Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed today that therapeutic use exemptions for banned substances give an unfair advantage, and suggested athletes who use them should be excluded from major competitions. TUEs allow athletes with medical conditions to take medications which would usually be banned. Their use has been under scrutiny since a hacking group known as Fancy Bears released confidential World Anti-Doping Agency documents listing medical information for many athletes. The Fancy Bears group began posting medical records of Olympians online last month, with U.S. and British athletes making up a large proportion of those targeted. The leaks began a month after the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, from which many Russian athletes were banned following WADA investigations into state-sponsored doping.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 11, 2016 14:03 UTC