Report: Russian government covered up doping program
Renowned Russian athletes, including Olympians and winners of top sporting events such as the Chicago marathon, have been involved in a state-sponsored doping program for years, the World Anti-Doping Agency revealed in a report released Monday. The report alleges that the Russian government helped get drugs for athletes and covered up positive test results. It recommended that Russia be suspended from competition — including the 2016 Olympics.
Russia had more drug violation citations than any other nation in 2013, with 12 percent of the global infractions; most of those violations were by track and field athletes. The World Anti-Doping Agency's report comes amid several related scandals, including the recent suspension of five Russian athletes and a French criminal inquiry into the former president of track and field's international governing body.
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