International Olympic Commitee doping ruling a blow to Russia

July 26, 2016

In his latest opinion piece for The Globe and Mail, Aurel Braun, professor of international relations and political science at the University of Toronto discusses the recent ruling by the IOC declaring all Russian athletes tainted and placing the onus on them to persuade individual international sports federations of their innocence if they are to participate in the upcoming Rio Olympics. Despite escaping a blanket ban, Russia has suffered a grievous blow, with key implications. The full article is available here.