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Washington Post: US and 15 other national anti-doping agencies call for banning Russia from 2018 Olympics

By Washington Post.

Published Sept. 15, 2017. Updated Sept. 15 at 7:31 pm

Picture of the logo of World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) taken on September 20, 2016 at the headquarter of the organisation in Montreal.

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A day after the World Anti-Doping Agency dismissed 95 cases of suspected Russian doping, citing lack of evidence, 16 national anti-doping organizations, including the US Anti-Doping Agency, demanded Russia still be banned from next year’s Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.