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Russians suspected of doping stopped from going to Olympics

By GRAHAM DUNBARJuly 23, 2021 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Some Russian athletes were denied places on the country’s Olympic team of 335 athletes for the Tokyo Games because they are under suspicion of doping.

The World Anti-Doping Agency said Friday it intervened to stop several Russians from competing based on evidence from the Moscow testing laboratory that was shut down in 2015.

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