Russian Olympic doping ban overturned

Reversal undermines case brought against Russia for state-sponsored drugging of athletes

Doping tests have come under scrutiny in recent years
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Twenty-eight Russian athletes banned from the Olympics for life for doping have had their suspensions overturned and results reinstated by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, days before the start of the Winter Olympics.

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