by Taha Abed alWahed | Dec 10, 2016 | Sports
A report by Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren has revealed that Russia’s sports ministry is directly involved in the ‘institutionalized doping’ that took place between 2011 and 2015; a scandal that includes more than 1000 athletes and about 30 sports including football....
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 5, 2016 | Sports
The carnival capital of Rio de Janeiro will host a glittering Olympics opening ceremony party on Friday, hoping to draw a line under a turbulent seven-year build-up dogged by recession, drugs scandals, crime and infrastructure stumbles. The iconic Maracana Stadium...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 18, 2016 | Sports
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) confirmed on Monday that the Russian Ministry of Sport oversaw doping and the manipulation of athlete’s analytical test results and sample swapping at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. WADA’s independent commission report, led by...
