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WADA
Dec 9, 2019 14:00:21 GMT
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Post by franklin66 on Dec 9, 2019 14:00:21 GMT
Ban Russia from all major sporting events for 4 years ruling them out of the 2022 World Cup amongst other things. Although they can play in the Euros as it's not classed as a major event.
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WADA
Dec 9, 2019 17:05:37 GMT
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Post by duckling on Dec 9, 2019 17:05:37 GMT
I follow gymnastics pretty closely, and gymnastics is a sport in which Russians excel, and it's also a sport that hasn't been affected by doping scandals. There is the strong hope among gymnastics fans that Russian gymnasts will be allowed to compete at the Olympics under a neutral flag, much as they did in the 2018 Olympics.
Insiders seem to think that it will be allowed with each sports federation deciding for themselves.
By the way, speaking from some inside knowledge, WADA is an organization riddled with politics, a degree of corruption, and lack of common sense or consistency. Just because an athlete was banned doesn't mean they were guilty/tested positive (e.g., Justin Gatlin's first supposed doping incident, the second one was real though), and just because an athlete was not punished doesn't mean they tested negative. Most of the time the blame lies more with the sports governing bodies than with WADA per se, though.
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Dec 10, 2019 11:58:02 GMT
Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Dec 10, 2019 11:58:02 GMT
I follow gymnastics pretty closely, and gymnastics is a sport in which Russians excel, and it's also a sport that hasn't been affected by doping scandals. There is the strong hope among gymnastics fans that Russian gymnasts will be allowed to compete at the Olympics under a neutral flag, much as they did in the 2018 Olympics. Insiders seem to think that it will be allowed with each sports federation deciding for themselves. By the way, speaking from some inside knowledge, WADA is an organization riddled with politics, a degree of corruption, and lack of common sense or consistency. Just because an athlete was banned doesn't mean they were guilty/tested positive (e.g., Justin Gatlin's first supposed doping incident, the second one was real though), and just because an athlete was not punished doesn't mean they tested negative. Most of the time the blame lies more with the sports governing bodies than with WADA per se, though. My wife has a Latvian friend that's involved in gymnastics and she says that Russian gymnastics are not as clean as they should be.
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