MOSCOW - Timeline of Russian doping and corruption scandals after the International Olympic Committee said Tuesday it will study "legal options" before deciding whether to ban Russia from the Rio Games over its state-run doping programme. WADA's report into the scandal calls on Russia's track and field team to be banned from international competition, including from the 2016 Rio Olympics, until "state-sponsored" doping is eradicated. January 2016IAAF ethics commission bans for life Balakhnichev and Pape Massata Diack over bribes taken to cover up doping failures by Russian athletes. An Olympic Games flag and a Russian flag wave during the closing ceremony of the winter Olympics in Sotchi on February 23, 2014December 2014German broadcaster ARD airs documentary alleging systematic doping in Russian athletics. November 2015French police charge Lamine Diack with corruption on suspicion the 83-year-old Senegalese accepted bribes to cover up doping cases.

Source: Bangkok Post July 19, 2016 17:03 UTC