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Do Russian Athletes Cheat?


Russian runner Liliya Shobukhova had previously been suspended for doping. Paul Hackett / ReutersLast week, ahead of a major report by an independent commission of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Russia banned five of its athletes for alleged steroid use and other biological irregularities. “Marathon runner Maria Konovalova received a two-year ban and was stripped of results going back to 2009,” the AP reported. “She finished second at the Chicago Marathon in 2010 and third in 2013.” The report adds, disconcertingly, that five of the past seven winners of the Chicago Marathon have been banned for doping. If Russia’s preemptive …read more

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