after rome's report what are published an official statement rubbishing these notions the world anti-doping agency this independent compliance review committee to deliberate a recommendation for the reins teeth ment of the russian antidoping agency what are also admitted it does not reveal information like that too often but it did so this time to put any speculation to bad it also openly said that the thirty one conditions it had put forward to reside in two years ago for reinstatement have been met conditions which included allowing u.k. anti-doping experts into russian labs to provide training replacing the personnel monthly orders by wada among others with the two most contentious ones knowledge of the findings of the mclaren report and granting unconditional access to your in samples in russia laboratories which have been under federal investigation though those remained in limbo up until last week rolling forward a bit and the b.b.c. then publishes a letter from the russian sports minister to wada where he agreed to all the demands and hoped that the world body would reinstate rosado so if t

international news with me calling bright first off the world anti-doping agency's voted to reinstate russia's anti drug agency the body was suspended in twenty fifteen over an alleged state sponsor to doping scandal with me now is our sports correspondent alexy irish f.c. either again the decisions finally been announced still kicked up a stink among the critics though who say they haven't complied with this road map as well it looks like judging by the explanation which water published just recently it's a full press release explaining the motivation behind this decision now going back after twenty fifteen november when the allegations of state sponsored doping campaign kicked off. why. basically told there are thirty one things rosado has to do in order to be reinstated there's been no problem whatsoever with the twenty nine of them which included inviting the u.k. and i don't think agency experts to hold training for the personnel change the entire staff at. hold monthly ordered by the world anti-doping agency no problem whatsoever the two things that remained on the compliance li

summit is salzburg also coming up the world anti doping agency says it will lift up down on russia's testing laboratory that's despite widespread opposition russian athletes could soon be back in action plans if we visit a san francisco exhibit that explores that complex diverse nature of modest islamic dress code. and little rock thanks for your company everyone in the u.k. and its european union partners have failed to secure a breakthrough and break the talks and the austrian city of salzburg with both sides throwing cold water over each other's proposals while a british prime minister theresa may insisted that her break that plan was the only one on the table she stressed that there had been no acceptable counter proposal from the european union on meanwhile e.u. council president donald tusk seemed equally unimpressed by what london have to offer. let's take a listen to what he said. everybody to their view of the positive elements in the czech proposal on the subject to train. corporation. not least because it risks undermining the single migrant that was present president to d

the world anti-doping agency says it will lift a ban on russia's testing laboratory despite widespread opposition and north and south korea appear to scale new heights of cooperation that's as washington signals its intent to restart talks with pyongyang but is the korean peninsula any closer to deem nuclearization. only allow iraq to thank you so much for your company everyone well the u.k. and its european union partners have failed to secure a breakthrough at the in the brics the talks in the austrian city of saul's were salzberg with both sides throwing cold water over each other's proposals. and a british prime in a. the theresa may insist that that her brags that plan was the only one on the table she stressed that there had been no acceptable counter proposal from the european union e u a council president also seemed equally unimpressed by what london had to offer let's listen to what he said exactly. every mother's child of you know that why positive elements in the chicas proposal. that suggested framework for economic cooperation not to have. nothing to do it's undermining t

hello there and welcome to the programme, where we start with the decision by the world anti doping agencyanned for the best part of three years after evidence of state sponsored doping on a mass scale, but they've now been

working on during these years was to restore the trust of the world anti—doping system, of our colleagues from national anti—doping agenciesf the russian sport system. earlier i spoke with avni patel, who is a lawyer for whistleblower, dr grigory rodchenkov, the former anti—doping laboratory director at the sochi olympics. i asked her if he was disappointed by wada's decision. saying that he's disappointed would be an understatement. today's decision by wada, he generally believes, is a clear indication wada is not fit to be the regulatory watchdog of clean sport around the world. what about what wada is saying, the fact that they want to maintain and monitor what russia is doing, and the best way to do it is to bring them back into the fold? well, wada laid out a clear roadmap last year to reinstate rusada, and there were many things that rusada needed to do. the first thing they needed to do was to accept the findings and also turn over the data and the samples for retesting. today's decision clearly indicates that wada is not requiring that transparency from rusada to go forward, but instead is saying that rusada can be

but a big story in the weekly world anti doping agency voted to reinstate russia's anti drug body there's a decision ended a three year suspension for alleged state sponsored doping. the great majority of the world anti-doping agency's executive committee decided to reinstate the russian anti doping agency and is compliant with the world anti-doping code one hundred given russia a list of commitments to be reinstated one point was access to data and samples stored in a moscow lab russia's agreement to do that it seems was enough for water but the main sticking point had been the report by the canadian dr richard mclaren which alleged that russia ran state sponsored doping schemes well the list call for it to acknowledge complicity in doping moscow denies such a plan or program ever existed but in a letter to word russia sports minister admitted that there were issues within the country's anti doping agency the reinstatement was widely met with dissent though as a sports correspondent alexei reports next it's definitely been a very difficult decision for water and even in that statement it

chimney and from right to run the world this hour welcome to moscow on to our to international union o'neill our top story the fate of russian sports anti doping agency will be decided later on thursday the world anti-doping agency is jus to vote on whether to lift the suspension over a scandal from three years ago the international olympic committee athletes commission by russia's readmission wanda's president is also for the move but the organizations vice president and thirteen different agencies are against it they accuse want of quote moving the goal posts by easing some of the conditions placed on russia r.t. sports correspondent alexia chef ski picks up the story. for the last three years russian sport has been firmly sidelined as accusations mounted over state sponsored doping. with one week left until the world anti-doping agency makes its big call on russia's own agency's future the media has been and meltdown the b.b.c. sports editor dan ronan tweeted out what he claimed was a letter from waters compliance review committee saying recitals prolonged suspension was already a done deal but let's take a look at the whole picture just hours aft

the world anti—doping agency voted today to lift the suspension of russia's anti—doping agency.—year suspension which followed a major doping scandal. leading athletes and anti—doping bodies had opposed the move but at an executive meeting in the seychelles earlier today wada decided russia would be re—instated on the proviso that they met certain conditions set out by them. dan roan our sports editor has been following this story for us. dan, how surprised are you by what happened today? i wasn't surprised because it was coming. ever since the compliance review committee at wada recommended this decision was taken, it has been on the cards. it is unquestionably one of the most controversial decisions it has made. it is in defiance of an unprecedented outcry of athletes in the west and senior figures in anti—doping and uk sport as well, all of whom were asking at the very least for a postponement of this decision. the reason for that is twofold. one is the scale of the crime that russia was originally accused of. they were found to have subverted the entire anti—doping system. t

anti-doping agency experts to hold training for the personnel change the entire staff . hold monthly ordered by the world anti-doping agency no problem whatsoever the two things that remained on the compliance list were public admittance of the findings of the mclaren report and here is what the sports minister mr cole of course we caught up with him earlier had to say about that the decision is crucial for russia we've worked for a long time together with the international anti doping agency or the sports community we have reformed and he doping system we never denied the existence of anti doping violations we will fully contribute to fulfilling the demands left on the russians legislation and in fact what a splendid in detail in that statement which was published earlier today saying that on september thirteenth the russian minister of sport sent a letter to water which amounts to an acceptance of all the findings of the international living could be to report which itself indorse the core findings of the water commission the mclaren investigation report including that and number of individuals within

the world anti-doping agency has voted to reinstate russia's anti drug agency the body was suspended in twenty fifteen over an alleged state sponsored doping scandal got more details earlier from our sports correspondent alexy our ships. going back after twenty fifteen november when the allegations of state sponsored doping campaign kicked off. why the basically told there are thirty one things rosado has to do in order to be reinstated there's been no problem whatsoever with the twenty nine of them which included inviting the u.k. and i don't think agency experts to hold training for the personnel change the entire staff. hold monthly ordered by the world anti-doping agency. no problem whatsoever the two things that remained on the compliance list were public admittance of the findings of the mclaren report and here is what the sports minister mr cole of course we caught up with him earlier had to say about that the decision is crucial for russia we've worked for a long time together with the international anti doping agency the sports community we have reformed and he doping system

the world anti-doping agency reinstates russia's anti drugs body a major step toward seeing many of the country's top athletes back competing on the world stage. hello there wherever you're watching this sunday we're bringing you the biggest stories as reported right here on r.t. of the past seven days and today's developments as well and that's where we'll start in fact russia's defense ministry says israel bears full responsibility for the downing of a russian aircraft of syria's coast this week which killed all fifteen service personnel on board in a statement to the media the russian military presented a detailed timeline of the incident concluding that the actions of the israeli air force led to the tragedy. at twenty thirty one on september nineteenth the russian survey aircraft it was twenty started its patrol mission and it deescalation zone in living in syria's northwest around the same time four israeli f. sixteen fighter jets left israel's air space they flew over neutral waters of the mediterranean and took up a combat ready position ninety kilometers from syria's ports of a

the world anti doping agency or wada has voted to lift a ban on russia's drug testing with me in the studio is the w.'s. strong welcome a controversial decision what does it mean yeah absolutely i mean what it exactly means and how it's going to evolve is very difficult to say but there was a huge outcry this whole week leading up to the decision because a lot of athletes and a lot of anti doping agencies were against this but let's have a look at how the whole story actually unfolded. the twenty fourteen winter olympics in sochi a crowning achievement for russian sports. celebrations were short lived however as one of the largest doping scandals in sporting history began to unravel later in twenty fourteen husband and wife whistleblowers vitale stepanov and yulia stepan over helped to lift the lid on a widespread drugs coverup in russian athletics russia's testing laboratory was suspended by water the world anti-doping agency and all russian track and field athletes were banned from international competition but the scandal was to get far bigger thanks to testimony from the former h

making the headlines this hour the world anti-doping agency votes to reinstate russia's own anti drugs body decision signals a fresh start for russian athletics then after three years in the cold examine that one also ahead confirms a leaked memo circulating in the british press reveals plans of in the prime minister's own party to i was staring us in the running to fill the shoes. of. us two three people reportedly killed and five wounded in a shooting ongoing in the u.s. state of maryland will bring you what we know on that. they were grieving review did around the world this is arts international i'm kevin owen it's just ten seven in the evening here now first on the big news for us today is that the world anti-doping agency is vote to reinstate russia's anti drug agency which after the body was suspended you may recall back in twenty fifteen over an alleged state sponsored doping scandal electioneering sports correspondent across the country for some criticism this move from water the over seeing body here about letting the russian anti-doping agency back in today after what risott

the face hole of russian sports and he drugs body is going to be decided later today the world anti-doping agency is due to vote on whether or not to lift a suspension over a scandal that started back in twenty fifteen the internationally pick committee athletes commission has backed russia's readmission wilder's president is also for the move as well but there are rifts within the anti doping governing body the organizations vice president and anti doping agencies from various countries show here are against it they accuse water of moving the goal posts by easing some of the conditions placed on russia the head of america's agency went as far as well as suggesting that what is cheap should be sacked over all sports correspondent lecturer jeff ski picks up the story as it is so far. for the last three years russian sport has been firmly sidelined as accusations mounted over state sponsored doping. the media has been and meltdown. the b.b.c. sports editor dan ronan tweeted out what he claimed was a letter from waters compliance review committee saying recitals prolonged suspension was already a do

top story the fate of russian sports drugs probably will be decided later on thursday the world anti-doping agency is jus to vote on whether to lift a suspension over a scandal in twenty fifteen well the international olympic committee athletes commission rushes re mission while this president is also for the move but there have been rifts within the anti doping governing body the organizations vice president. from various countries are against it they accused of moving the goalposts by easing some of the conditions placed on russian r.t. sport correspondent. picks up the story. for the last three years russian sport has been firmly sidelined as accusations mounted over state sponsored doping. the media has been and meltdown the b.b.c. sports editor dan ronan tweeted out what he claimed was a letter from waters compliance review committee saying reciters prolonged suspension was already a done deal let's take a look at the whole picture just hours after rome's report what are published an official statement rubbishing these notions the world anti-doping agency this independent compliance review co

a controversial move the world anti-doping agency is to meet on first day to review the reinstatement of russia's anti doping body rosado was suspended in november twenty fifth to enough the world anti-doping agency exposed state backed system systemic doping within russia not that it's since then it's on the take and brought reforms to be gained the trust of the international doping community but skepticism remains of whether that measures have gone far enough is the head of the u.s. anti-doping agency you know the process things and it's been extremely shady how it's gone about and substantively you look at the decision and there's been you know no fulfillment of the two remaining conditions and you know it's why you see outrage by athletes all around the world right now and the possibility that russia could be reinstated under under these circumstances. i'll have more for you at the top of it i'll christopher coke but we'll have your business update in just a bit of a good. take personally. with a little bit wonderful people once to make the game so special. treat for. more than fo

also coming up tonight the world anti-doping agency today lifted russia's suspension triggering outrage around the world some calling the decision and insult to the world's clean athletes you know the process things and it's been extremely shady how it's gone about you know it's why you see outrage by athletes all around the world right now at the possibility that russia could be reinstated under under these circumstances. or we begin the day attempting to imagine what must be going through the mind of british prime minister to resign. made tonight she had dinner last night with the leaders of every european union country and presented her brags that proposal a plan that she continues to say is the only plausible plan for britain to leave the e.u. next year in her own conservative party there were more accusations today that her plan is not good enough for the u.k. they call it a brics it light and she was asked today yet again with negotiations proving to be so difficult why shouldn't there be a second bragg's it referendum well again theresa may facing all kinds of opposition at home

russians have been pouring into the decision yesterday by the world anti-doping agency to reinstate russia's on t. doping body to full rights after a three year ban for alleged state sponsored doping said the move was a positive step and the right direction did to your god of state director general of russia and of the nation she oversaw the former head of the world anti-doping agency criticize yesterday's decision saying it was a triumph for money of a clean sport they would howl and also accuse the agency of bearing to pressure. it's time to remind you of our top stories at this hour just being passive eaters in germany's coalition government of agreeing to new talks about the fate of domestic intelligence chief and jailed mohsen he was removed from his post after controversial comments about far right violence in the eastern german town of candidates was using media promotion to a higher position in the interior minister of interior ministry sparked an outcry. in tanzania has declared four days of mourning after a ferry capsized on like victoria. killing more than one hundred thirty peopl

and what the world anti doping agency live soprano on russia's drug testing laboratory despite widespread opposition to russian track and field athletes have not competed under their country's flag since two thousand and fifteen. following terry martin thanks for joining us at least eighty six people have died after a ferry carrying more than four hundred passengers sank thursday on lake victoria in tanzania and waters the death toll is expected to rise further as rescue efforts continue on friday about one hundred people have been rescued so far thirty two of them are said to be in critical condition the ferry sank near the shore between the islands of two kora and. the overloaded vessel reportedly capsized when passengers clustered on one side. for the very latest let's bring in our correspondent catherine i'm wonder who joins us from nairobi katherine what's the latest you're hearing from the disaster site. well terry so far just the rescue operations are underway rescuers have retrieved dozens of bodies and dozens of others a still missing and dozens more dead president john mchugh fu

you're watching bbc news, the time is xx—xx, i'm olly foster the world anti—doping agency are expected—doping agency today despite opposition from a number of sports bodies around the world who feel that the russians are still failing to comply with the criteria laid down for their readmission when they were suspended three years ago, amid revealtions of state sponsored doping. our sports correspondent alex capstick has been following this. they are meeting in the seychelles, are we expecting an official decision anytime soon? it's should be sometime the next few hours. this isa be sometime the next few hours. this is a hugely divisive issue. they are saying that the wada's credibility is at stake. it looks increasingly likely that russia will be given formal recognition that it can run its own doping programme. it can be trusted to do this despite the three—year ban you had just been talking about. the meeting is taking place in the seychelles and the executive committee is considering a recommendation to reinstate russia. they say russia has met all the key criteria and that includes

campaigners have reacted with anger after a ban on russia's anti doping agency was overturned three years after it was issued the world anti-doping agency announced the decision at a meeting in the seychelles but says it's not without conditions russia's own agency was banned in twenty fifteen after an independent report found evidence of state backed doping and cover ups in russian sport. the chief of russia's anti-gay hate it see says more work is needed for the organization to be reinstated properly and insists it's a positive move. it's the first step in a significant one it opens the way to international competitions for our athletes and federations moreover it opens the possibility of competitions to be nominated in the russian federation in fact this is a result a very very hard work. joins me in studio three a decision a controversial isn't it with the reasons for reinstating them given by water the world anti doping agency really are unconvincing says two main areas that they say they're now satisfied with one is that they wanted a full acceptance from russia that this was state sponsored doping remember that

we're now into a decision on doping in sports that has shocked and outraged many around the world today the world anti-doping agency wada voted to lift a ban on russia's anti-doping agency now that ban was put in place after a want to report accused russia of state backed doping their report also claims that russia tried to cover up drug abuse when it hosted the two thousand and fourteen sochi winter olympics athletes across the globe are criticizing today's decision to lift the ban calling it an insult to clean athletes. the biggest still being scandal in sports history might be coming to an end the russian anti-doping agency will be reinstated pending some final technicalities the decision has been heavily criticised by various athletes and national doping agencies but is being celebrated in russia but the theater sure this is a first step the important while it opens the way to our sportsmen and our federations to participate in sports competitions moreover it opens an opportunity to host international competitions on russian territory. just before the two thousand and sixteen rio olympics water investigator ric

campaigners a reacted with anger after a ban on russia's anti doping agency was overturned three years after it was issued the world anti-doping agency or water announced the decision at a meeting in the seychelles but says it's not without conditions russia's own agency was banned in twenty fifteen after an independent report found evidence of state backed doping and cover ups in russian sport the head of the u.s. anti-doping agency says what has decision is a betrayal to actually eat. it's a catastrophic blow to clean athletes and those who value fair play around the world but more importantly to the world anti-doping agency and its credibility and it really sets a clear line and a decision to be made of what type of global regulator do we want one that truly has the backs of cleaner fleets or one that is going to be sadly in the hands of a few i.o.c. sport administrator and be the puppet of those i.o.c. administrators environmental campaigners in the u.k. say they'll keep fighting to stop mobs from a nuclear facility being dumped into the sea and work has already begun with waste from the hinkley point plant bei

the world anti doping agency says it will be lifted a ban on russia's testing laboratory despite widespread opposition and russian athletes could soon be back in action and to revisit a san francisco exhibit that's exploring the complex diverse nature of islamic dress code. little rock thank you so much for your company everyone the u.k. and its european union partners have failed to secure a breakthrough in their brics that talks in the austrian city of salzburg. with the both sides and throwing cold water over each other's proposals while british prime minister to resign they insisted that her break that plan was the only one on the table she stressed that there had been no acceptable counter proposal from the european union and you council president i'll just seemed equally unimpressed by what london had to offer i suggest we take a listen to what mr discussed said exactly. everybody in the view of the positive elements in the czech proposal on this subject is to train with the troika loma corporation. not to use because it's undermining the single market. that was present president spea

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the world anti doping agency has reinstated russia's anti drug policy there's a decision and to the three year suspension for alleged state sponsored dating. the great majority of the world anti-doping agencies executive committee decided to reinstate the russian anti doping agency as complying with the world anti-doping code what they had given russia a list of demands a key requirements was that result in miss grant full access to data and sample stored in a small scale lab russia agreed to comply the main sticking point had been the reports by canadian dr richard mclaren which allowed russia run a state sponsored doping scheme the list called for it to acknowledge complicity in doping while scared to nice such a program ever existed but in a letter to was a russia sports minister mehta that there were issues within the country's anti doping agency the reinstatement has not been welcomed by everyone as are sports cars. blunden tonight explained it's definitely been a very difficult decision for water and even in that statement the knowledge that the decision would be unpopular and would

the russian anti-doping agency could be reinstated it's been suspended since twenty fifteen amid allegations of state bank cheating and it comes after the compliance review committee of the world anti-doping agency recommended it be brought back the final decision will be made following a vote on thursday. the c.r.c. reviewed at length a letter from the russian ministry of sports to water and was satisfied that this letter sufficiently acknowledged the issues identified in russia therefore fulfilling the first of the two outstanding criteria every side has road map to comply and it is important for us to reinstate the next war the executive meeting we decision on september twentieth with hope believe we did everything that we could and we are ready to for the corporate with our foreign partners to continue to work in this direction and follow common rules which are equal for all. when it was suspended water gave russia a list of commitments to win reinstatement the majority of which says russia has now fulfilled a key point those been lack of access to data and samples stored in the moscow laboratory the world anti-doping agency now says the offer of access to an independent e

russia's anti—doping agency is back in business despite widespread opposition. good afternoon. the world part of three yea rs suspended for the best part of three years following all the evidence of state—sponsored doping on a mass scale. the world anti—doping agency has reinstated them, subject to strict conditions, but it's going to bea strict conditions, but it's going to be a very unpopular decision. they have been meeting in the seychelles of all places. numerous sports organisations, influential athlete groups, they have all voiced their concerns that the russians are nowhere near compliant with the original criteria that was laid down for their reinstatement. the world anti—doping agency says there is now another timeline for them to open up the moscow lab that's what all those positive samples four or five years ago. they want access to that data to see if more cheats need to be brought tojustice. to see if more cheats need to be brought to justice. giving their licence back would effectively pave the way for all russian sports men and women to be free to compete internationally.

all to cover the world anti-doping agency reinstates russia is. a major step toward seeing many of the countries. competing on the world stage. the confirmation hearing for president gerald ford stagnates. with brett kavanaugh proving to be one of america's most divisive nominees ever. with the big stories from the past seven days on right up to the moment. well this is the weekly on r t international law and welcome. russian military plane on monday night's off the syrian coast the blame game has been intensifying between the main parties directly or in directly involved in the incident our senior correspondent the of breaks down the mouth it's a bad really bad situation there's the tragedy fifteen people dead to friendly fire . and then there's the fallout everyone's blaming everyone i meet on the jets deliberately created a dangerous situation for the war ships and aircraft located in that area while it may have been a syrian missile that down the plane it was israel that set the stage says russia israel bomb syria again the syrians defend thems

the compliance review committee of water the world anti-doping agency would recommend to water to not reinstate this part of the world and i don't think family but what i came out with a statement of their own later during the day saying exactly the opposite that now the c.r.c. has accumulated all the data looked at all the criteria that they had to meet in order to be reinstated and will recommend the water to executive committee that is to consider russia result as reinstatement as part of the organization it's happening next week on the seychelles on thursday the damage. this is basically again it a massive turnaround not only because you know it contradicted the reports from the media but also because there had been two very major stumbling blocks in the whole issue one of them being the public acknowledgement of the findings in the mclaren report and the bit from the statement is very important one i believe we can listen to that the c.r.c. reviewed at length a letter from the russian ministry of sport to wanna and we're satisfied that this letter is sufficiently acknowledged the