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Britain's number one player insisted fellow female sportswomen make the same sacrifices and are as equally determined and committed to winning as any of the top men on the tennis circuit.
The Russian Federation Council Speaker stated that engaging in political games connected with sports is unacceptable and international organizations should ban such activities.
During a current IOC session in Lima, the WADA president criticized the Institute of National Anti-Doping Organisations for ignoring the efforts done by Russia to improve its anti-doping system.
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The World Anti-Doping Agency stated that the absence of testimony by the former director of the Moscow Anti-Doping Center Rodchenkov was one of the reasons why the agency had cleared 95 Russian athletes suspected of doping.
The International Weightlifting Federation reports that its Clean Sport Commission has proposed some changes concerning the organization's anti-doping policy.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister expressed hope the work of the International Olympic Committee would be completed before the start of the World Cup stages, because 'many Russian athletes had already lost much'.
The head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) expresses hope that Oswald commission will come up with results on doping probes of Russian athletes from Olympics 2014 before the start of the winter season.
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