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Summary WADA:

In 1999, initiated by the international olympic committee to fight against doping in sport, the World Anti-Doping Agency had been founded. After the doping scandal in cycling in the summer 1998 the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to establish the WADA to promote, coordinate and monitor the fight of against doping in sport. The headquarters for WADA is in Montreal, Canada. The WADA is the supreme international authority and is allowed to do doping tests and can determine which substances are illegal.

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Summary Russia:

The doping history of Russia is big and over the years, Russia has had 43 Olympic medals stripped for doping violations. No other country has more stripped medals than Russia. After the release of the McLarren report in 2016, the IOC decided, that Russian athletes had to participate under a neutral flag at the Olympic games in Rio 2016 and 2018 at the Winter Olympic Games. The reason for this descion was, because Russia manipulated doping tests at the Olympic winter games in Sotchi. Russian athletes, who participated in Rio and Pyoengchang had to participate under a neutral flag with very strict criteria. Furthermore, government officials were not allowed to visit the event and the Olympic anthem was played instead of the Russian anthem.

In November, 2019 Russia circumvented WADA rules and deleted data's from Russian doping tests handed over to the WADA. Athletics officials tried to block doping investigations of a high jumper. They also forged documents from indoor gold medalist Danil Lysenko to explain his whereabouts violations. The WADA recommends a ban from the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo. However, the final descision is not made yet, but it could include a ban from the Olympic Games, soccer World Cup and the world championships from wrestling, archery and other sports. IOC President Thomas Bach is against a complete ban of Russian athletes. Another point to consider is, that some people criticise, that the WADA is paid by the IOC, which makes an independent descion impossible.