responder on location after the poisoning of former russian spy surrogates for powell was a senior u.k. military doctor. plus the world anti-doping agency decides not to reimpose a suspension on the russian anti doping agency despite moscow missing a deadline to handover date. good evening thanks for joining us this is r.t. and tonight. germany's angela merkel and france's a man you have signed a treaty to boost relations comes amid rising tensions in the european union from bickering between member states and certainty of a break sit and a rise in populism across the continent. explains. germany and france must tackle the challenges of our time hand in hand those were the words of angela merkel as she put pen to paper on the treaty of ark and now it was signed in our historic city hall the the historic well significance of the place wasn't missed at all by anybody that was speaking in fact if you didn't know about the history of arkan after this well you clearly weren't listening it was charlemagne's capital it's changed hands numerous times between france and germany sometimes in bloody conflict over the centuries but the message that

as an aside to this we have the world anti doping agency day and just recently decided not to further suspend the russian anti-doping agency over a long saga about access to the three moscow that decision didn't go down too well with everybody they did it yes and the usual suspects have been criticizing that decision indeed some members of the media were saying that russia should be banned again that it should be allowed back into sport and you know it begs for a question like you guys want clean sport in russia but at the same time you don't want the agency which is supposed to clean up the sport too to operate which is which is weird but there was there's one person who went even further now we're talking about linda hello and she is the minister of children and equality in norway now you may ask yourself what the children and equality have to do with doping she also happens to be the vice president of the world anti-doping agency and the only person on the board of water to vote against a restart is reinstated back in september and this week as well now she said that russia needs to compensate all the

of the world anti-doping agencies vice president has called on the organization to consider whether it should once again ban the russian anti doping agency lot of representatives arrived in russia in december but weren't able to obtain important data from a more scattered lab before a monday night deadline. i'm extremely disappointed that trash didn't deliver within the more than three month time frame they had at their disposal to extract the data have been sad that i'm not surprised this process has unfortunately been going on for years. in mass extinction lanty doping organizations have heard the world anti-doping agency to acknowledge the gravity of the failure to obtain the data and demanded action against russia the sixteen nations include many from europe along with the u.s. canada plus a stray or singapore and or so japan russia's anti doping agency who started his band in twenty fifteen after claims it was part of a state run doping program restarted though it was restored to the anti-doping fold in september on the condition that it gave wider access to moscow lab data by the end of the year however while rep

the world anti-doping agency has decided not to reimpose a suspension on the russian and to duping agency despite missing a deadline to hand over key data earlier i talked to the sports correspondent. you have shed light on the situation remember the missing of the deadline it was a bit of a scandalous headline in the global media didn't look good. for russian sporting orthorexic on september twentieth last year after three years in the wilderness for the russian anti-doping agency the world anti-doping agency decided to reinstate rosado the decision which was criticized by many athletes worldwide nevertheless there were two conditions imposed one of them very important that the experts get access to the most called the board story the old anti-doping laboratory where the doping samples were kept the deadline was set to be thirty first of december on december thirty first the delegation of water reported that they came back from moscow empty handed there was a lot of outcry both on the critic side and some on the russian side saying that this access must be provided immediately so right a

russians have to clean up their act that has been the refrain from international sporting officials ever since the doping scandal hit the russian olympic and paralympic team three years on the russian anti doping agency has regained its compliance status within the water system but the question is and innuendos about the integrity of the country's big sports still remain will they ever be sat down to discuss that i'm now joined by the newly appointed director general. mr ganesan good to talk to you thank you very much for your time. now let me start with a for a few personal questions because you are a professional manager you have held a number of executive positions but from what i've been able to gather big sports are not your area of expertise do you see that as a shortcoming or as an advantage in this new position. totally agree with you. came. not from the area. professional director or working as an independent director but i think first of all my experience more than earlier one when we were built. we have to organize and lead independent national and to depend as n.c. . my previous experience before so there was i worked as independent director doing the ten years is there any difference in

russians have to clean up their act that has been the refrain from international sporting officials ever since the doping scandal hit the russian olympic and paralympic three years on the russian anti doping agency has regained its compliance status within the water system and the question. about the integrity . the country's peaks boards still remain will they ever be sat down to discuss that i'm now joined by the newly appointed director general. mr ganesan good to talk to you thank you very much for your time. now let me start with the first few personal questions because you are a professional manager your pal the number of executive positions but from what i've been able to gather big sports north of your area of expertise do you see that as a shortcoming or as an advantage in this new position. totally agree with you . came. not from the area. professional director working as independent director but i think first of all my experience more than earlier one.

thorough test on september twentieth last year after three years in the wilderness for the russian anti-doping agencythe world anti-doping agency decided to reinstate receipt of the decision which was criticized by many athletes worldwide nevertheless there were two conditions imposed one of them very important that water experts get access to the most called the board story the old anti-doping laboratory where the doping samples were kept the deadline was set to be thirty first of december on december thirty first the delegation of water reported that they came back from moscow empty handed there was a lot of outcry both on the critic side and some on the russian side saying that this access must be provided immediately so right after new year this access was indeed provided the delegation of water came to moscow up to all the samples and water has a very thorough explanation of exactly what happened the date it was not received by the thirty first of december twenty eighth teen usually a code signatory is then given at least three months to correct that non-conformity before referral to the c c but

to meet an end of year deadline for submitting data to the world anti-doping agency wada now this was a condition of the ban on russian competitors being lifted now sports bodies and athletes are pushing for wada to re-impose its sanctions. the world anti-doping agency wada is again under scrutiny the criticism first flared up in september following its surprise decision to reinstate recess under the condition that the russian agency provide access to data by year's end while this handling of the scandal and lax response to russia missing that deadline has sparked anger among athletes and anti-doping agencies and as you know it is a joke and frankly in the barest minutes for all of us not just water themselves but all of us who are in the global fight to protect clean athletes because you know athletes are wondering what the world is going on i'm after time after time after time there's a lot of talk but no action criticism hasn't only come from outside of what is rein the anti doping agency's own athlete committee and what is vice president who voted against to such a september reinstatement expressed their disappoin

the world anti-doping agency wada is again under scrutiny the criticism first flared up in september following its surprise decision to reinstate recess under the condition that the russian agency provide access to data by year's end what his handling of the scandal and lax response to russia missing that deadline has sparked anger among athletes in anti-doping agencies it is a joke and frankly in the barest minutes for all of us not just water themselves but all of us who are in the global fight to protect clean athletes because you know athletes are wondering what the world is going on i'm after time after time after time there's a lot of talk but no action criticism has an only come from outside of what is rain the anti-doping agencies own athlete committee and waters vice president who voted against the september reinstatement expressed their disappointment with the agency's response to the situation it was suspended in two thousand and fifteen following a report from wada investigator richard mclaren which concluded that widespread doping by russian athletes was state sponsored shortly before missing the deadline the head of the agency made a plea to russian preside

step in the investigation into accusations of state sponsored drug cheating by russian athletes russia's anti doping agency says it will hand over crucial data from its moscow to barratry it missed a deadline ten days ago but says it's reached a quote understanding with the world anti doping agency water officials have arrived in moscow and will begin collecting the material on thursday the information could lead to it filing doping charges against numerous russian athletes kremlin's repeatedly denied states johnson cheating. as far as we know intensive communications with wada are taking place through our sports department we have reached understanding with water representatives regarding future interaction as you know the daughter was ready to transfer the last time as well indeed difficulties came up regarding what dr storage devices are used and how they will be used and so on i would rather say these are not the questions of subject matter but the logic sticks. now this all started in twenty fifteen minutes state sponsored doping program in russia was exposed its athletes were barred from internationa

anti-doping act, with dr. burgess, and, of course, in the other body, senator wicker and senator whitehouse, that deals with the world anti-doping agency that failed to suspend the russian anti-doping agency for missing a crucial december 31, 2018, deadline, and for the violations at the olympics. i ask my colleagues to join in supporting this legislation. let's get doping out of the olympics. let's have sports that are fair and square and to do what is right on these wonderful young athletes. with that, madam speaker, i yield back. thank you very much. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arkansas seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i ask to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> madam speaker, today i rise to bring attention to an american being held by syria's dictator assad. in february, 2017, majid was detained by syrian police while visiting the country for the funeral of his father-in-law. when i spoke to majid's children last week, they told me they had tried to convince him not to go to syria, but their father ha

revelations that the first responder on location after the poisoning of former russian spy was a senior military. the world anti-doping agency to. impose a suspension on the russian.

the head of the united states anti—doping agency travis tygart has called for immediate action, after russianvestigators access to a moscow laboratory amid the doping scandal. he said the situation was a "total joke" and has urged wada, the world anti—doping agency, to declare russia noncompliant with the world doping code once again, which would reverse the recent decision to allow russian athletes to compete in international competition. when are we going to wake up, stop getting played by the russians who perpetrated this scheme, and put an end to it, and at least give clean athletes a clear message that we have their back, and their decision to compete clean is the right decision? and we are sorry the russians did this. make no mistake, it was nobody‘s fault but the russians that they attempted to pull this original scheme off to begin with. they got away with it, but now is the time to hold them accountable, that is what the olympic values absolutely demands. that is what the rules, when enforced fairly but firmly, that is what it demands. that's all the sport for now. we all know about

evidence that could expose numerous russian athletes as drug cheats has finally been collected by anti doping experts the world anti-doping agencydemanded russia hand over data from its moscow laboratory by the end of last year but the russians mr deadline water now says its team has finished retrieving data from the lab the n.b.a. got the showcase it was hoping for as the washington wizards and new york knicks played the annual game in london the next led by nineteen points at one stage but were paid back by the wizards bradley beal sinking to twenty six points here in york later by a single point with three seconds remaining in the game before an incident that provided high drama but it also baffle sections of the english crowd washington's thomas bryant appearing to have his layer blocked to seal a victory for the knicks but was called for goaltending that's when the ball is sua to the way on its downward path to the net so the basket stood would win one hundred one one hundred. the knicks have been weakened by the absence of star santa anas cancer the turkish player is a critic of these countries present recha type earlier o

initial delay evidence that could expose numerous russian athletes as drug cheats has been collected by anti-doping experts the world anti-doping agency demanded in september that russia hand over data from its moscow laboratory by the thirty first of december but the russians missed that deadline has now confirmed that its three member team was able to successfully retrieve data from the up. the interim president of michigan state university resigned after making comments about the u.s. gymnastics sexual abuse victims john engler told a local newspaper that the gymnast who were sexually abused by former usa gymnastics and michigan state team dr larry nasser were quote unquote enjoying the spotlight larry nasser was sentenced to more than three hundred years for sexually abusing young gymnasts. wendy vonn is set to return to the world cup circuit after an injury delayed her long goodbye to skiing before retirement bought injured her knee before her scheduled first race of the season back in november but is due to start at corteen on saturday the american had announced that this would be her final year although she has since decided to

initial delay evidence that could expose numerous russian athletes as drug cheats has been collected by anti-doping experts the world anti-doping agency demanded in september that russia hand over data from its moscow laboratory by the thirty first of december but the russians missed that deadline has now confirmed that its three member team was able to successfully retrieve data from the up. the interim president of michigan state university resigned after making comments about the u.s. gymnastics sexual abuse victims john engler told a local newspaper that the gymnast who were sexually abused by former usa gymnastics and michigan state team dr larry nasser were quote unquote enjoying the spotlight larry nasser was sentenced to more than three hundred years for sexually abusing young gymnasts. the milwaukee bucks could be heading up for their best season in years in the n.b.a. they look first in the in place in the eastern conference after beating the memphis grizzlies over in the west the l.a. clippers and the utah jazz are vying for playoff spots georgia seeing the clippers back in the second with a walk on patrick beverley korver

initial delay evidence that could expose numerous russian athletes as drug cheats has been collected by anti-doping experts the world anti-doping agency demanded in september that russia hand over data from its moscow laboratory by the thirty first of december but the russians missed that deadline has now confirmed that its three member team was able to successfully retrieve data from the up. the interim president of michigan state university resigned after making comments about the u.s. gymnastics sexual abuse victims john engler told a local newspaper that the gymnast who were sexually abused by former usa gymnastics and michigan state team dr larry nasser were quote unquote enjoying the spotlight larry nasser was sentenced to more than three hundred years for sexually abusing young gymnasts. lindsey vonn is set to return to the world cup circuit after an injury delayed her long goodbye to skiing before retirement been injured her knee before her scheduled first race of the season back in november but is due to start at corteen on saturday the american had announced that this would be her final year although she has since decided to

nine days late — the world anti doping agency will now gain access to a russian lab to assess its data along. after a weekend of shocks in the fa cup — tonight premier league leaders liverpool were dumped out by wolves — the home side winning 2—1 at molineaux. a brilliant second half strike from ruben neves was the difference — asjurgen klopp made nine changes to his team — including giving three teenagers their full debuts. ben croucher watched the action. if you are going to go out of the fa cup go out with a bang. plenty of changes from both teams. it started to go wrong for liverpool win the june lovren —— with this injury. even the experienced ones are capable of errors. that was as good as the first half got. it did not take long to improve on it. this, the best strike of the game, for all of four minutes. neves, might have a go, does have a 90, neves, might have a go, does have a go, and scores. it moved and it did. it had the dip, it had this worth, but it did not beat their wolverhampton woodwork, but close to an equaliser. liverpool sent on a couple of familiar faces and sent

world anti—doping agency experts have been given access to a russian lab to take data that could leadyear's eve was missed. but an anti—doping team will now be allowed into the moscow facility on wednedsay. our sports editor dan roan has been following the story. last year in september, wada decided to reinstate russia. they have had a suspension lasting several years for state—sponsored doping. there was much outcry from athletes in the west and members of the anti—doping community who believe that wada should have remained tough with russia because they hadn't met two outstanding criteria. wada said we are going to let them back in on the strict condition that they had over this lab data that will enable us to assume cases against potentially hundreds if not thousands of russian cheats by the end of the year. the problem was that russia failed to deliver. they didn't handover that data on new year's eve and therefore there was another outcry from the critics, who said this time russia have to be suspended again. what has happened now is thatjust ten days before wada's compliance pan

tygart is urging the world anti—doping agency to reverse a recent decision which could allow russiannto international competition. when are we going to wake up, stop getting played by the russians who perpetrated this scheme, and put an end to it, and at least give clean athletes a clear message that we have their back, and their decision to compete clean is the right decision? and we are sorry the russians did this. make no mistake, it was nobody‘s fault but the russians that they attempted to pull this original scheme off to begin with. they got away with it, but now is the time to hold them accountable, that is what the olympic values absolutely demands. that is what the rules, when enforced fairly but firmly, that is what it demands. let's not forget the decision a the 14th is just a let's not forget the decision a the 14th isjust a recommendation. are they going to call an emergency executive committee? that is what they should do, or are they going to wait until may the next time executive committee meets. that is up executive committee meets. that is up in the air right now, a

dope investigators have finally been allowed into a moscow laboratory to collect evidence that could expose numerous russian athletes as drug cheats it's a third time officials from the world anti-doping agency have been in russia's capital on the first two visits they failed to gain access to the lab russia could still be punished for missing its original deadline of december thirty first to hand over the information. now to a special congregation of athletes hoping to make their mark on the world stage from the vatican the holy city launched an athletics team after previously competing under the italian flag they're not yet recognized by the international athletics federation among the first members of the team though are priests nuns pharmacists and the sixty two year old library you professor. we do in fact. i believe that sports among nuns is more common than we might think especially among new generations it's also a factor of balance when i started running it was a chance to find peace to find balance to find a space a freedom of silence and of being just alone with myself. qatar's to time dakar rally champion maintains his place at the top of the overall standings at this year's race

the world anti—doping agency has finally been given access to the russian testing lab — 10 days afterussia in september, following evidence of wide—spread, state sponsored doping. salford red devils have signed prop adam walker, even though he still has 2 months of a ban for cocaine use to serve. he tested positive injuly 2017 and was given a back dated suspension last august. he‘ll be available to play from mid march. last night, burton albion were taken apart by manchester city in the league cup. 9—0 was the final score. the league 1 side were expecting a tough night against the premier league champions — but for many fans, the evening was made even worse by the closure of the m6 near stoke, which meant some didn‘t even make it to the etihad to see their team soundly thrashed. one of those was andrew hartshorn, and i caught up with him earlier. it was agony, quite frankly, there we re it was agony, quite frankly, there were football supporters don‘t know the area you‘re going to, you gone out as early as possible... i was watching my sat nav, with what expected time of arrival would

russia's anti doping agency was reinstated in september on condition that water was given access to these days that result was suspended in twenty fifteen after a state sponsored doping scandal in russian sport. so clearly being an international marathon is not for everyone but imagine running one marathon a month as an amateur with no sponsorship and still during a full time job or less exactly what to japan's you can be a cow or you cheat does but after studying the athletics world by winning last year's prestigious a boston marathon he's finally decided to focus solely on his sport. yukiko is known as the citizen runner in japan the thirty one year old never stops running and can be seen doing what he loves to do in the streets and in the city park of his hometown on a daily basis today he's run in about eighty races including marathons and half marathons all over the world winning the boston marathon last year was his first major marathon victory becoming the first japanese winner since one thousand nine hundred eighty seven it was his seventy night under the two hour twenty minute mark since then he's added a few more marathons to that record all while maintaining a full time job

experts from the world anti—doping agency have been given access to a russian lab, to take data thatreds of drugs cheats. the original deadline of new year's eve was missed, but an anti—doping team will now be allowed into the moscow facility on wednesday. after weeks of the so—called yellow vest protests, the french government is to ban what it calls "unauthorised" demonstrations. the prime minister says a new law will punish anyone who organises such protests, anyone taking part in them, and demonstrators disguising their faces with masks. the british transport minister has announced that drone exclusion zones around uk airports will be extended to 5km. you'll remember drone sightings caused chaos last month at britain's second busiest airport, gatwick. this story has been moving in the past a couple of hours. the former chairman of the nissan motor company has appeared in court in tokyo. according to the reuters news agency, he told the court in a preparted statement: "i have been wrongly accused and unfairly detained based on meritless and unsubstantiated accusations. " this is c

athletes just by the way his ruling the russian athletics federation remains under sanctions and these were imposed in twenty fifteen when the world anti-doping agency accused the rusher of state sponsored doping numerous clean athletes have since been barred from international competitions and sociology sociology professor ellis cashmore told us that the punishment meted out to russian athletes has been excessive. the i do believe there are obviously coming in but a lot of criticism because they deliberately excluding russian athletes that they know are clean but because he wants to be fair russia is allowing individual athletes to compete by saying not really russian athletes than usual athletes you're almost inviting every single person who will be watching them to realize that they are russian athlete athletics in particular and sports in general really does need russian participation every major global event suffers as a result of not having russia get. the leaders off russia and japan a meeting here in moscow later on tuesday for talks on finally signing a world war two peace treaty between the two countries a major sticking point up until now

athletes despite the latest ruling the russian athletics federation remains under sanctions those have been in place since twenty fifteen when the world anti-doping agency cues to russia state sponsored dating many clean athletes have been barred from international competition since then so short of professor ellis cashmore told us that the action taken against russian competitors has been excessively harsh. the idea there are obviously coming you put a lot of criticism because they are deliberately excluding russian athletes that they know are clean but the course it wants to be fair up is a lot of individual athletes to compete by saying go not really russian athletes they're neutral athletes you're almost inviting every single person who will be watching them to realize that they are russian i think simply to killer and sport in general really does need russia to suppose should every major global event suffers as a result of not having russia there i think at some point possible over the next eighteen months that has to be. which we call it a relaxation of the punishment in russia. the world's twenty six richest people now own as much as the poor hal

athletes despite the latest ruling of the russian athletics federation remains under sanctions and these are imposed back in twenty fifteen when the world anti-doping agency accused the rusher of state sponsored doping and numerous clean athletes have since been barred from international competitions and sociology professor ellis cashmore told us that the punishment meted out to russian athletes has been excessive they either believe there are obviously coming in but a lot of criticism because they are deliberately excluding russian athletes that they know are clean but b. course it won't be fair or is allowed individual athletes to compete by saying not really russian athletes they're neutral athletes you're almost in a. writing every single person who will be watching them to realize that they are russian athlete athletic simpler to killer and sport in general really does need russian participation every major global event suffers as a result of not having russia there and there are just some of your top stories for this hour live from moscow on this tuesday program we are back at the top of the hour with more of your worldwide stories. so there's not a