Sport Ireland has called for a complete ban on any Russian involvement in international sporting competition following further revelations about the state’s doping offences. Wada’s executive committee imposed the ban after finding Russia tampered with laboratory data handed to Wada as a condition for ending a previous three-year ban. “While Wada has outlined a mechanism whereby Russian athletes can compete under a neutral flag, this system does not appear to be without flaw. Russian athletes will still be able to compete under the same coaches and support personnel that were a key part of one the most shocking scandals in the history of international sport. The 27-year-old said she had sympathy for Russian athletes who were competing clean and called for further investigations into doping elsewhere.

Source: Irish Examiner December 10, 2019 19:52 UTC