Swimming's governing body FINA bans seven Russians from participating at Rio Olympics
FINA was the first sport to impose bans in light of Sunday`s IOC decision, which ruled against a blanket ban on all Russian competitors in Rio.
Jul 25, 2016, 21:05 PM IST
Rio Olympics: WADA 'disappointed' as IOC fails to ban Russia for mega event
WADA also recommended that Russian government officials be denied access to the Rio Games.
Jul 25, 2016, 04:46 AM IST
2016 Olympics: Russia escape blanket ban, but IOC bars whistle-blower from Rio Games
The IOC has been under huge pressure to throw Russia out of the Games after a second WADA-funded investigation found proof of a doping programme directed by the Russian state.
Jul 24, 2016, 20:09 PM IST
Olympics: IOC report 45 new doping failures from 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Games
The IOC said a decision on Russia's participation in Rio could be made on Sunday.
Jul 22, 2016, 17:03 PM IST
Olympics 2016: Usain Bolt gunning for Russian ban at Rio; says move will scare drug cheats
Russia won the third biggest overall medal haul at the London Olympics in 2012.
Jul 22, 2016, 15:30 PM IST
Olympics 2016: Ban Russians from all Rio sports - US anti-doping boss
Weighing their responsibility to those who have not tested positive against the potential far-reaching dope cheating range of a state-backed scheme is the problem facing the IOC as it tries to ensure clean athletes a fair Olympic playing field.
Jul 22, 2016, 09:14 AM IST
Russia Doping: A chronology of major events
The CAS ruling effectively meant that Russian athletes, who were applying to compete in 2016 Rio Games, will not be going to the Olympics.
Jul 21, 2016, 16:51 PM IST
Rio Games 2016: Russia's status hangs by thread as IOC considers ban
Russia, which strongly denies any state involvement in doping, is already banned from international athletics by world governing body IAAF because of doping exposed last year.
Jul 19, 2016, 09:10 AM IST
IOC President Thomas Bach calls Russia doping scandal `shocking and unprecedented`
World Anti-Doping Agency`s independent report would be "carefully" studied and "provisional measures and sanctions" could be decided on Tuesday.
Jul 18, 2016, 20:24 PM IST
Rio Olympics 2016: Stakes high as Russia's doping report to be released today
Russia is already barred from international athletics by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).
Jul 18, 2016, 09:47 AM IST
Rio Olympics 2016: IAAF clears long jumper Daria Klishina to compete in Brazil
Sixty-eight Russian track and field stars, hoping to go to Rio now hope that the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will overturn the blanket ban as a last resort.
Jul 10, 2016, 15:55 PM IST
Rio Games: Russia faces ban from Olympic weightlifting over doping offences
The IWF executive announced this month that 20 suspicious cases had been found in retests of samples from the 2008 and 2012 Olympics in Beijing and London.
Jun 23, 2016, 11:21 AM IST
Ashamed and sorry! Russian sports minister apologises over doping, pleads for Rio entry
Russian athletics faces a battle to compete at the Olympics in Rio in August.
May 15, 2016, 19:16 PM IST
Russia doping: WADA commission starts its work in Moscow
The IAAF suspended Russia last month after a bombshell report published by a WADA independent commission found evidence of state-sponsored doping.
Dec 10, 2015, 20:30 PM IST
Russia ready to create new anti-doping agency: Sports Minister
Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko said that they are ready to create a new anti-doping organisation.
Nov 13, 2015, 17:11 PM IST
