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Almost Half Of The 31 Beijing 2008 Adverse Findings Hail From Russia, Says Tass
- Updated: May 24, 2016
Doping Developments
Fourteen of the 31 athletes whose retested samples from the 2008 Olympics in Beijing produced adverse findings are Russian, according to Tass, the state agency.
Tass also reports that the majority but not all of those involved are from track and field. The news will comes a s blow to Russia’s hopes of having its tack and field squad back from a whole-nation suspension in time for the Rio Olympic Games this August. The International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) will vote on the matter on June 17 after a taskforce process.
The International Olympic Committee announced last week that 31 individuals had tested positive for banned substances after 454 retrospective urine samples from the Beijing 2008 Games were reexamined. The IOC targeted athletes who were due to compete at Rio, using more advanced testing techniques than were available in 2008.
The athletes, from 6 …
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