Dope. Cheat. Repeat.
The Lead
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🗓️ 4 December 2019
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
A massive, state-sponsored doping program was unearthed in Russia several years ago, leading to the country being banned from the 2018 Olympics. Last week, it was reported that Russia had violated the terms of its new oversight, by submitting bogus data to the World Anti-Doping Agency. There is now the possibility that Russia will be banned from international sports competitions for four years. Reporter Tariq Panja joins us to talk about this latest chapter in the Russian doping scandal and what the future might hold for Russia and its athletes.
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| 0:00.0 | Last week, there was an interesting development in the Russian doping scandal. |
| 0:10.0 | Russia, of course, was caught running a massive state-sponsored doping program several years |
| 0:18.1 | ago, and that led to the Russian Olympic Committee being banned from the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang. |
| 0:25.2 | Since then, Russia has been forced to cooperate with the World Anti-Doping Agency and to provide |
| 0:30.5 | them with access to information on their athletes. |
| 0:34.1 | But last week, it was discovered that Russia has been cheating again. |
| 0:38.4 | And now, there's the possibility that the country will be banned from international sports |
| 0:42.1 | competitions for four years, including the Olympics and the World Cup. |
| 0:47.4 | Tariq Ponga, the reporter who broke that story for The New York Times, joins us today to |
| 0:51.9 | talk about this latest chapter in the scandal, and what the future might hold for Russia and its athletes. |
| 1:00.7 | From wondering on the athletic, I'm Kavita Davidson. |
| 1:03.3 | And I'm Anders Kelto. |
| 1:04.7 | It's Wednesday, December 4th, and this is The Lead. |
| 1:09.3 | It felt like something great was happening. |
| 1:13.5 | There was just something about the emotion and that moment. |
| 1:16.3 | The failures of the past don't matter because we've got this now. |
| 1:20.4 | You can't pay. |
| 1:21.2 | I'm seeing anything like that. |
| 1:22.6 | That's not good. |
| 1:23.5 | This isn't a story where you interview the athlete in the home. |
| 1:27.7 | It stays with you. |
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