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Russian Olympic Chief to Step Down; Putin Hints at Other Changes

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Russian Olympic Chief to Step Down; Putin Hints at Other Changes

A behind-the-scenes sack by an embarrassed Putin two months after the Rio Olympics in which hundreds of Russian athlete's were banned for doping.

A second World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) investigation to be concluded shortly is expected to find that 50% of Russian medal winners at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics had their positive drug tests altered by Russian state authorities.
 
Simpleχity;1066417998 said:
Russian Olympic Chief to Step Down; Putin Hints at Other Changes

A behind-the-scenes sack by an embarrassed Putin two months after the Rio Olympics in which hundreds of Russian athlete's were banned for doping.

A second World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) investigation to be concluded shortly is expected to find that 50% of Russian medal winners at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics had their positive drug tests altered by Russian state authorities.
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Autocrats tend to not ever be at fault and hatchet the one acting on their orders.
 
Simpleχity;1066417998 said:
Russian Olympic Chief to Step Down; Putin Hints at Other Changes

A behind-the-scenes sack by an embarrassed Putin two months after the Rio Olympics in which hundreds of Russian athlete's were banned for doping.

A second World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) investigation to be concluded shortly is expected to find that 50% of Russian medal winners at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics had their positive drug tests altered by Russian state authorities.
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If 50% or even CLOSE to that number were altered, the problem is not with the Russians. It's with the whole shootin' match.
 
MaggieD said:
If 50% or even CLOSE to that number were altered, the problem is not with the Russians. It's with the whole shootin' match.
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All Olympic athlete tests went through the Russian lab at Sochi. All Russian urine samples went to a hidden room connected to the main testing lab via a trap-door.
 
Simpleχity;1066418063 said:
All Olympic athlete tests went through the Russian lab at Sochi. All Russian urine samples went to a hidden room connected to the main testing lab via a trap-door.
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Makes my point. What sense does THAT make? What? The Olympic Committee has loose screws? What a world. They should have a twenty-year ban.
 
MaggieD said:
Makes my point. What sense does THAT make? What? The Olympic Committee has loose screws? What a world. They should have a twenty-year ban.
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) "trusts" the Russians.

After all, Russia is a huge financial contributor to the IOC and spent billions on the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.

The Russian whistle-blowers (two lab technicians and a track athlete) certainly didn't go to the IOC with their testimony and evidence.
 
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