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WADA Issues 302 Sanctions Against Russian Athletes Across 22 Sports

5/1/2026

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WADA concluded Operation LIMS, imposing 302 sanctions on 291 Russian athletes across 22 sports.
WADA President Witold Banka called it the most successful anti-doping probe, noting 107 weightlifting and 93 athletics cases among the sanctions.
Investigators retrieved 24 terabytes from Moscow’s anti-doping lab in 2019 after Rusada’s 2018 reinstatement, data that had earlier prompted a four-year ban ending in 2023 but leaving some restrictions.

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WADA concluded Operation LIMS, imposing 302 sanctions on 291 Russian athletes across 22 sports.
WADA President Witold Banka called it the most successful anti-doping probe, noting 107 weightlifting and 93 athletics cases among the sanctions.
Investigators retrieved 24 terabytes from Moscow’s anti-doping lab in 2019 after Rusada’s 2018 reinstatement, data that had earlier prompted a four-year ban ending in 2023 but leaving some restrictions.