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Athletics: Russian high jumper blames officials for doping suspension

MOSCOW (REUTERS) – High jumper Danil Lysenko, suspended for anti-doping violations in a case that rattled Russian sport, has admitted guilt for his [...]

Swimming: Aussie Shayna Jack free to race again after CAS dismisses appeal against reduced ban

(REUTERS) – Australian swimmer Shayna Jack can return to the sport with immediate effect, after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on [...]

Olympics: Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare out of Tokyo Games after failed drug test

TOKYO (NY TIMES) – Track and field’s drug-testing agency temporarily suspended a Nigerian sprinter after a failed test, the first drug-related suspension of [...]

Weight Lifting, an Original Olympic Sport, May Be Dropped

Lifting’s international federation has failed to fully address concerns about bribery and doping. If it doesn’t, the Olympic committee may eject the sport [...]

Russia Is Banned, Yet It’s Everywhere at the Games

A doping punishment changes a country’s official name but little else about its Olympic experience. By Tariq Panja TOKYO — For a country [...]

Opinion | Sha’Carri Richardson and the Absurd Disqualifications of Female Athletes

To the Editor: Re “Sha’Carri Richardson, a Track Sensation, Tests Positive for Marijuana” (nytimes.com, July 2): What a circus! The disqualification of outstanding [...]

Why Marijuana Can Disqualify a Runner From the Olympics

The World Anti-Doping Agency has said that marijuana “can be performance enhancing,” could pose risks to athletes and violates “the spirit of sport.” [...]