Doping cases in Russia have almost doubled this year as athletes come under more scrutiny, the country’s national anti-doping agency said September 4.
Yuri Ganus, the director general of the agency, said it had detected 113 potential breaches of doping rules in the first eight months of 2018 — almost double the 59 it found in all of 2017. The rise comes as Russia tries to reform its anti-doping system after years of scandals across multiple sports.
