In 2017, the International Olympic Committee banned an entire nation for systemic doping
The International Olympic Committee made history in 2017 by suspending Russia's national team following the discovery of an elaborate, state-sponsored doping scheme that compromised the integrity of the global games.
In December 2017, the International Olympic Committee issued an unprecedented ban against Russia for the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang. This drastic move followed investigations into a sophisticated state-run doping program during the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Evidence revealed that officials had used a hidden hole in a laboratory wall to swap tainted urine samples for clean ones under the cover of night.
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