals, according to the Russian curling federation.

Russian Sports Minister Pavel Kolobkov said on Wednesday he hoped the Pyeongchang doping case would not impact the IOC&#39;s deliberations on whether to let Russia regain full Olympic status.

The IOC has said it might allow the Russians to march with the country&#39;s flag and in national uniform at the closing ceremony of the Games on Sunday, provided they have complied with its code of conduct on neutrality.

The code requires compliance with IOC anti-doping rules.

The Russian Olympic delegation has said it could not explain how meldonium had ended up in Krushelnitsky&#39;s body and pledged to investigate.

Dmitry Svishchev, president of Russia's curling federation, said he hoped giving up the medal was a temporary measure.

Russian Olympic curler Alexander Krushelnitsky has been found guilty of an anti-doping violation after testing positive for the banned substance meldonium, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Thursday. CAS said the Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) mixed doubles curling team, who won bronze at the Winter Games in Pyeongchang, had been disqualified from the competition over the violation. Krushelnitsky, who won the medal with his wife, had accepted a provisional suspension beyond the period of the Games, CAS said, adding that the athlete had "reserved his rights to seek the elimination or reduction of any period of ineligibility" following the Games. The announcement came hours after CAS cancelled the hearing into the case at the request of the International Olympic Committee, the World Curling Federation and Krushelnitsky himself. Dmitry Svishchev, president of Russia's curling federation, said he hoped giving up the medal was a temporary measure. "Unfortunately we have to part with the Olympic bronze medal," he said in a statement on the federation's website. "I really hope and believe that this is temporary." The doping case has come at a delicate time for Russia, which has been accused of running a state-backed, systematic doping program for years, an allegation Moscow denies. Russians are competing at Pyeongchang as neutral athletes, and Russia had been hoping that a clean record at the Games would enable it to return to full Olympic status. Krushelnitsky and his wife Anastasia Bryzgalova have agreed to surrender their medals, according to the Russian curling federation. Russian Sports Minister Pavel Kolobkov said on Wednesday he hoped the Pyeongchang doping case would not impact the IOC's deliberations on whether to let Russia regain full Olympic status. The IOC has said it might allow the Russians to march with the country's flag and in national uniform at the closing ceremony of the Games on Sunday, provided they have complied with its code of conduct on neutrality. The code requires compliance with IOC anti-doping rules. The Russian Olympic delegation has said it could not explain how meldonium had ended up in Krushelnitsky's body and pledged to investigate.

Russian Olympian Krushelnitsky guilty of doping violation: CAS

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on Sunday banned all Russians from its own Games next month because of the widespread doping culture that it says has polluted sport in the country.

The IPC announced the decision to suspend the Russian Paralympic Committee in Rio, with its president Philip Craven saying that Russia&#39;s Paralympians were part of a broken system that stems from the Russian government.&nbsp;Russia immediately announced it would be appealing against the ban to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

The IPC decision follows the publication of the McLaren Report last month that implicated Russian Para-athletes in the widespread doping and cover-ups that led to the selective banning of many competitors from the Olympics.

While the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided against a blanket ban, the IPC had no such concerns about its own Games that run from Sept. 7-18.&nbsp;Craven said on Sunday he had &quot;deep sympathy&quot; for the competitors who will miss the Paralympics but that the decision was taken in the best interests of the Paralympic movement.

Last month the IPC said: &quot;In view of the culture endemic within Russian sport at the very highest levels, NPC Russia appears unable or unwilling to ensure compliance with and the enforcement of the IPC&#39;s Anti-Doping Code within its own national jurisdiction.&quot;

Parasport is not widely followed or celebrated in Russia, a country where rights campaigners say many disabled people are marginalised by regressive social attitudes, poor infrastructure and inadequate state support.

But Russian para-athletes are some of the most successful in the world, topping the medal table in Sochi and coming second after China at London 2012.&nbsp;Their exclusion from the Rio Games is yet another blow to Russia&#39;s reputation as a global sporting powerhouse after dozens of Russian sportspeople were barred from Olympic competition for doping offences.

It also further tarnishes the legacy of the 2014 Sochi Olympics, an event held up by President Vladimir Putin to promote his image of Russia as a resurgent world power. Addressing Russia&#39;s Olympic team before they travelled to Rio last week, Putin said Russian sport had fallen foul of a politically motivated plot fomented by foreign rivals. 
 
(Reuters)

Russia immediately announced it would be appealing against the ban to the Court of Arbitration for Sport

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on Sunday banned all Russians from its own Games next month because of the widespread doping culture that it says has polluted sport in the country. The IPC announced the decision to suspend the Russian Paralympic Committee in Rio, with its president Philip Craven saying that Russia's Paralympians were part of a broken system that stems from the Russian government. Russia immediately announced it would be appealing against the ban to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The IPC decision follows the publication of the McLaren Report last month that implicated Russian Para-athletes in the widespread doping and cover-ups that led to the selective banning of many competitors from the Olympics. While the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided against a blanket ban, the IPC had no such concerns about its own Games that run from Sept. 7-18. Craven said on Sunday he had "deep sympathy" for the competitors who will miss the Paralympics but that the decision was taken in the best interests of the Paralympic movement. Last month the IPC said: "In view of the culture endemic within Russian sport at the very highest levels, NPC Russia appears unable or unwilling to ensure compliance with and the enforcement of the IPC's Anti-Doping Code within its own national jurisdiction." Parasport is not widely followed or celebrated in Russia, a country where rights campaigners say many disabled people are marginalised by regressive social attitudes, poor infrastructure and inadequate state support. But Russian para-athletes are some of the most successful in the world, topping the medal table in Sochi and coming second after China at London 2012. Their exclusion from the Rio Games is yet another blow to Russia's reputation as a global sporting powerhouse after dozens of Russian sportspeople were barred from Olympic competition for doping offences. It also further tarnishes the legacy of the 2014 Sochi Olympics, an event held up by President Vladimir Putin to promote his image of Russia as a resurgent world power. Addressing Russia's Olympic team before they travelled to Rio last week, Putin said Russian sport had fallen foul of a politically motivated plot fomented by foreign rivals. (Reuters)

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