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| Russia announces anti-doping reforms in bid to avoid Rio Olympics ban | Russia announces anti-doping reforms in bid to avoid Rio Olympics ban |
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| Russia has announced reforms it hopes will repair the credibility of its anti-doping body and will enable its athletics team to compete at the Rio Olympics. | Russia has announced reforms it hopes will repair the credibility of its anti-doping body and will enable its athletics team to compete at the Rio Olympics. |
| Russia was suspended by the International Association of Athletics Federation last November after being accused of “state-sponsored” doping in a report commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency. | Russia was suspended by the International Association of Athletics Federation last November after being accused of “state-sponsored” doping in a report commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency. |
| All Russian track and field athletes intending to compete in Rio in August will now undergo a minimum of three independent, externally administered anti-doping controls before the Olympic Games, the Russian ministry of sport announced on Wednesday. | All Russian track and field athletes intending to compete in Rio in August will now undergo a minimum of three independent, externally administered anti-doping controls before the Olympic Games, the Russian ministry of sport announced on Wednesday. |
| These controls will be carried out by the IAAF and be in addition to existing anti-doping procedures. | These controls will be carried out by the IAAF and be in addition to existing anti-doping procedures. |
| Two independent international experts, nominated by Wada, will be based full-time in Moscow from the end of April. They will have “full and free” access for as long as necessary “to ensure the Russian anti-doping system is free of undue interference and is fully independent”, the ministry of sport said. | Two independent international experts, nominated by Wada, will be based full-time in Moscow from the end of April. They will have “full and free” access for as long as necessary “to ensure the Russian anti-doping system is free of undue interference and is fully independent”, the ministry of sport said. |
| Russia’s minister of sport, Vitaly Mutko, said: “We believe that sport must be clean and fair at all levels, from grassroots through to elite. We are 100% supportive of Wada’s efforts, alongside the IOC [International Olympic Committee] and IAAF and other organisations, to stamp out cheating. | Russia’s minister of sport, Vitaly Mutko, said: “We believe that sport must be clean and fair at all levels, from grassroots through to elite. We are 100% supportive of Wada’s efforts, alongside the IOC [International Olympic Committee] and IAAF and other organisations, to stamp out cheating. |
| “Clean athletes’ dreams must not be allowed to be destroyed because of other people’s mistakes. This is an important step in our journey.” | “Clean athletes’ dreams must not be allowed to be destroyed because of other people’s mistakes. This is an important step in our journey.” |