Sport-Russia's anti-doping agency appoints new chief amid crisis

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MOSCOW : Russia on Saturday appointed Veronika Loginova, a sports and anti-doping official, to head its national anti-doping agency as Moscow tries to emerge from a years-long doping crisis.Russia has been rocked by doping scandals since 2015 and its athletes are set to compete without their flag and nati

MOSCOW : Russia on Saturday appointed Veronika Loginova, a sports and anti-doping official, to head its national anti-doping agency as Moscow tries to emerge from a years-long doping crisis.

The RUSADA anti-doping agency has been run by acting director Mikhail Bukhanov since the body's former chief was dismissed in August last year. Loginova is an advisor to the Russian International Olympic University's rector on anti-doping programmes, a member of the Russian Athletics Federation's disciplinary commission and holds other posts.

 

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