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WADA to continue testing 'where possible' amid coronavirus
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The WADA report detailing doping offences during 2017 counted 1,804 cases, which was up sharply from the 1,595 recorded in 2016 although down from 1,929 in 2015.
A statement from WADA said law firm Covington & Burling would probe conduct by members of the agency's Executive Committee during a meeting in the Seychelles last September.
Since RUSADA was suspended in 2015 over a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) report outlining evidence of state-backed, systematic doping in Russian athletics, the agency has replaced 90% of its staff.
The CAS said last week that there was “insufficient evidence” of anti-doping violations against 28 Russian athletes banned for life by the IOC.
Wada’s 2016 Testing Figures Report marks the second set of global testing data since the revised World Anti-Doping Code came into effect at the start of 2015.
Cycling’s governing body the UCI joined the condemnation of the cyber-attacks.
Wada chief was grilled for what members said was a failure to act on information from whistleblowers.
Russia doping scandal: IAAF upholds ban
Russia was suspended from all track & field after a report revealed widespread state-sponsored doping.
The results involved athletes from six different national teams four years ago.
Reedie said the drug was responsible for 47 of the 49 adverse analytical findings in Russia.
Russia is at the heart of the biggest doping scandal in sport and its track and field athletes are suspended.
The IOC held a special meeting where they announced additional measures to protect clean athletes.
Earlier this week, the IOC said it would start re-testing samples from the 2014 Sochi Winter Games.
Five-time grand slam tennis champion Sharapova tested positive for the drug at this year’s Australian Open.
Russia is at the heart of the biggest doping scandal in sport, with its track & field athletes suspended.
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The IOC has conducted retests on 454 doping samples from Beijing that could impact the Rio Olympics.