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WADA asks sports court to open Russia case to public hearing

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 24, 2016 file photo an employee of the Russia's national drug-testing laboratory holds a vial in Moscow, Russia. Russia is accused of manipulating an archive of doping data from a laboratory in Moscow, which was meant to be a peace offering to the World Anti-Doping Agency to solve earlier disputes. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

World Anti-Doping Agency shuts down Moscow lab again

Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2014, file photo, a Russian skating fan holds the country's national flag over the Olympic rings before the start of the men's 10,000-meter speedskating race at Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The World Anti-Doping Agency banned Russia on Monday Dec. 9, 2019 from the Olympics and other major sporting events for four years, though many athletes will likely be allowed to compete as neutral athletes. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Russian doping ban heads to sport’s highest court

Associated Press

This May 24, 2016 file photo shows a RUSADA sign that reads: &quot;Russian National Anti-doping Agency&quot; on a building in Moscow, Russia. Russia is accused of manipulating an archive of doping data from a laboratory in Moscow, which was meant to be a peace offering to the World Anti-Doping Agency to solve earlier disputes. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File) **FILE**

Russia confirms it will appeal 4-year Olympic ban

Associated Press

FILE - In this May 24, 2016 file photo an employee of the Russia's national drug-testing laboratory holds a vial in Moscow, Russia. Russia is accused of manipulating an archive of doping data from a laboratory in Moscow, which was meant to be a peace offering to the World Anti-Doping Agency to solve earlier disputes. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Russia accuses doping whistleblower of modifying key data

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH - Associated Press

Doping on the rise, but WADA lacks resources to investigate

Associated Press

This May 24, 2016 file photo shows a RUSADA sign that reads: &quot;Russian National Anti-doping Agency&quot; on a building in Moscow, Russia. Russia is accused of manipulating an archive of doping data from a laboratory in Moscow, which was meant to be a peace offering to the World Anti-Doping Agency to solve earlier disputes. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File) **FILE**

Russia plans to file appeal against Olympic ban

Associated Press

Criticism mounts on WADA decision in Russia doping case

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

Chair of the Compliance Review Committee (CRC) Jonathan Taylor speaks during a press conference after the WADA's extraordinary Executive Committee (ExCo) on the Russian doping data manipulation, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. WADA bans Russia from international sporting events for four years. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)

AP Interview: WADA lawyer defends no blanket ban on Russians

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

Russian boxers to boycott Olympics if sanctions not lifted

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2014 file photo, the Russian national flag, right, flies after next to the Olympic flag during the closing ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The World Anti-Doping Agency banned Russia on Monday Dec. 9, 2019 from the Olympics and other major sporting events for four years, though many athletes will likely be allowed to compete as neutral athletes. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

Russia doping saga likely heads back to Switzerland’s courts

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo dated Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018, Olympic athletes from Russia celebrate after winning the men's gold medal hockey game against Germany, 4-3, in overtime at the 2018 Winter Olympics, in Gangneung, South Korea. Sanctions handed down by the World Anti-Doping Agency on Monday Dec. 9, 2019, mean there won't be a Russian flag or anthem, but athletes are still aiming for the Tokyo Olympics, and the Russian hockey players belted out the Russian national anthem, even without any music. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, FILE)

Despite doping ban, Russian athletes prepare for Olympics

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH - Associated Press

World Anti-Doping Agency imposes 4-year ban on Russia using its flag, anthem, team names from Olympi

Associated Press

President-Elect of World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Witold Banka, left, President of World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Craig Reedie, right, and Director General of World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Olivier Niggli, center, arrive for a press conference after the WADA's extraordinary Executive Committee (ExCo) on the Russian doping data manipulation, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. WADA bans Russia from international sporting events for four years. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)

Analysis: Russia scandal makes ‘fair’ a thing of the past

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

In this Feb. 7, 2014, file photo Alexander Zubkov of Russia carries the national flag as he leads the team during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. at left is model Irina Shayk carrying the Russian placard. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, file)

World Anti-Doping Agency imposes 4-year ban on Russia

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 24, 2016 file photo, employees work in Russia's national drug-testing laboratory in Moscow, Russia. Russia is accused of manipulating an archive of doping data from a laboratory in Moscow, which was meant to be a peace offering to the World Anti-Doping Agency to solve earlier disputes. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Timeline of Russia’s doping cases and cover-ups

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH - Associated Press

WADA Athletes Committee calls for full Russian ban

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

Olympic Rings and a model of Misha the Bear Cub, the mascot of the Moscow 1980 Olympic Games, left, are seen in the yard of Russian Olympic Committee building in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019. The WADA committee has proposed a package of sanctions including a four-year ban on hosting major events in Russia and a similar four-year sanction on Russians competing in top events like the Olympics, though they could enter as neutrals. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Russia faces next wave of punishment in endless doping saga

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, left, shakes hands with World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Director General Francis Gurry in the Gorky residence outside Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019. (Alexander Astafyev, Sputnik, Government Pool Photo via AP)

Medvedev says Russia to ‘fight’ WADA on doping data decision

Associated Press

FILE - In this May 24, 2016, file photo, employees work in Russia's national drug-testing laboratory in Moscow. Experts from the World Anti-Doping Agency were heading to Moscow to finally receive the trove of data they’d been seeking for two years. Instead of getting ready to hand it over, Russian authorities stayed busy in a round-the-clock endeavor to keep changing, deleting and manipulating the data. Granular details of the plot are sprinkled throughout WADA’s previously confidential 89-page report, obtained by The Associated Press. Among the most brazen projects, the report says, was the rewriting of memos to make it look as though the man who exposed the plot was leveraging the Russian doping scheme to line his own pockets. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Ceferin meets Putin as Russia confirmed to host Euro games

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH - Associated Press