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Richard McLaren accused Russia of running a state-sponsored doping programme from 2011, as he presented his report at a press conference in London, on December 9, 2016 (AFP Photo/Adrian Dennis)

Report Accuses Russia of ‘Institutionalized’ Doping

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....

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A general view of the Rocinha favela, one of the slums that was included in the “police pacification unit” program that began in 2008, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 24, 2016. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly

A ‘Divided’ Brazil Unites the World with Rio Olympics

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...

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A woman walks into the head office for the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in Montreal, November 9, 2015, Reuters

Moscow Lab Covered Up Athletes Doping Abuse at Sochi Olympics

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...