US Investigating Claims of State-sponsored Doping in Russia

The United States has opened an investigation into claims that dozens of Russian athletes took part in a state-sponsored doping program, The New York Times reported Tuesday. Athletes, Russian government officials, anti-doping authorities, and others who may have benefited from a doping scheme are being probed by the U.S. Attorney's office for the Eastern District of New York, The Times reported. The U.S. does not normally launch investigations into sports doping, but can,...

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