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Brazil

Three athletes record first positive tests of Rio Olympics

Brazil

Chinese swimmer, Bulgarian athlete fail first doping tests at Rio Olympics

Brazil

Carl Lewis calls on star athletes to take a stand against doping in Rio

In Rio, former Olympic champion Carl Lewis wants to tackle doping head on.

Bulgaria

Bulgarian runner Danekova 'tested positive' for banned substance in Rio

The 3,000-metre steeplechase athlete has been temporarily suspended pending a B sample test.

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Russia

Amid boos and jeers, Russia athletes reject doping stigma

Russian athletes have been speaking out against the reaction following accusations of "state-sponsored doping" as they are booed and jeered at the Rio Olympics.

Brazil

Speak out against doping - Phelps

The Rio 2016 doping debacle is making waves that are causing a splash in the Olympic pool.

Sport

Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva lose bid to appear at Rio Olympic Games

Russian Pole Vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva’s last gasp attempt to compete at the Rio Olympcis has failed after a Swiss Court rejected her appeal against her ban.

Brazil

Russian paralympic ban is 'grave human rights abuse'

The head of the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) said a decision to suspend Russian athletes from next month’s Paralympics was “a grave human rights abuse.

Sport

Russia banned from competing at 2016 Rio Paralympic Games

Brazil

271 Russian athletes cleared to take part in Rio Games

Russian Olympic Committee head Alexander Zhukov announced 271 Russian athletes will take part in the Rio Games amid the country’s unfolding doping scandal.

Business Line

The Olympic fallout over a doping scandal

As the Olympic Games starts in Brazil, Business Line examines the turmoil and the cost of the Russian doping scandal.

Sport

Bach defends IOC decision on Russia at 129th Session

The 129th Session of the International Olympic Committee got underway this week with an Opening Ceremony at the Cidade das Artes in Rio de Janeiro.

Sport

Standard anti-doping system worldwide needed in fight against doping - Russian Sports Minister Mutko

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko on Monday said an equal standards system applied across all countries is needed in order to win the fight against doping in…

Sport

IOC chief defends handling of Russian doping crisis

President of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, has defended his organisation’s treatment of the Russian doping crisis ahead of the Rio Games.

Brazil

Rio Olympics: IOC panel to have final say on Russian athletes

With just days to go until the Rio Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) now says a three-person panel will have the final say on which Russian athletes can…

Sport

Eleven weightlifters, including six medalists, retest positive from London 2012

The International Weightlifting Federation has announced that 11 weightlifters, including six medalists, have tested positive in retests on samples taken at the 2012 London Olympics.

Russia

Exclusion of Russian athletes from Rio is 'discrimination', says Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the exclusion of some Russian athletes from the Rio Olympics is "discrimination".

World

'Cheats welcome at Olympics' after IOC Russia doping decision

Russian athletes have started to arrive in Rio ready to compete at the Olympic Games that start on August 5.

Russia

Russia welcomes IOC decision against blanket ban on Rio athletes

The Kremlin says it welcomes the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) ruling against a blanket ban on Russian athletes at the next month’s Olympics.

Brazil

Dark clouds gather over Rio ahead of Olympics

With less than two weeks to go before the start of the Rio Olympics, there are a number of dark clouds gathered over the event that are showing little sign of…