Athletics in Russia

Athletics is an important sport in Russia, which is considered the leading European nation in athletics.[1] Russian athletes competed in international athletics competitions such as Olympic Games or World athletics championships. Athletics is governed in Russia by the All-Russia Athletic Federation.

Russian athletes at international competitions

Medal tables
Event Medals
Tot.
Olympic Games25272577

Olympic Games

As the Russian Empire, the nation first competed at the 1900 Games, and returned again in 1908 and 1912. After the Russian revolution in 1917, and the subsequent establishment of the Soviet Union in 1922, it would be thirty years until Russian athletes once again competed at the Olympics, at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russian athletes participated in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona as part of the Unified Team. Since then, Russia has competed at every edition of the Olympic Summer Games starting with the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Games Participants Men Women Total
1900–1912as part of the  Russian Empire (RU1)
1920–1948did not participate
1952–1988as part of the  Soviet Union (URS)
1992 Barcelonaas part of the  Unified Team (EUN)
1996 Atlanta850303331736110
2000 Sydney1091045242834613
2004 Athens11511355631467619
2008 Beijing10421364441265718
2012 London9710016451574516
2016 Rio de Janeiro1000000000000
Total5510202021155625262576

Doping ban
See also: Doping in Russia

In December 2014, a documentary by German broadcaster ARD made wide-ranging allegations of state involvement in systematic doping in Russian athletics, accusing Russia of an "East German-style" doping programme.[2] The allegations resulted in the resignation of ARAF President Valentin Balakhnichevas Treasurer of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).[3]

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) subsequently investigated the allegations. The 323-pages report, published on 9 November 2015, confirmed widespread doping and large-scale cover ups by the authorities. It recommended that the All-Russia Athletic Federation (ARAF) be declared non-compliant with respect to the World Anti-Doping Code, and recommended that the International Olympic Committee not accept any entries from ARAF until compliance was reached.[4][5] Based on this report, which The Guardian described as "damning",[6] the IAAF council overwhelmingly voted 22–1 in favour of prohibiting Russia from world sports events with immediate effect, in its 13 November session.[7] Russia has been also prohibited from hosting the 2016 World Race Walking Team Championships (Cheboksary) and 2016 World Junior Championships (Kazan), and ARAF must entrust doping cases to Court of Arbitration for Sport.[7] ARAF accepted the indefinite IAAF suspension and did not request a hearing.[8] ARAF's efforts towards regaining full IAAF membership will be monitored by a five-person IAAF team.[9]

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See also

References
  1. Edwin Bacon (2014). Contemporary Russia (3rd ed.). Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781137307392.
  2. Philip Olterman (3 December 2014). "Russia accused of athletics doping cover-up on German TV". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  3. "IAAF investigating Russian Olympic gold medallist Elena Lashmanova". The Guardian.
  4. "Independent Commission – Report 1". World Anti-Doping Agency. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  5. "Athletics doping: Wada commission recommends Russia suspension". BBC. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  6. "Wada calls for Russia to be banned from athletics in doping report". The Guardian. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  7. "IAAF provisionally suspends Russian Member Federation ARAF". iaaf.org. 13 November 2015.
  8. "Russia accepts full, indefinite ban from world athletics over doping scandal". The Guardian. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  9. "Athletics doping: IAAF names team to inspect Russian reforms". BBC. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
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