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Interesting question whether Gregorin could be stripped of her medal from 2014

According to WADA figures published today it was 8158.... To be fair the Philippines have improved too. Last year the number of samples went up from 3 to 10.

The IBU has held a doping hearing on Yekaterina Glazyrina of Russia. The story seems to be a positive sample from 2014 Russian Championships that mysteriously disappeared, If she is cleared it will be good news for Russia but if guilty it could mean hundreds of suspensions for Russia.

European athletics champion over 5000m, Ilias Fifa, has been arrested by Spanish police investigating doping in sport

Just looked up some statistics for 2015 (2016 is not available yet) The Chinese Anti-Doping Organization tested 4600 samples in that year. Italy took 3600, Russia 5500, France 4200, GB 3000, Bermuda 55, Monaco 49 Philippines 3.

It's interesting. Before Rio the story from the GB team was "don't expect too much his time but the young stars in the team will be very fast in Tokyo"

The iAAF have won their appeal at the CAS against Betlhem Desalegn and the UAE, She is banned for 2 years and loses all results since 6 March 2014. She loses 2 golds from the 2015 Asian Championships and 2 from the 2016 Asian Indoors

WADA Statement on German television documentary alleging systematic doping in China during the 1980s and 1990s The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has seen the 21 October documentary by German broadcaster ARD alleging systematic doping in China during the 1980s and 1990s; and, questioning whether such a system may have prevailed beyond these decades. The allegations were brought forward by former Chinese physician, Xue Yinxian, who is said to have looked after several national teams in China during the decades in question. While WADA was only formed in November 1999 as the international, independent, agency tasked with combatting doping in sport, the Agency will ensure that, if action is warranted and feasible under the World Anti-Doping Code (Code), the necessary and appropriate steps will be taken. As a first step, the Agency has asked its independent Intelligence and Investigations (I&I) team to initiate an investigative process in order to collect and analyze available information in coordination with external partners. The Code, which first came into being in 2003, is the core document that harmonizes anti-doping policies, rules and regulations across sports organizations and countries around the world. Prior to the Code, anti-doping efforts were disjointed and uncoordinated across sports and countries

Not quite accurate. Tomashova and Aregawi have not been disqualified. Tomashova failed a drug test in 2008 but returned to compete in 2010. She is considered "clean" in 2012. Aregawi did not fail a drug test until 2016 and is also considered "clean" for 2012 Klocova crossed the line 8th but is now 5th. Dobriskey 10th but now 6th

The IOC have provisionally suspended the Brazilian Olympic Committee https://www.olympic.org/news/decision-of-the-ioc-executive-board-regarding-mr-carlos-nuzman-and-the-brazilian-olympic-committee

Most of the country like to pretend it's 1936 at the moment so we've decided to play ice hockey like we did then

https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1056102/four-iranians-denied-visas-for-2017-world-weightlifting-championships-in-us-report-claims Story has reached the rest of the world

Actually it was Raimondas senior's wife who got caught for the car full of EPO. Both she and him got suspended prison sentences

Raimondas Rumšas Junior has failed a drug test

Must be a special exemption for her? Normally she would have to wait until 2019 or 2020

Does Alexandrovskaya have Australian citizenship?

I think North Korea are safe to qualify unless they have a disaster tomorrow

Fournier-Beaudry might even struggle to get citizenship for 2022...

Same journalist i spoke to about the pairs said there were only 5 places for ice dance available? At the moment

Had indirect contact with a journalist covering Nebelhorn. She said France have officially rejected 2nd pairs spot, 5 pairs will qualify from Nebelhorn.

News from Russian athletics. 400m runner Maxsim Dyldin loses all his results from August 5, 2012 to May 22, 2015. Means the Russian 4 x400 team will be disqualified from the 2013 World Championships, 2013 Universiade and 2014 European Championships. Kirill Ikonnikov results lost from August 5, 2012 to October 8, 2016 (though 2 years in the middle of that time were already lost due to another doping case) Dyldin 4 year ban from January 2017 Ikonnikov 8 year ban from April 2016 http://rusathletics.info/87783

Six times Olympic champion Jason Kenny has decided to continue competing until Tokyo 2020

Just announced. Nothing more than bad bruising. Back in 3 weeks

Hamish Bond taking part! 8 times world champion, 2 Olympic golds...

"IOC President Bach Doesn’t Rule Out Double Allocation Of ’26 And ’30 Olympic Winter Games" https://gamesbids.com/eng/featured/ioc-president-bach-doesnt-rule-out-double-allocation-of-26-and-30-olympic-winter-games/