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Australian women's bob are out https://www.9news.com.au/videos/cjcu7662b006s0iqrx6cf0dck/australias-womens-bobsleigh-team-ruled-out-of-winter-olympics

Hmmm. Still no news of Kenya

Just been chatting to a journalist. Sabrina Simader of Kenya been told by her NOC she's going to Korea. So they've decided to accept the quota. Now the question is if they remembered to tell the FIS

50 - 24 January

Case #47 (Russia #8) Athlete: Dmitry Sokolov Sport: Modern Pentathlon Duration: 24 Months Expiration: October 6th, 2019 Substance: ? Source: http://rusada.ru/news/disqualification/sovremennoe-pyatibore-sokolov/ Case #48 (Russia #9) Athlete: Ruslan Chobanov Sport: Boxing Duration: 48 Months Expiration: November 7th, 2021 Substance: ? Source: http://rusada.ru/en/news/disqualification/boxing/ Case #49 (Russia #10) Athlete: Alena Tokarchuk Sport: Boxing Duration: 48 Months Expiration: November 28th, 2021 Substance: ? Source: http://rusada.ru/en/news/disqualification/boxing/ Case #50 (Russia #11) Athlete: Andrei Bystrov Sport: Non-Olympic (Powerlifting) Duration: 48 Months Expiration: October 19th, 2021 Substance: ? Source: http://rusada.ru/en/news/disqualification/powerlifting/ Case #51 (Russia #12) Athlete: Andrei Vigandt Sport: Non-Olympic (Powerlifting) Duration: 48 Months Expiration: October 19th, 2021 Substance: ? Source: http://rusada.ru/en/news/disqualification/powerlifting/

Case #44 (Italy #12) Athlete: Francesco Manco Sport: Cycling - Road Duration: 48 Months Expiration: October 25th, 2021 Substance: ? Source: http://www.nadoitalia.it/it/home-it/news/archivio-comunicati/12455-prima-sezione-francesco-manco-tesserato-csain-ciclismo-squalificato-4-anni.html Case #45 (Italy #13) Athlete: Michele Stingone Sport: Athletics Duration: 48 Months Expiration: January 22nd, 2022 Substance: ? Source: http://www.nadoitalia.it/it/home-it/news/archivio-comunicati/12456-prima-sezione-michele-stingone-tesserato-fidal-squalificato-4-anni.html Case #46 (Lithuania #1) Athlete: Raimondas Rumšas Junior Sport: Cycling - Road Duration: 48 Months Expiration: October 22nd, 2022 Substance: GHRP-6 Source: http://www.nadoitalia.it/it/home-it/news/archivio-comunicati/12457-prima-sezione-raimondas-rumsas-tesserato-fci-squalificato-4-anni.html

When is the deadline? Midnight?

Latest news is that only Trofimov of the Russian men's team will be allowed to compete and only 3 from the women's team

Wales have chosen their team. Anna Hursey has been chosen for table tennis. She's 11 years old.

As of 23 January, the samples of 4 (four) athletes have returned an Adverse Analytical Finding, out of the 315 athletes participating at the 2017 IWF World Championships Anaheim, USA. The IWF conducted 212 tests including 141 urine and 43 blood, representing 67% of the total number of athletes. IWF reports that the sample of Mr. Dimitris MINASIDIS (CYP) has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for GW501516 (S4 Hormone and Metabolic Modulators/ Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor δ (PPARδ) agonists). IWF reports that the sample of Mr. Aurimas DIDZBALIS (LTU) has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for Selective Androgen Receptor Modulator S-22 (S1.2 Other Anabolic Agents). IWF reports that the sample of Mr. Dumitru CAPTARI (ROU) has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for Ephedrine (S5 Diuretics and Masking Agents). IWF reports that the sample of Ms. Romela BEGAJ (ALB) has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for Stanozolol (S1.1 Anabolic Agents).

"Russian biathletes are considering the possibility of refusing to participate in the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, according to the "Soviet Sport" referring to the Russian Biathlon Union (UBR)"

At the moment Ice Hockey - Belov. Naumenko, Nihuskin, Plotnikov, Bereglazov Short Track - Ahn, Grigoriev, Atapatyan, Borodulina, Zakharova Biathlon - Shipulin, Volkov, Garanichev, Loginov, Starykh, Eliseev. Tsvetkov, Shopin, Virolaynen, Mironova, Slivko, Uslugina, Yurlova-Percht EDIT - "Only three people are allowed from the whole biathlon team" XC skiing - Ustyagov. Dementiev Speed Skating. Yuskov, Khulizhnikov, Zakharov Figure skating - Stolbova, Bukin Luge - Victoria Demchenko Ski Jumping - Vasiliev Alpine skiing - NONE Freestyle skiing - NONE Curling - NONE Bobsleigh - Koshelev and Shokshuyeva Skeleton - no news Snowboarding - 1 barred from competing. Not named but not Vic Wild Nordic combined - no news EDIT - Le Monde newspaper says that the samples of Ahn and Shipulin were tampered with in Sochi. We could be looking at disqualifications here!!! I'll update this if more news comes out

Russian websites are reporting that a lot of big names have barred from competing in Pyongchang

Russia update. Anton Belov, Mikhail Naumenko, Sergei Plotnikov and Valery Nichushkin barred from competing by IOC - according to https://www.championat.com/hockey/news-3010141-mok-ne-vydal-priglashenija-na-oi-2018-belovu-plotnikovu-nichushkinu-i-naumenkovu.html

Many Russian websites reporting that Sergei Ustyugov has been barred from the Olympics.

Jim Johannson - Ice hockey - 1988 Olympics - Died 21 January General Manager - US Olympic team 2018

Albania have withdrawn from holding the 2018 European Championships because the entire board of the weightlifting federation has resigned because of the scandal of the positive drug test by Romola Begaj at the World Championships.

We can ignore the list. It's not legitimate. I've removed the post

EDIT - Made a mess of this....

http://tass.com/sport/986309

Big news Victor Ahn is banned from competing at the Olympics EDIT - Olympic relay champion Vladimir Grigoryev also banned from Games - and teammate Denis Airapetyan

Charles Davis - Shooting - 1972 Olympics - Died 10 January Jerzy Gros - Athletics - 1976 Olympics - Died 17 January Eric Luoma - XC Skiing - 1964 Olympics - Died 16 January John Pierik - Shooting - 1980/1984 Olympics - Died 14 January Rody Rijnders - Rowing - 1968 Olympics - Died 15 January Olympic silver medallist Aristidis Robianis - Athletics and Basketball - 1952 Olympics - Died 13 January Wojtech Rydz - Rowing - 1952 Olympics - Died 8 January

If he hadn't taken a drug test it would automatically failed to have been ratified as a world record. But the journey might have a complete waste anyway as it seems the event did not have an electronic starting system which complies to IAAF regulations,

Has Madrazo missed the Olympics? https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=CC&raceid=30425

Case #41 Russia # 5 Athlete: Igor Petrov Sport: Weightlifting Duration: 24 Months Expiration: February 21st, 2019 Substance: ? Source: https://rfwf.ru/news/distsiplinarnyy-komitet-ftar-prinyal-reshenie-o-diskvalifikatsii-sportsmenov/ Case #42 Russia # 6 Athlete: Zhamal Kudayev Sport: Weightlifting Duration: 24 Months Expiration: November 2nd, 2019 Substance: ? Source: https://rfwf.ru/news/distsiplinarnyy-komitet-ftar-prinyal-reshenie-o-diskvalifikatsii-sportsmenov/ Case #43 Russia # 7 Athlete: Alexei Sonin Sport: Weightlifting Duration: 30 Months Expiration: December 12th, 2019 Substance: ? Source: https://rfwf.ru/news/distsiplinarnyy-komitet-ftar-prinyal-reshenie-o-diskvalifikatsii-sportsmenov/