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sputnik--2019-10-09--WADA Confirms Receiving Moscow Lab Data Regarding RUSADA Code Compliance
| 2019-10-09T00:00:00 |
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WADA Confirms Receiving Moscow Lab Data Regarding RUSADA Code Compliance
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Later in the day, WADA said it had received the required response from the Russian authorities. "WADA can confirm it has received a response from the Russian authorities to a list of detailed and technical questions WADA’s Intelligence and Investigations (I&I) raised around the nature of the data that were retrieved from the Moscow Laboratory in January 2019. The questions were sent to give the authorities an opportunity to explain a number of inconsistencies, in line with WADA’s decision on 17 September 2019 to open a formal compliance procedure against the Russian Anti-Doping Agency", the agency said in a Tuesday statement. A non-compliance procedure was launched against the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) in September, in light of allegations of data manipulation. WADA gave RUSADA three weeks to provide an explanation. A doping scandal erupted in late 2014 after freelance German journalist Hajo Seppelt concocted a spurious plot in a controversial documentary about alleged doping in Russian sports that was then broadcast by Germany's ARD, sparking a backlash from the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) and WADA officials. Following the release of the notorious documentary, WADA's independent commission issued a report accusing Russia of numerous breaches of global anti-doping regulations. In September 2018, WADA reinstated RUSADA as being compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code, following an almost three-year suspension. The IAAF has, however, denied many Russian athletes from participating in international competitions due to alleged anti-doping violations. Those who were tested as clean were allowed to compete but under neutral status only: no Russian uniform, anthem or national flag is allowed during competition. In late September, the WADA executive committee met in Tokyo to discuss alleged RUSADA data manipulation. The UK-based media broke the news earlier, citing sources, that Russia's participation in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics in 2020 is currently on the agenda among senior officials of the International Olympics Committee (IOC). Russian officials have repeatedly denied that there is a state-run doping program.
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https://sputniknews.com/world/201910091076992279-wada-confirms-receiving-data-from-moscow-laboratory-regarding-rusada-code-compliance/
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Wed, 09 Oct 2019 02:33:43 +0300
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tass--2019-01-12--WADA to decide on RUSADA compliance status on January 22
| 2019-01-12T00:00:00 |
tass
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WADA to decide on RUSADA compliance status on January 22
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MOSCOW, January 12. /TASS/. The Executive Committee of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) will discuss compliance status of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) on January 22, WADA press service said on Saturday. "… WADA ExCo to discuss Compliance Review Committee recommendation regarding RUSADA compliance status on 22 Jan via conference call," WADA wrote on Twitter. "ExCo members requested that time to review appropriately the CRC recommendation (which will be provided to them at the latest on 17 Jan) and to consult with their stakeholders." "WADA will publicly communicate the ExCo decision on 22 Jan following the conference call," the tweet says. On Thursday, Russian Sports Minister Pavel Kolobkov said that WADA experts had begun accessing and extracting data at the Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory. The work is being continued. On Friday, the WADA press service told TASS that there was no information yet when the work would be finished. A delegation of WADA experts arrived again in the Russian capital on Wednesday to have another try to access the data of Russian athletes’ doping samples for the period of 2011-2015 stored at the Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory. The delegation is led by independent expert Dr. Jose Antonio Pascual, who is a research scientist and academic in Barcelona. He already paid a visit to Moscow with his colleagues on December 17, but was unable to accomplish the set task as his group was denied the right to use their equipment since it was not certified in Russia. The WADA Executive Board reinstated the compliance status of the Russian Anti- Doping Agency (RUSADA) on September 20 on condition that WADA experts would be granted access before December 31 to doping samples at the Moscow Anti-Doping Lab, which was sealed off in connection with a federal investigation. Since the Russian side failed to provide access to the data from the Moscow Anti-Doping Lab before December 31, heads of 16 National Anti-Doping Agencies proposed stripping RUSADA again of its compliance status, which means that all Russian athletes would be barred from international sports competitions. The WADA Compliance Review Committee is set to analyze at its session on January 14-15 information regarding Russia’s implementation of WADA’s requirements on the reinstatement. The Compliance Review Committee will then present a recommendation to the WADA Executive Committee, which will make a final decision in regard to the Russian Anti-Doping Agency.
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http://tass.com/sport/1039619
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2019-01-12 17:11:31+00:00
| 1,547,331,091 | 1,567,552,768 |
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tass--2019-09-23--Situation around RUSADA should not be politicized says Russian MP
| 2019-09-23T00:00:00 |
tass
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Situation around RUSADA should not be politicized, says Russian MP
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The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced earlier that it had initiated a fast-track probe into the compliance status of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) with the Code of the world’s governing anti-doping body based on the reported inconsistencies discovered in the data from the Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory. WADA also informed the Russian side that it had a three-week time to provide explanations on the issue. MOSCOW, September 23. /TASS/. The situation around the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) should not be politicized, Valery Gazzaev, a Russian lawmaker, football manager and former football player, said on Monday. "I don’t think this working process should be politicized, as, say, the Western media, which are in the habit of publishing anti-Russian articles, are now doing. They have always vigorously attacked Russia — suffice it to recall the situation around the FIFA World Cup which was ultimately held in Russia at the highest possible level, despite their criticism. So, I would repeat, it is a working process and only those who are obsessed with this idea see politics behind it," Gazzaev, who is deputy chairman of the committee for physical culture, sports, tourism and youth affairs of the Russian State Duma lower parliament house, told TASS. "RUSADA’s status has been reinstated. It provided the original database of doping samples of Russian athletes from the Moscow laboratory to WADA. The condition of the database integrity verification was known from the beginning. If WADA has any questions, the Russian side has time to answer them," he noted. "I hope all the disputable matters will be settled in due time, and a fair decision on RUSADA will follow," he added. Specialists from WADA were granted access to the database of the Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory in January this year and copied 24 terabytes of information on Russian athletes’ doping samples collected between 2012 and 2015. WADA experts finished their work to retrieve doping samples from the Moscow Lab on April 30 having collected 2,262 doping samples in 4,524 containers (Samples A and B). The WADA Executive Committee reinstated the compliance status of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) on September 20, 2018 on condition that WADA experts would be granted access before December 31, 2018 to doping samples at the Moscow Anti-Doping Lab, which was sealed off in connection with a federal investigation.
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https://tass.com/sport/1079468
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2019-09-23 21:17:15+00:00
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tass--2019-09-23--WADA initiates fast-track RUSADA non-compliance issue consideration
| 2019-09-23T00:00:00 |
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WADA initiates fast-track RUSADA non-compliance issue consideration
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MOSCOW, 23 September. /TASS/. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has launched a fast-track procedure of considering the issue of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) non-compliance, Head of the Council of Europe’s Sport Conventions Division and member of RUSADA Supervisory Board Sergey Khrychikov told TASS. "WADA has initiated the fast-track consideration of RUSADA’s non-compliance issue in accordance with the International Standard for Code Compliance. This decision was made based on inconsistencies between WADA’s LIMS database and data from the Moscow lab retrieved in January 2019," Khrychikov said. The decision was made at the WADA Executive Committee meeting held in Tokyo on Monday. WADA has given Russia three weeks to explain the changes identified in the Moscow lab database, Sergey Khrychikov told TASS. "The Russian side is asked to prepare and submit explanations of these inconsistencies to WADA in three weeks’ time," he stated. Earlier, German ARD journalist Hajo Seppelt revealed that Russia was suspected of having manipulated the data from the Moscow laboratory, which the WADA Compliance Review Committee informed the Executive Committee about at its meeting on September 23. RUSADA was reinstated last September after fulfilling a number of conditions. The Russian side was obliged to provide WADA with access to original database of the Moscow lab containing information on Russian athletes’ checks and doping samples given between 2012 and 2015. Russia submitted all the necessary data to WADA, however, the conditions laid out that the requirements would be considered fulfilled only if the integrity of the database was confirmed. Currently, doubts have been raised about that, which prompts WADA to initiate consideration of RUSADA’s non-compliance issue with the international code. RUSADA was seeking reinstatement for almost three years — since November 2015. Back then, the organization was stripped of its compliance status following a doping scandal around the Russian athletics. The ban was repeatedly reinstated in line with the investigation led by a WADA independent commission spearheaded by Richard McLaren.
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https://tass.com/sport/1079342
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2019-09-23 09:38:04+00:00
| 1,569,245,884 | 1,570,222,404 |
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tass--2019-11-23--WADA likely to declare RUSADA non-compliant - Russia’s anti-doping chief
| 2019-11-23T00:00:00 |
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WADA likely to declare RUSADA non-compliant - Russia’s anti-doping chief
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MOSCOW, November 23. /TASS/. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is likely to agree with recommendations of its Compliance Review Committee to strip the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) of its compliance status, RUSADA President Yuri Ganus told TASS on Saturday. The WADA Compliance Review Committee recommended the world anti-doping body’s Executive Committee overnight to Saturday to strip RUSADA of its compliance status. The Committee's recommendations are based on the reports by the WADA Intelligence and Investigations team and by independent forensic experts. The reports relate to several inconsistencies found in the Moscow Laboratory data transferred to WADA, which the Committee examined at its meeting on November 17. "The recommendation [to strip the compliance status] is predictable, this is juridical logic. We have the conditional compliance status. One of the conditions of maintaining the compliance status was not fulfilled and previously the Executive Committee agreed with recommendations in 100% cases, this is logical. Irrespective of the RUSADA level, irrespective of what we have done, there were criteria for maintaining the status and now we need to wait for a decision," Ganus said. WADA announced on September 23 that it had initiated a probe into the compliance status of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency with the Code of the world’s governing anti-doping body based on the inconsistencies reportedly discovered in the data from the Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory. Specialists from WADA were granted access to the database of the Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory in January this year and copied 24 terabytes of information on Russian athletes’ doping samples collected between 2012 and 2015. WADA experts finished their work to retrieve doping samples from the Moscow Lab on April 30 having collected 2,262 doping samples in 4,524 containers (Samples A and B). The WADA Executive Committee reinstated the compliance status of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) on September 20, 2018 on condition that WADA experts would be granted access before December 31, 2018 to doping samples at the Moscow Anti-Doping Lab, which was sealed off in connection with a federal investigation. Russian athletes may be barred from international competitions, including the Olympic Games, if WADA slaps sanctions on the Russian Anti-Doping Agency. Russia may also not be allowed to host international competitions and nominate its representatives to posts in sports federations. The WADA Executive Committee will pass its decision on RUSADA at its meeting on December 9.
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https://tass.com/sport/1092091
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Sat, 23 Nov 2019 12:17:50 +0300
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tass--2019-11-23--WADA's Committee recommends to strip RUSADA of compliance status
| 2019-11-23T00:00:00 |
tass
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WADA's Committee recommends to strip RUSADA of compliance status
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MOSCOW, November 23. /TASS/. /TASS/. World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) Compliance Review Committee has recommended to the Executive Committee to strip the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) of the status of compliance with the World Anti-Doping Code, the WADA press service said. The Committee's recommendations are based on reports by WADA Intelligence and Investigations and by independent experts. The reports were devoted to several inconsistencies found in the Moscow Laboratory data transferred to WADA and were considered at the Committee meeting on November 17. Further assessment included consideration of responses provided by the Russian side to a list of technical questions asked by WADA Intelligence and Investigations and experts. WADA's Executive Committee will make a final decision on RUSADA at an emergency session on December 9.
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https://tass.com/sport/1092031
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Sat, 23 Nov 2019 03:58:03 +0300
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tass--2019-12-03--WADA Executive Committee meeting to consider RUSADA status moved to Lausanne
| 2019-12-03T00:00:00 |
tass
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WADA Executive Committee meeting to consider RUSADA status moved to Lausanne
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MOSCOW, December 3. /TASS/. The key World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Executive Committee meeting next week to decide on the compliance status of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) has been moved from Paris to Lausanne, the insidethegames sports news portal said. The decision to relocate the meeting, scheduled for December 9, was due to a series of planned strikes, which could have made it difficult for WADA Executive Committee members to get to the French capital. On December 5, a major protest against the pension reform will begin in France. Serious traffic and travel problems are expected as rail workers, airport and airline personnel and other transport sector employees are among those expected to stay out of work for an indefinite period. On November 23, the WADA Compliance Review Committee (CRC) recommended for the world anti-doping body’s Executive Committee to strip RUSADA (the Russian Anti-Doping Agency) of its compliance status and came up with a recommendation of additional sanctions against Russian sports. Among the recommended sanctions, the CRC suggested to bar Russia from all international sports competitions, including the Olympic and Paralympic Games, for a four-year period. The Committee also issued a recommendation to deprive Russia of the right to host international sports events during this period. The WADA Executive Committee is to pass a final decision on Russia at its meeting on December 9.
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https://tass.com/sport/1094941
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Tue, 03 Dec 2019 02:22:45 +0300
| 1,575,357,765 | 1,575,332,400 |
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tass--2019-12-24--Schellenberg Wittmer to represent RUSADA interests in CAS process on WADA sanctions
| 2019-12-24T00:00:00 |
tass
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Schellenberg Wittmer to represent RUSADA interests in CAS process on WADA sanctions
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"Schellenberg Wittmer will represent the interests of RUSADA before CAS," Pozdnyakov said. MOSCOW, December 24. /TASS/. The Swiss-based legal firm Schellenberg Wittmer will represent the interests of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) during trial of the case on sanctions of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) against Russian sports, President of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) Stanislav Pozdnyakov told reporters on Tuesday. On December 19, the Supervisory Board of RUSADA recommended the general meeting of its members to disagree with WADA sanctions. A formal notice of disagreement with decisions made will be sent to WADA on December 27. Schellenberg Wittmer was founded in 2000. The firm earlier provided legal support to many Russian athletes. On December 9, the WADA Executive Committee (ExCo) approved the recommendations of its Compliance Review Committee (CRC) to revoke the compliance status of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) and to strip Russia of the right to participate in major international sports tournaments, including the Olympics, Paralympics and world championships, for a period of four years.
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https://tass.com/sport/1103153
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Tue, 24 Dec 2019 18:42:20 +0300
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fortruss--2019-11-27--It Would Be A Shame If WADA Sanctions Russia From The Olympics
| 2019-11-27T00:00:00 |
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It Would Be A Shame If WADA Sanctions Russia From The Olympics
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The author wrote last month about how “WADA’s Being Weaponized To Destroy Russians’ Dignity” in an analysis that focused on one of the intangible elements of the ongoing Hybrid War on Russia. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) alleges that the country’s national counterpart was engaged in a years-long conspiracy to cover up its athletes’ illegal doping, and the former’s Compliance Review Committee’s (CRC) investigation just concluded that the latter hadn’t adequately explained so-called “inconsistencies”. WADA’s Executive Committee will now meet on 9 December to decide whether to declare the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) “non-compliant”, which could see Russian athletes banned from next year’s Tokyo Olympics, though they might still be able to compete under the title of the “Olympic Athlete From Russia” designation like they did during the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. Although it may not seem like it to those who haven’t been closely following this saga, the issue isn’t apolitical at all but is actually politically driven given the double standards at play that were explained in the author’s prior analysis on this topic. Even the prospective consequences themselves are political since they involve the collective punishment of all of Russia’s athletes and the nation that they represent. It’s no secret that the US and its allies are engaged in a heated rivalry with Russia at the moment, one that extends beyond the geopolitical realm and into every other one such as sports. Russia has a celebrated history of doing extremely well at international sporting events, so there’s certainly a self-interested motive from its competitors to see its representatives banned from competitions in order to improve their own prospects for success. Furthermore, because of how important these events are, Russia’s politicized removal might harm the national psyche. Hybrid Wars aren’t just about geopolitical and economic gains, but also socio-cultural ones too, hence why sports are also an arena of rivalry in this sense. Rules are bent, broken, and selectively applied in pursuit of desired outcomes, which in this case relates to the enormous amount of time, money, and effort invested in removing Russia from international sporting events. It would be unfortunate if there was some degree of credibility to the claims that select samples might have been tampered with over the years, but even in that case, it’s morally wrong to punish every athlete and the people that they represent because of it. Blanket bans, no matter the reason or the sphere that they relate to, are by default designed to send a political message. This can either be to deter other rule-breakers and/or humiliate those who are accused of violating those selfsame rules. In this instance, the motivation to potentially impose that extreme punishment is certainly the latter. Other countries have been suspected of breaking WADA’s rules, but the international body has either looked the other way or declined to invest anything close to the amount of time, money, and effort in investigating those claims. Russia is being singled out not just because of the severity of what’s being alleged, but due to the fact that so many other countries (chiefly Russia’s Western geopolitical and sports rivals) have a stake in the outcome of removing their top competitor from the Olympic Games and other international sporting events. From their perspective, the “return on investment” for investigating similar allegations of suspected rule-breaking by less-impressive teams doesn’t “pay off as handsomely” because their removal wouldn’t alter the dynamics of these competitions all that much. Russia’s removal, however, would literally be a game-changer in every single way, hence why that outcome is being so vigorously pursued. If WADA was sincere in deterring other potential rule-breakers, it would only seek to punish the people directly involved in the alleged conspiracy, and only then if it was proven beyond any doubt that they were guilty, which has yet to be the case. Removing an entire team amounts to humiliating an entire nation and its many athletes who were never suspected of participating in the suspected cover-up. Doping is definitely a problem in the sports world, but WADA shouldn’t practice double standards. It needs to scrutinize all teams equally, not mostly focus on the Russian one for the self-interested reasons that were explained. There are still two weeks to go before the Executive Committee makes its final decision on the matter, but it looks like their mind has already been made up. It’ll be nothing short of a miracle if Russia isn’t banned from next year’s Tokyo Olympics, but given that the West isn’t known for playing fairly, it’ll probably go forward with WADA’s “recommendation”.
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https://www.fort-russ.com/2019/11/it-would-be-a-shame-if-wada-sanctions-russia-from-the-olympics/
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Wed, 27 Nov 2019 09:30:53 +0000
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rferl--2019-01-02--National Antidoping Agencies Urge WADA To Act Now On Russias Missed Deadline
| 2019-01-02T00:00:00 |
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National Antidoping Agencies Urge WADA To Act Now On Russia's Missed Deadline
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Sixteen national antidoping organizations (NADOs) have called on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to take immediate action following Russia's failure to meet a December 31 deadline to hand over data from its antidoping laboratory. "NADO leaders now call on WADA to acknowledge the gravity of this missed deadline and call for an immediate review and recommendation” from the international antidoping watchdog’s Compliance and Review Committee (CRC), said a January 2 statement supported by the NADOs of the United States and 15 other countries. "After more than three years of review, indecision and compromise in response to the worst doping scandal in the history of sport, the time has come to demonstrate that no individual [or] nation is exempt from compliance with the World Anti-Doping Code," the statement said. The call comes the day after WADA President Craig Reedie said he was "bitterly disappointed" that the year-end deadline was missed by Russian officials. He said the CRC will meet on January 14 to review the situation and make a recommendation on how RUSADA's failure should be handled. But the NADO statement said: "The importance of this situation does not warrant providing a further two weeks for Russia to comply." "With the interest of clean sport hanging in the balance, WADA must call for CRC to convene and consider this matter without further delay," it added. RUSADA was stripped of its accreditation in 2015 after a WADA-commissioned report found evidence of widespread state-sponsored doping in Russian track and field and other sports. The Russian agency was conditionally reinstated in September, a move that was widely criticized by members of the antidoping movement. If RUSADA loses its accreditation again it could lead to Russian athletes being kept from participating in the next Olympic Games and the continuation of the ban on the country's track-and-field athletes from participating in international competitions. There are signs of disagreements within Russia over the issue. Moscow missed the December 31 deadline despite repeated pleas from the head of RUSADA, Yury Ganus, who asked President Vladimir Putin for help in getting the data -- which is reportedly in the hands of the federal Investigative Committee -- released to WADA.
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https://www.rferl.org/a/national-antidoping-agencies-urge-wada-to-act-now-on-russia-s-missed-deadline/29688256.html
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2019-01-02 14:54:15+00:00
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rferl--2019-01-12--Report Former WADA Chief Downplays Russia Missing Lab Deadline
| 2019-01-12T00:00:00 |
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Report: Former WADA Chief Downplays Russia Missing Lab Deadline
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The former head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is downplaying the fact that Russia missed the latest deadline to allow international inspectors access to a Moscow laboratory. Dick Pound told the AFP news agency on January 11 that he opposed any move to impose new sanctions against Russia. Inspectors from WADA traveled to Russia this week, and on January 10, began to access data at a tainted testing center. It was the second attempt after an earlier visit in December. Moscow missed the December 31 deadline to give WADA full access to lab data. Russian sport has been under a cloud for years, after revelations of a state-sponsored doping effort involving hundreds of athletes during the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Critics of WADA have called for Russia to be punished again for missing the deadline. Pound said he didn't think it was a major issue. "It's not the end of the world," he was quoted as saying. "I think it's more important to concentrate on the information and test it to make sure that it's complete and it's not been altered and then to see if there are cases of anti-doping that need to be followed up by disciplinary process," he said. In September, WADA called for lifting sanctions against Russia and its own national anti-doping agency, RUSADA, citing improvements. Pound defended that decision. Travis Tygart, the head of the U.S. anti-doping agency, has described Russia missing the December 31 deadline as a "total joke and an embarrassment for WADA and the global anti-doping system."
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https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-doping-inspections-chief/29705783.html
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2019-01-12 04:59:44+00:00
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rferl--2019-05-14--Polish Sports Minister In Line To Become Next WADA President
| 2019-05-14T00:00:00 |
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Polish Sports Minister In Line To Become Next WADA President
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Poland's sports and tourism minister is in line to become the next World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) president after a vote left him the only candidate remaining on the ballot. On May 14, 34-year-old Witold Banka, a former elite athlete, beat out the Dominican Republic’s vice minister of sport and tourism, Marcos Diaz, in a vote to succeed 78-year-old Craig Reedie. The vote in Montreal was taken by the representatives of the 21 government members on the WADA Executive Committee and Foundation board, the so- called Public Authorities. Banka was on the ballot as the European candidate after he gained more votes than reform candidate Linda Helleland, a WADA vice president from Norway. Banka is expected to be approved at WADA's meetings in Katowice, Poland, in November and will take over in 2020. Banka has largely avoided discussion of the Russian doping scandal that has consumed WADA over the past four years. He has instead called for more funding for anti-doping labs around the world to put countries on equal footing. A WADA-commissioned report that outlined evidence of systematic, state-backed doping in Russian athletics led to the suspension of Russian anti-doping agency RUSADA in 2015. Another report a year later documented more than 1,000 doping cases across dozens of sports, most notably at the Winter Olympics that Russia hosted in Sochi in 2014. To be reinstated, the IAAF has said Russia also must acknowledge the findings of that report -- including an admission that doping in Russia was state-sponsored.
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https://www.rferl.org/a/polish-sports-minister-in-line-to-become-next-wada-president/29940767.html
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2019-05-14 19:30:37+00:00
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rferl--2019-11-05--Russian Doping To Loom Large At WADA Summit
| 2019-11-05T00:00:00 |
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Russian Doping To Loom Large At WADA Summit
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The World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) three-day conference on drugs in sport has opened in Poland, with the long-running Russian doping scandal overshadowing the proceedings. On the opening day of the event in Katowice on November 5, outgoing WADA President Craig Reedie said the Russian scandal that erupted in 2015 was the biggest challenge the organization had faced in its 20-year existence. Reedie said the level of cheating was "unprecedented," putting WADA under mounting pressure to work for all clean athletes as Russia's anti-doping agency, RUSADA, was declared noncompliant. "What it taught us when it erupted was that we were not equipped to deal with such a large-scale [doping] program," he said. Ahead of the conference, WADA's first president, Dick Pound, called for harsher treatment of athletes and countries who are found guilty of doping. "Many sports now know that someone is looking over their shoulder," the 77-year-old Canadian told AFP. WADA has documented more than 1,000 Russian doping cases across dozens of sports, most notably at the Winter Olympics that Russia hosted in Sochi in 2014. The country was found guilty of a government-organized effort to mask samples from athletes using banned substances between 2011 and 2015. Russia's Athletics Federation has been banned form international competition since 2015. RUSADA was also suspended in 2015. New revelations appeared in September when electronic data from the former Moscow laboratory was suspected of having been manipulated when it was handed to WADA investigators earlier in the year. Consequently, Russia could face a ban from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The latest allegations are still being investigated and no decision on Russia is expected in Katowice. Witold Banka, who will formally be elected to replace Reedie later this week at WADA's board meeting, promised he would not tolerate cheating or manipulations. "The new future of anti-doping starts today," Banka, a former sprinter who helped Poland win a bronze medal in the 4x400 meters relay at the 2007 World Championships, told the Katowice conference. The president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, pledged $10 million to fight doping in sports, saying half of the money will go toward storing samples from pre-Olympic testing for 10 years while the rest will fund investigations and research. Hundreds of doping samples from the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Games have been reanalyzed with improved methods, resulting in more than 120 positive tests. With reporting by ESPN, dpa, AFP, Reuters, and AP
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https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-doping-to-loom-large-at-wada-summit/30253988.html
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Tue, 05 Nov 2019 09:30:17 +0000
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rferl--2019-11-22--Russian Athletes Again Face Possible Olympic Ban After WADA Panel Ruling
| 2019-11-22T00:00:00 |
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Russian Athletes Again Face Possible Olympic Ban After WADA Panel Ruling
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Russia is again facing an Olympic ban after a key World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) committee recommended that Russia’s anti-doping agency be declared noncompliant. WADA on November 22 said its Compliance Review Committee (CRC) has sent a recommendation that the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) once again be suspended when the global anti-doping watchdog's executive committee meets on December 9 in Paris. If ruled noncompliant by the executive committee, Russia could be excluded from next year's Summer Olympics in Tokyo, along with facing other sanctions. Under rules set in place following the Russian doping scandal that marred the Sochi Olympics in 2014, the Russians could appeal any penalty to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is required to abide by the decisions from WADA or the court – although IOC President Thomas Bach said this week he was not in favor of a total ban. Rules state that in the case of a “critical” violation by a country, “The athletes...representing that country...will be excluded from participation in or attendance at the Olympic Games...for the next edition of that event, or until reinstatement (whichever is longer).” At the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games in South Korea, Russia was barred from competing as a country, but the IOC permitted nearly 170 Russian athletes to participate as independents, and it remains possible a similar arrangement could be made for the Tokyo Olympics, which begin July 24. The world watchdog in September reopened compliance proceedings after it said it found inconsistencies in the massive bank of historical testing data finally handed over in January. Earlier on November 22, the World Athletics Council (WAC) said it was putting on hold the read-mission process of the Russian Athletics Federation (RUSAF) a day after several top RUSAF officials were suspended. The WAC, formerly known as the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), is the world governing body for track and field athletes, cross country running, and other related events. Rune Andersen, chairman of the World Athletics task force overseeing RUSAF’s reinstatement, made the announcement following a meeting in Monaco. RUSAF was banned from international competitions in November 2015 after a state-sponsored doping scandal came to light, although some athletes under certain conditions have been allowed to compete in some events as neutrals. The WAC decision comes a day after RUSAF president Dmitry Shlyakhtin and several other officials were suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for serious breaches of antidoping rules, adding to the federation's woes ahead of next year's Olympics. The AIU, which oversees integrity issues in global athletics including doping, said the provisional suspensions were linked to an investigation into whereabouts violations committed by Russian high jumper Danil Lysenko, which they said the officials had obstructed. It said the suspensions of seven people including Shlyakhtin, executive director Alexander Parkin, Lysenko and his coach Yevgeny Zagorulko came after it concluded federation officials "had been involved in the provision of false explanations and forged documents to the AIU in order to explain whereabouts failures by the athlete." World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said the group was considering stripping Russia's membership, adding that “we need to deal with renegade factions like this.” With reporting by AP, AFP, Reuters, and dpa
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Fri, 22 Nov 2019 23:48:56 +0000
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sottnet--2019-11-26--Rank Russophobia: WADA panel recommends ALL Russian athletes receive FOUR-YEAR BAN from ALL sporting
| 2019-11-26T00:00:00 |
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Rank Russophobia: WADA panel recommends ALL Russian athletes receive FOUR-YEAR BAN from ALL sporting competitions
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A key panel of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) recommends Russia be hit withover noncompliance with the World Anti-Doping Code.that were obtained by the agency from a Moscow laboratory in January. WADA's Executive Committee will consider the recommendation and proposed consequences on December 9, asaid.The country was officially banned from the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, but a number of Russian athletes were allowed to compete as neutrals under the Olympic flag.WADA has documented more than 1,000 Russian doping cases across dozens of sports, most notably at the Winter Olympics that Russia hosted in Sochi in 2014. The country was found guilty of a government-organized effort to mask samples from athletes using banned substances between 2011 and 2015. Full disclosure of data from the Moscow lab was a key condition of Russia's controversial reinstatement by WADA in September 2018.." It said data on "hundreds" of positive tests have been removed while "underlying raw data and PDF files have been deleted or altered."Besides a ban from major sporting competition, the committee recommendedRussia can appeal any sanctions to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.RUSAF's suspension is still in place, andand said itThe announcement came after RUSAF President Dmitry Shlyakhtin and several other officials were provisionally suspended over breaches of anti-doping rules. Shlyakhtin latersaying the scandal around the federation "discredits all of Russian sport, inflicts colossal reputational damage on our country as a whole, and undermines the foundations of the Olympic movement's integrity.""If this recommendation will not be taken into account, we will consider the question of the membership of the athletics federation in the Russian Olympic Committee at our next executive committee meeting," Stanislav Pozdnyakov said in a statement.
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https://www.sott.net/article/424712-Rank-Russophobia-WADA-panel-recommends-ALL-Russian-athletes-receive-FOUR-YEAR-BAN-from-ALL-sporting-competitions
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Tue, 26 Nov 2019 20:57:04 +0000
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sottnet--2019-11-26--There is a desire to force us into constant defense: Lavrov weighs in on possible WADA ban for Russi
| 2019-11-26T00:00:00 |
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There is a desire to force us into constant defense: Lavrov weighs in on possible WADA ban for Russian athletes
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Russia's foreign minister has spoken out about a possible ban for the country's athletes from international competition by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), reminding thatSergey Lavrov made his statement shortly after the Kremlin announced it has no plans to hold a discussion with the leaders of Russia's athletic federations on a possible four-year ban from WADA.The Compliance Review Committee (CRC) of the world doping watchdog has recommended the suspension over alleged tampering with data of the Russian national anti-doping agency.WADA's leadership is to take a decision on how to proceed on December 9. Some Russian media reported that a high-level meeting of Russian sports officials will be gathered at the Kremlin to discuss the case. But Dmitry Peskov, the spokesman for the Russian president's office, told journalists on Tuesday that the reports were not true.The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said it will support "the toughest sanctions" against any person found responsible for manipulating the Russia data, but will need further evaluation before deciding on its course of action. However, the IOC supported WADA's suggestion that clean Russian athletes should be allowed to compete if they demonstrate they are personally "not implicated in any way by the non-compliance."
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https://www.sott.net/article/424687-There-is-a-desire-to-force-us-into-constant-defense-Lavrov-weighs-in-on-possible-WADA-ban-for-Russian-athletes
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Tue, 26 Nov 2019 17:16:44 +0000
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sottnet--2019-12-09--BEST OF THE WEB: The West's cultural war against Russia continues: WADA bans Russia for 4 years from
| 2019-12-09T00:00:00 |
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BEST OF THE WEB: The West's cultural war against Russia continues: WADA bans Russia for 4 years from international competition
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Russia has been handed a four-year ban from major sporting events, including the Olympics and football World Cup, after the Executive Committee of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) approved sanctions on Monday.Meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, the 12-member WADA Executive Committee voted unanimously for measures against Russia earlier recommended by the organization's Compliance Committee.The data was handed over as part of the reinstatement terms for RUSADA after a three-year exile over claims of state-sponsored doping, which Russia has consistently denied.RUSADA was again declared non-compliant on Monday and will be suspended for a four-year period, meaningas the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is a signatory to the WADA Code.The Russian flag will also not be allowed at the next football World Cup in Qatar in 2022, should Russia qualify for the finals, as well as world championships in other sports.It has already been reported that the UEFA European Championships - four games of which will be held in St. Petersburg - and the 2021 UEFA Champions League final, held in the same city, will be unaffected by the latest WADA measures as they are continental events.Major doping allegations involving Russia first broke out after it topped the medal table at the 2014 Olympics on home soil in Sochi.A probe, headed by Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren, was launched into claims that Russia had operated a state-sponsored doping campaign, although no definitive proof of the allegations has ever been provided.RUSADA was initially declared non-compliant in November 2015, while the Russian track-and-field team faced a blanket ban from the 2016 Rio Summer Games.Russian athletes were only allowed to compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang under neutral status, although the IOC lifted its ban on the country as the Games came to a close.Rodchenkov remained in charge of the laboratory despite receiving psychiatric care. He fled to the US along with several colleagues, turning whistleblowers as the claims against Russia emerged.Independent experts in Russia recently concluded that the Moscow anti-doping laboratory database was tampered with during at least a six-month period, between November 2015 and June 2016, by Rodchenkov and other colleagues when they were already in the US.Perhaps unsurprisingly, one of the biggest champions of stringent measures against Russia has been Travis Tygart, the head of the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). He has called for a ban on all Russian athletes from competition, even as neutrals.After the latest news, Russian athletes across all sports will now wait anxiously to see how widely the WADA sanctions are implemented.
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https://www.sott.net/article/425381-The-Wests-cultural-war-against-Russia-continues-WADA-bans-Russia-for-4-years-from-international-competition
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Mon, 09 Dec 2019 18:22:15 +0000
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sottnet--2019-12-11--Absolute power: How WADA became the judge, jury and executioner of world sports
| 2019-12-11T00:00:00 |
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Absolute power: How WADA became the judge, jury and executioner of world sports
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Genie out of the bottle Russia's four-year sporting ban has demonstrated the extent of the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) ability to decide the fate of entire nations in the world of sport. How did a single bureaucracy gain such absolute power?Earlier this week, WADA banned Russia from hosting or competing in international sporting events for four years, over alleged manipulation of data from the Moscow anti-doping laboratory. The ban covers next summer's Olympics in Japan and the FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar. It will affect thousands of professional athletes who never took any banned substances and only dreamed to win in a jersey with the Russian flag while their national anthem plays.Russians will still be able to compete at international sports events as neutrals, but only if they get WADA approval - meaning that they now have to prove their innocence. Moscow called the WADA decision politically motivated "collective punishment" and is now preparing to challenge it at the top sports court.WADA owes its existence to the Lausanne Declaration , adopted in 1999 at the first World Conference on Doping in Sport spearheaded by the International Olympic Committee. The conference itself was largely a result of a massive doping scandal that rocked the sports world the previous year. At that time, several prominent professional cycling teams were caught doping, not as a result of then-existing drugs tests but thanks to police raids.Shattered by the doping revelations and tired of the existing chaotic doping prevention system's inability to effectively fight cheating in sports, the IOC pleaded for the creation of a new universal body to lead and coordinate this work.This plea was heard, and several months later led to the creation of WADA, an "independent International Anti-Doping Agency" granted unprecedented authority ranging from "expanding out-of-competition testing" and "coordinating research" of doping substances to "harmonizing scientific and technical standards" of anti-doping measures all over the world.In the following years, the international community was still apparently fascinated by its dream of creating a sort of a God of fair sports - a body capable of sorting out all the doping problems on its own, while being free from any outside influence.As a result, both sports organizations and national governments consistently focused on making WADA as independent as possible, while apparently paying much less attention to such things as the body's internal transparency.The code was broadly accepted by the international and national sports bodies, which apparently sought some clear guidelines in this field. It was adopted in 2003 and eventually signed by most international sports bodies and national sports federations, Olympic committees and anti-doping agencies, making WADA the virtual custodian of this anti-doping Bible.A 2005 International Convention against Doping in Sport, adopted by UNESCO and eventually ratified by 180 states, formalized the Code rules for the governments, thus putting them under sort of moral pressure in terms of complying with the system essentially created by WADA.Yet as WADA powers grew, so did the concerns about its suspected lack of transparency and flawed methods.This fact did not escape the attention of some scientists, including Erik Boye, a renowned Norwegian cell biologist and professor emeritus at the Institute for Biosciences of the University of Oslo.Meanwhile, the only existing way for the affected athletes - and entire nations for that matter - to dispute WADA's decisions has been the Court of Arbitration for Sport. However, the CAS does not control WADA in any way, but simply handles the disputes between the agency and those it considered to be in violation of its anti-doping rules.Even then, the court is in WADA's power to some extent, at least according to Boye and those that share his view.By giving the agency a growing number of powers over the past few decades, the world of sports has unwittingly found itself entangled in its web. As WADA has arguably grown too powerful and unaccountable, neither the international sports bodies nor the national governments managed to create an effective oversight body.The consequences were not long in coming.In 2017, the agency has seemingly tightened its grip on the sports world by linking the World Anti-Doping Code to its internally adopted regulation detailing the sanctions against any potential "non-compliant" entities.In the blink of an eye, the foundation of the international anti-doping system that was once signed by some 660 sports bodies from all over the world - and later amended by a no less representative third World Conference on Doping in Sport - was changed by WADA's own Foundation Board, to make it easier for the agency to go after suspected cheats, as one media outlet put it.The board is of course supposed to represent the interests of each and every sports-related body around the world, as it is also formed in accordance with a complex system involving quotas for IOC, athletes and national authorities - but an approval by 38 people is in no way equal to support of hundreds of national and international sports organizations.Thus the document dubbed International Standard for Code Compliance by Signatories was declared "a mandatory International Standard that forms an essential part of the World Anti-Doping Program" by WADA. Some of the measures envisioned by it were then promptly applied to Russia, setting a precedent for WADA virtually banishing an entire nation from international sports.The sanctions against Russia, as severe as they are, might not in fact be the harshest ones possible. The WADA document certainly does not hold back when describing various forms of punishment, including partial and total bans for a nation to participate in international sporting events and even nothing less than "suspension of recognition by the Olympic Movement and/or of membership of the Paralympic Movement."It may well turn out that the sporting fate of entire nations will depend on the 38 members of WADA's Foundation Board, or the even less representative 12-member executive committee - as there is simply no one out there who can oversee, much less override, their decisions.
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Wed, 11 Dec 2019 18:59:41 +0000
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sottnet--2019-12-24--NATO using WADA and doping claims to contain Russia - Lavrov
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NATO using WADA and doping claims to contain Russia - Lavrov
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The persecution of Russia by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is politically motivated as the body remains in the hands of NATO member states who won't shy away from any means to harm Moscow, Russian FM Sergey Lavrov has said."When the whole pathos of fighting against doping is used to support the voice of."Earlier in December, WADA slapped Russia with harsh sanctions over the alleged manipulations with the database of the Moscow anti-doping laboratory it had received from the country's doping watchdog, RUSADA, as part of its reinstatement process.RUSADA was labeled non-compliant, with Russia being barred from major sporting events for the next four years. The country's athletes would only be able to complete internationally under a neutral flag, of course, if they manage to prove that they are clean.Moscow had vigorously denied the accusations and voiced plans to appeal the ban in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).Earlier this week, Russia's Investigative Committee announced the result of its probe into the alleged meddling with the Moscow laboratory's files. It said the database had been accessed remotely by the lab's former head, Grigory Rodchenkov, who fled to the US in 2015 and became WADA's main witness in the case against Russia. The investigators also revealed that Rodchenkov had provided WADA with "a sort of an alternative archive of the Moscow anti-doping laboratory," the origin and the content of which remain unknown.
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Tue, 24 Dec 2019 13:25:54 +0000
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sputnik--2019-11-26--Russia to Seek Frank Dialogue With WADA - Foreign Minister
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Russia to Seek Frank Dialogue With WADA - Foreign Minister
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Mr Lavrov's comment comes following the recommendation of the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) Compliance Committee to ban Russia from applying to host international competitions for four years. WADA will review the recommendation at the executive committee meeting on 9 December. If the anti-doping watchdog approves the recommendation, Russia will be banned from the next summer Olympics in Tokyo, the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing, as well as from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. In 2015, WADA opened compliance proceedings against the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) over accusations of a large-scale state-funded doping scheme involving thousands of athletes, coaches and sports officials. Russia denied the allegations but the country's athletes had to compete under the Olympic flag at the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. In September 2018, the ban was lifted but RUSADA was required to offer WADA access to the database of Russian athlete records. In September 2019 another non-compliance procedure was launched against RUSADA over suspected data manipulation. Russia was given three weeks to explain "inconsistencies" found in probes previously received from the Russian laboratories. Moscow submitted its answers to the agency in early October. After examining the data provided by Moscow, WADA said that some of the records had likely been 'altered.'
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Tue, 26 Nov 2019 15:06:49 +0300
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tass--2019-09-24--FIFA UEFA and WADA have no complaints in regard to Russian Football Union
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FIFA, UEFA and WADA have no complaints in regard to Russian Football Union
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MOSCOW, September 24. /TASS/. The world’s governing football body, FIFA, the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has no complaints at all in regard to the Russian Football Union (RFU), Kirill Melnikov, the RFU director of communications, told TASS on Tuesday. "As far as we know the current issues on the agenda are addressed to anti-doping structures, which are operating on the territory of Russia," Melnikov said. "There are no complaints at all in regard to the Russian Football Union on behalf of FIFA, UEFA and WADA," he continued. "We hope that the Russian sport will be represented at international tournaments without any restrictions." WADA announced on Monday that it had initiated a probe into the compliance status of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) with the Code of the world’s governing anti-doping body based on the reported inconsistencies, discovered in the data from the Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory. WADA also informed the Russian side that it had a three-week time to provide explanations on the issue. Specialists from WADA were granted access to the database of the Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory in January this year and copied 24 terabytes of information on Russian athletes’ doping samples collected between 2012 and 2015. WADA experts finished their work to retrieve doping samples from the Moscow Lab on April 30 having collected 2,262 doping samples in 4,524 containers (Samples A and B). The WADA Executive Committee reinstated the compliance status of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) on September 20, 2018 on condition that WADA experts would be granted access before December 31, 2018 to doping samples at the Moscow Anti-Doping Lab, which was sealed off in connection with a federal investigation.
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tass--2019-11-15--Russian, WADA experts talk changes in Moscow lab database
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Russian, WADA experts talk changes in Moscow lab database
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MOSCOW, November 15. /TASS/. Russian experts have had a meeting with representatives of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on November 14 to discuss the alterations discovered in the database of the Moscow laboratory, a source close to the meeting told TASS. Earlier, the Russian side provided answers to each of the 31 question WADA has in light of the changes detected. The meeting was supposed to give experts an opportunity to again share opinions on the issue. Based on the meeting’s outcomes, the experts will prepare a report for the WADA Compliance Review Committee. The document should lay groundwork for future recommendations to the WADA Executive Committee regarding any potential sanctions imposed against the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA).
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tass--2019-11-25--Russian anti-doping chief believes WADA is set to impose serious sanctions
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Russian anti-doping chief believes WADA is set to impose serious sanctions
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The WADA Compliance Review Committee recommended the world anti-doping body’s Executive Committee on November 23 to strip RUSADA of its compliance status. The WADA Executive Committee is scheduled to convene on December 9 in Paris to discuss this issue. MOSCOW, November 25. /TASS, Artyom Kuznetsov/. The Executive Committee of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is set to impose a number of serious sanctions against the Russian sports and the list of these sanctions will be announced on December 9, Yury Ganus, the head of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA), told TASS on Monday. RUSADA has nothing to do with WADA’s ‘further responses’ list on Moscow Lab data "We will learn later about the draft list of sanctions, while the final list of sanctions will be announced on December 9, therefore it is still early to speak about this issue," Ganus said. "However, sanctions will follow in any case and they will be very serious," the president of RUSADA added. The WADA Compliance Review Committee’s recommendations last week were based on the reports by the WADA Intelligence and Investigations team and by independent forensic experts. The reports relate to several inconsistencies found in the Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory data transferred to WADA, which the Committee examined at its meeting on November 17. WADA announced on September 23 that it had initiated a probe into the compliance status of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency with the Code of the world’s governing anti-doping body based on the inconsistencies reportedly discovered in the data of the Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory. The WADA Executive Committee reinstated the compliance status of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) on September 20, 2018 on condition that before December 31, 2018 WADA experts would be granted access to doping samples at the Moscow Anti-Doping Lab, which was sealed off in connection with a federal investigation. Specialists from WADA were granted access to the database of the Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory in January this year and copied 24 terabytes of information on Russian athletes’ doping samples collected between 2012 and 2015. WADA experts finished their work to retrieve doping samples from the Moscow Lab on April 30 having collected 2,262 doping samples in 4,524 containers (Samples A and B). The new international standard on the compliance status states that athletes coming from countries, where national anti-doping agencies are non-compliant with the WADA Code, may be barred from all international tournaments, including the Olympic Games.
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tass--2019-11-26--FIFA is in permanent contact with WADA on Russian sports issues
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FIFA is in permanent contact with WADA on Russian sports issues
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MOSCOW, November 26. /TASS/. The world’s governing football body FIFA is in permanent contact with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) on possible sanctions against Russian sports, FIFA's press service told TASS on Tuesday. No hasty conclusions should be made in the light of recommendations to WADA — Lavrov "We will await the final considerations of the WADA Executive Committee on this matter until any potential material decision is taken by FIFA. FIFA is in permanent contact with WADA and ASOIF in this regard," the press service said in a statement. The WADA Compliance Review Committee (CRC) advised the world anti-doping body’s Executive Committee on November 23 to strip RUSADA (the Russian Anti-Doping Agency) of its compliance status and on Monday, the CRC came up with an extended list of recommended sanctions against Russian sports. The CRC recommended barring Russia from international competitions for a four-year period. The Committee also issued a recommendation to deprive Russia of the right to host international sports events during this period. The WADA Executive Committee will pass a final decision on Russia at its meeting on December 9 in Paris. St. Petersburg is due to host four matches of the 2020 Euro Cup.
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Tue, 26 Nov 2019 16:35:20 +0300
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tass--2019-11-26--Russian Olympic official rules out conspiracy in WADA Committee’s recommendations
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Russian Olympic official rules out conspiracy in WADA Committee’s recommendations
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MOSCOW, November 26. /TASS/. The WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) Compliance Review Committee’s recommendations to bar Russian athletes from all international sports tournaments should not be linked with some sort of conspiracy, Honorary President of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) Vitaly Smirnov told TASS on Tuesday. The WADA Compliance Review Committee (CRC) advised the world anti-doping body’s Executive Committee on November 23 to strip RUSADA (the Russian Anti-Doping Agency) of its compliance status and on Monday, the CRC came up with an extended list of recommended sanctions against Russian sports. The CRC recommended barring Russia from international competitions, including the Olympic and Paralympic Games, for a four-year period. The Committee also issued a recommendation to deprive Russia of the right to host international sports events during this period. The WADA Executive Committee will pass a final decision on Russia at its meeting on December 9 in Paris. "I believe that we need to wait for WADA to make a decision and I do not have an impression that there is some sort of conspiracy to deprive us of our participation in the Games and of our role on the sports arena," Smirnov, who is also an honorary member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), said. "I think that WADA will be thoroughly studying this issue," he said. "On the other hand, there is also the International Olympic Committee, which will be also discussing this issue at a meeting of the Executive Committee and at the session and we [Russia] have also an option of going to court." WADA announced on September 23 that it had initiated a probe into the compliance status of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency with the Code of the world’s governing anti-doping body based on the inconsistencies discovered in the data from the Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory. The WADA Executive Committee reinstated the compliance status of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency on September 20, 2018 on condition that before December 31, 2018 WADA experts would be granted access to doping samples at the Moscow Anti-Doping Lab, which was sealed off in connection with a federal investigation. Specialists from WADA were granted access to the database of the Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory in January this year and copied 24 terabytes of information on Russian athletes’ doping samples collected between 2012 and 2015. WADA experts finished their work to retrieve doping samples from the Moscow Lab on April 30 having collected 2,262 doping samples in 4,524 containers (Samples A and B). The new international standard on the compliance status states that athletes coming from countries where national anti-doping agencies are non-compliant with the WADA Code may be barred from all international tournaments, including the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Tue, 26 Nov 2019 21:59:22 +0300
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tass--2019-12-09--FIFA to ask WADA to ‘clarify the extent’ of sanctions against Russian sports
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FIFA to ask WADA to ‘clarify the extent’ of sanctions against Russian sports
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MOSCOW, December 9. /TASS/. The world’s governing football body, FIFA, intends to turn to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to specify the details of the sanctions imposed against Russian sports earlier in the day, a spokesperson for FIFA told TASS in a statement on Monday. The WADA Executive Committee (ExCo) approved on Monday recommendations of its Compliance Review Committee (CRC) to annul the compliance status of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) as well as to strip Russia of the right to participate in major international sports tournaments, including the Olympics and World Championships, for the period of four years. The WADA ExCo also ruled that Russia must not host, or bid for hosting any major international sports tournament in the four-year period. Russian state officials as well as the staff of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) and the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) have been also banned from attending all major international sports tournaments for the period of four years. "FIFA has taken note of the decision taken by WADA Executive Committee today," the statement from FIFA reads. "FIFA is in contact with WADA and ASOIF [the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations] to clarify the extent of the decision in regards to football," the spokesperson added. Chair of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Compliance Review Committee (CRC) Jonathan Taylor told a news conference in Lausanne on Monday that in case the Russian national football team qualifies for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, its players will have to play in the so-called neutral status that bans the right of participating in the world championship under the national flag and anthem. "If they qualify, a team representing Russia cannot participate, but if there is a mechanism put in place, then they can apply to participate on a neutral basis, not as representatives of Russia," Taylor told journalists. In March 2015, FIFA officially announced that the 22nd edition of FIFA’s flagship event would be played in November and December 2022, with the final match set for December 18, 2022 — Qatar National Day — and with the objective, in principle, of holding the tournament for 28 days. Qatar is set to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup between November 21 and December 18 at seven venues across the country, namely in Doha, Lusail, Al-Wakrah, Al-Khor, Al-Rayyan, Umm Salal and Madinat ash Shamal.
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Mon, 09 Dec 2019 16:23:05 +0300
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tass--2019-12-19--RUSADA to provide WADA with its official disagreement in 10-15 days, says official
| 2019-12-19T00:00:00 |
tass
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RUSADA to provide WADA with its official disagreement in 10-15 days, says official
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MOSCOW, December 19. /TASS/. In 10-15 days, the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) will provide the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) with an official disagreement against the decision of the global organization on sanctions in regard to Russian sports, Alexander Ivlev, the head of the RUSADA Supervisory Board, said on Thursday. Earlier in the day, the RUSADA Supervisory Board recommended the agency’s Board of Founders to disagree with WADA sanctions against Russian sports and to turn this case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Switzerland’s Lausanne. "I believe it will happen in 10 or 15 days," Ivlev told journalists. "After that the ball will be in the court of WADA and the situation will be developing within the legal boundaries."
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https://tass.com/sport/1101161
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Thu, 19 Dec 2019 15:03:51 +0300
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tass--2019-12-24--CAS hearings on WADA sanctions against Russia may last until 2020 Olympics, says official
| 2019-12-24T00:00:00 |
tass
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CAS hearings on WADA sanctions against Russia may last until 2020 Olympics, says official
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"The question about the timeframe of the appeal can be answered by lawyers, who will be representing our interests in CAS," the ROC president continued. "There are preconditions indicating that the whole story would be over either on the brink of the [2020] Olympics or after the Games." "Regulations do not state in particular the timeframe for WADA to turn to CAS, but the previous experience shows that it should take the period of between one and two weeks," Pozdnyakov told journalists. MOSCOW, December 24. /TASS/. Court hearings on Russia’s appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against sanctions of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) may last until the opening of the 2020 Olympics, Stanislav Pozdnyakov, the president of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), said on Tuesday. The 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo are scheduled to be held between July 24 and August 9. "It will take approximately three months after the appointment of CAS arbitrators before the verdict is announced," the ROC president added. Today, members of the ROC Executive Committee unanimously supported a decision of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) Supervisory Board to appeal against a slew of sanctions proposed by WADA against Russian sports. ROC President Pozdnyakov stated earlier in the day that the Executive Committee upheld a decision on the organization’s participation as a third party in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in the case of WADA’s proposed sanctions. Last Thursday, the RUSADA Supervisory Board recommended the agency’s Founders Council to disagree with WADA sanctions against Russian sports and to take this case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Switzerland’s Lausanne. On December 9, the WADA Executive Committee (ExCo) approved the recommendations of its Compliance Review Committee (CRC) to revoke the compliance status of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency and to strip Russia of the right to participate in major international sports tournaments, including the Olympics, Paralympics and world championships, for a period of four years. The WADA ExCo also ruled that Russia must not host, or bid for hosting any major international sports tournament in the four-year period. Russian state officials, as well as the staff of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) and the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC), were banned from attending all major international sports tournaments over this four-year period. On November 25, the WADA Compliance Review Committee (CRC) reiterated its previous recommendation for the world anti-doping body’s Executive Committee to strip RUSADA of its compliance status and came up with a recommendation of additional sanctions against Russian sports. The world’s governing anti-doping body announced on September 23 that it had initiated a probe into the compliance status of RUSADA with the organization’s Code based on inconsistencies found in the data from the Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory.
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https://tass.com/sport/1103261
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Tue, 24 Dec 2019 21:32:52 +0300
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tass--2019-12-24--Russian Paralympic Committee to act as third party in CAS hearing of WADA sanctions
| 2019-12-24T00:00:00 |
tass
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Russian Paralympic Committee to act as third party in CAS hearing of WADA sanctions
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"The decision was made to join the hearings between WADA and RUSADA [the Russian Anti-Doping Agency] as an interested party [the third party] in line with regulations and timeframe stipulated by the World Anti-Doping Code and the International Standard for Code Compliance by Signatories [ISCCS]," the statement added. "The Russian Paralympic Committee has made this decision since the decisions of WADA have a direct impact on the rights and interests of the Russian Paralympic Committee and its representatives," the statement reads. MOSCOW, December 24. /TASS/. The Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) will act as a third party in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in the case of proposed sanctions of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) against Russian sports, the RPC said in a statement on Tuesday. Members of the RPC Executive Committee upheld earlier in the day a decision of the Supervisory Board of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) to appeal against a slew of sanctions proposed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) against Russian sports. On December 9, the WADA Executive Committee (ExCo) approved the recommendations of its Compliance Review Committee (CRC) to revoke the compliance status of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) and to strip Russia of the right to participate in major international sports tournaments, including the Olympics, Paralympics and world championships, for a period of four years. The WADA ExCo also ruled that Russia must not host, or bid for or be granted the right to host any major international sports tournament in this four-year period. Russian state officials, as well as the officials of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) and the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC), were banned from attending all major international sports tournaments for this four-year period. Last Thursday, the RUSADA Supervisory Board recommended the agency’s Founders Council to disagree with WADA sanctions against Russian sports and to take this case to the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) in Switzerland’s Lausanne. On November 25, the WADA Compliance Review Committee (CRC) reiterated its previous recommendation for the world anti-doping body’s Executive Committee to strip RUSADA of its compliance status and came up with a recommendation of additional sanctions against Russian sports. The world’s governing anti-doping body announced on September 23 that it had initiated a probe into the compliance status of RUSADA with the organization’s Code based on inconsistencies found in the data from the Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory.
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https://tass.com/sport/1103065
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Tue, 24 Dec 2019 16:08:33 +0300
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tass--2019-12-27--RUSADA chief notifies WADA he disagrees with anti-Russian sanctions
| 2019-12-27T00:00:00 |
tass
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RUSADA chief notifies WADA he disagrees with anti-Russian sanctions
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MOSCOW, December 27. /TASS/. Director General of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) Yury Ganus has notified the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) that he disagrees with sanctions against Russian sports. Participants of the RUSADA General Meeting on December 24 approved a recommendation of the agency’s Supervisory Board to issue a disagreement to sanctions against Russian sports proposed by WADA. RUSADA needed to send this notification to WADA by December 30. Now WADA will take this case to the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS).
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https://tass.com/sport/1104261
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Fri, 27 Dec 2019 12:30:15 +0300
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theguardianuk--2019-12-12--Victoria Aggar resigns from Wada and says it is now ‘silencing athletes’
| 2019-12-12T00:00:00 |
theguardianuk
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Victoria Aggar resigns from Wada and says it is now ‘silencing athletes’
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The World Anti-Doping Agency has been rocked by the resignation of Victoria Aggar, a highly respected member of its own Athlete Committee, who said she quit after Wada broke its promises and failed to protect clean athletes. The Guardian revealed on Tuesday that Aggar, a retired British Paralympian who has served six years on the committee, was on the brink of going because of Wada’s “spineless and appalling” decision not to issue a blanket ban on Russia. Echoing the views of many athletes, she also argued that allowing Russians to compete at Euro 2020 – and under a neutral flag at the 2020 Olympics and 2022 World Cup despite a four-year ban imposed on Monday – made a mockery of the system. But in her written resignation letter Aggar went further still – revealing that Wada had suppressed the voices of its Athlete Committee, which is supposed to reflect the views of thousands of sportsmen and women on anti-doping matters. “I do not feel that Wada exists any more,” said Aggar. “Too many political games (or machinations), too many conflicts and too much self-interest has led to too many bad decisions, compromises and broken promises. “Most recently the biggest blow to athletes is the decision by Wada to ignore calls from its very own Athlete Committee for Russia to be banned from competing at the next Olympic and Paralympic Games, despite promising earlier this year to enforce the toughest sanctions available if the retrieved data from Moscow was found to be manipulated,” she added. Aggar also revealed that Wada had refused to publish recent Athlete Committee’s statements on its website. “I am a firm believer that all athletes have the right to an unfiltered voice,” she added. “The concept of silencing athletes is one of the reasons why we are seeing so much abuse in sport and it only serves to reinforce the imbalance of power. “Events over the past two years have fundamentally shaken my belief in an organisation that I felt initially served a great purpose in protecting the integrity of sport – protecting clean athletes on their journey of pursuing their dreams.”
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Sean Ingle
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https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/dec/12/victoria-aggar-wada-resigns-russia-ban-athletes-silencing
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Thu, 12 Dec 2019 20:32:53 GMT
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theindependent--2019-12-13--Former British Paralympian Victoria Aggar resigns from Wada over handling of Russian doping ban
| 2019-12-13T00:00:00 |
theindependent
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Former British Paralympian Victoria Aggar resigns from Wada over handling of Russian doping ban
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Former British Paralympian Victoria Aggar has resigned from the World Anti-Doping Agency's (Wada) Athlete Committee over the organisation's handling of the Russian doping scandal. Wada has banned Russia from all major sporting events for four years for tampering with doping tests, but left the door open for its athletes to compete at next year's Tokyo Games as neutrals under the Olympic flag. Russia's Olympic Committee has described the sanctions as "illogical and excessive" while President Vladimir Putin has said Moscow could appeal Wada's decision. However, Aggar, who won a rowing bronze at the Beijing Games in 2008, said Wada had not gone far enough and had broken promises by not imposing a blanket ban on Russian athletes. "I do not feel that Wada exists any more," she said on Twitter. "Too many political games (or machinations), too many conflicts and too much self-interest has led to too many bad decisions, compromises and broken promises. "Most recently the biggest blow to athletes is the decision by Wada to ignore calls from its very own Athlete Committee for Russia to be banned from competing at the next Olympic and Paralympic Games." Aggar, one of 17 committee members, said Wada had refused to publish several Athlete Committee statements on its website. "The concept of silencing athletes is one of the reasons why we are seeing so much abuse in sport," she said. "I believe every athlete has the right to clean sport and in such an environment I don't believe Russian athletes will have this choice. "Yes, they will suffer in the short term with a blanket ban but in the long term we may be able to contribute to a change of culture for the future young generations." Wada director-general Olivier Niggli told the BBC in response to Aggar's resignation that the decision not to publish the statements was due to the lack of a "clear majority" among committee members. "Nine members were in favour of issuing a statement objecting to the (independent compliance review committee's) recommendation (on Russia), while eight were against and had prepared an alternative statement," he said. "Therefore, there was no consensus, and it would have been very strange - to say the least - for Wada to publish two different statements from its own Athlete Committee. In my view, it is simply not correct to mislead in this fashion."
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Sports Staff
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https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/russia-doping-ban-victoria-aggar-resigns-wada-athletes-committee-a9245491.html
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Fri, 13 Dec 2019 11:21:00 GMT
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theindependent--2019-01-23--Athletes and experts criticise Wada for double standards over Russia
| 2019-01-23T00:00:00 |
theindependent
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Athletes and experts criticise Wada for double standards over Russia
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The World Anti-Doping Agency's decision to let Russia go unpunished for missing a deadline to allow access to the laboratory that ran its state-sponsored doping programme has been strongly criticised by athletes and experts. British Paralympian Ali Jawad, a member of UK Anti-Doping's athlete commission, said it proves there is "one set of rules for athletes, and another for Russia". Jim Walden, the lawyer acting for the former head of the Moscow laboratory turned whistle-blower Dr Grigory Rodchenkov, said he hopes the decision "represents the straw that broke the camel's back" in terms of galvanising calls for an overhaul of the global anti-doping system. Having suspended the Russian Anti-Doping Agency and its Moscow laboratory in November 2015, Wada controversially reinstated Rusada in September on two conditions: the Russian authorities would let independent experts retrieve the lab's underlying testing data by December 31, and then release any stored samples needed for anti-doping cases by 30 June. But the first deadline was missed when the Russian authorities blocked a five-member Wada team from using the data retrieval and storage devices they brought with them - a move that provoked outrage from those already angry about the September reinstatement deal. That prompted Wada to fast-track a process which involved its Compliance Review Committee meeting in Montreal last week to make a recommendation on whether Rusada should be suspended again and the agency's executive committee holding a teleconference on Tuesday to discuss that recommendation. The Russians, however, had already forestalled the possibility of fresh sanctions by compromising on the devices Wada's experts would use in the laboratory, which allowed a smaller team to obtain the lab's secrets last week and get them out of Russia for verification. This made Tuesday's decision a foregone conclusion, as Wada had never punished a laboratory, national anti-doping agency or sports federation for missing a deadline, providing they had taken quick "corrective action" to comply with the initial request, and so it proved, with Wada opting to uphold the September agreement. In a statement, Wada president Sir Craig Reedie acknowledged "several members of the ExCo voiced their disappointment that the deadline had been missed" but said he hoped "athletes and others see that we are making good progress". British sports minister Mims Davies was among the first to react to Tuesday's decision to spare Russia, for now, describing the retrieval of the data as "positive" but urging Wada "not to take their foot off the pedal". US Anti-Doping Agency chief executive Travis Tygart echoed those sentiments but warned "there is still a long way to go", while Usada's general counsel Bill Bock tweeted that Wada had "missed a massive chance to demonstrate it means business". Jawad, a world and European powerlifting champion who won a silver medal at Rio 2016, agrees with Bock. In a statement released to Press Association Sport, he said: "Athletes are constantly reminded about strict liability, about rightly sticking to the rules. "Russia has denied any strict liability in their state-run doping programme, which has become the biggest doping scandal in history - if not the biggest scandal in sporting history. They have consistently made the process difficult and have missed deadlines - 'hard deadlines' as stated by the WADA president. "How will athletes trust the integrity of Wada ever again, when they are constantly failed by the organisation that claims to protect them? Far from a breakthrough for clean sport, today Wada's credibility is in tatters. "Wada has imposed one set of rules for athletes, and another for Russia. Given this, the international athlete community is furious with Wada." Walden also believes Wada's handling of the crisis has revealed a double standard: one for Russia and another for everyone else. "Clean athletes have suffered many bad days, but I hope today's decision represents the straw that broke the camel's back," he said. "Wada said Rusada needed to be treated as 'other' signatories, but this ignores the well-documented history: systematic doping, systematic lying, retaliation against whistle-blowers and hacking WADA itself." Keep up to date with all the latest transfer news, rumours and done deals throughout the January window
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Matt Slater
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http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/wada-russia-doping-scandal-latest-rusada-uk-usada-craig-reedie-a8742321.html
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2019-01-23 12:33:00+00:00
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themoscowtimes--2019-01-15--Doping-Clock Ticking on Russia as WADA Prepares for Report
| 2019-01-15T00:00:00 |
themoscowtimes
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Doping-Clock Ticking on Russia as WADA Prepares for Report
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Access to the data before a Dec. 31 deadline was a condition of WADA's September decision to provisionally reinstate the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA). Russian authorities finally relented and last Thursday allowed a WADA inspection team into the tainted Moscow lab but the extraction process has been slow as inspectors work to retrieve data from outdated servers described as decades old. The inspection team will use equipment purchased in Russia while a Russian forensics team will remove the hard drives under supervision. A game of brinkmanship between WADA and Russian authorities continued as the CRC met at WADA's Montreal headquarters to discuss a report from a five member inspection team that last month was denied access to data inside the Moscow lab for using equipment not certified under Russian law. The Russian doping scandal is set for a messy end with the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) Compliance Review Commission (CRC) considering possible new sanctions on Monday even as an inspection team was retrieving data from a Moscow laboratory. Once the hard drives have been removed they will, according to protocol, be handed over to the WADA inspection team who will carry out the actual copying of files. The mirroring of a server must be conducted by the WADA forensic expert. "There is no interference by the Russians in the forensic retrieval process and WADA has complete control of the data extraction," emphasized Gunter Younger, WADA's Director of Intelligence and Investigation. While Russia scrambles to meet its obligations the CRC is preparing a report on RUSADA's code compliance status, to be presented to the executive committee by Thursday, that could recommend new sanctions. The executive committee said it will deliver its ruling on Jan. 22. If the inspection team, however, completes its work in Moscow before Jan. 22 it could trigger a chaotic rewrite with the CRC informing the executive committee it needs to take back its recommendation. As a result WADA, again, finds itself in an awkward position caught between anti-doping hardliners who believe they are being played and Russian authorities who will argue they have met all the responsibilities laid out in the Road Map to Compliance. Athletes groups and anti-doping organizations already outraged by WADA's patience and compromising are unlikely to be impressed with the data extraction process. Despite the delays and conditions imposed by the Russian authorities, Younger told Reuters he is confident the data extraction will be clean. "They (Russia) complicated it because of the equipment but on the other side we have to understand," said Younger. "I come from law enforcement and if a private organization would come and say we want to have access to your evidence and would say I bring my own equipment to download on your equipment, I think 99 percent of the law enforcement in the world would say, 'no way'. "This is the same. All the (Moscow) data is under the custody of (Russia) law enforcement. "What they said, if we give you access with your equipment not certified under Russian law, then our accused person will come and say, 'so you telling me you gave someone outside of Russia access to the evidence which you are now going to use against me'. "Is there any possibility this information could be compromised by WADA?"
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http://themoscowtimes.com/news/doping-clock-ticking-on-russia-as-wada-prepares-for-report-64134
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2019-01-15 06:10:48+00:00
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unian--2019-11-26--Reuters: WADA committee recommends four-year Russia Olympic ban
| 2019-11-26T00:00:00 |
unian
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Reuters: WADA committee recommends four-year Russia Olympic ban
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The final decision is to be taken in December. Russia should be hit with a four-year Olympic ban and barred from all world championships for the manipulation of data retrieved from a tainted Moscow laboratory, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Monday. The recommendations were made by WADA's independent Compliance Review Committee (CRC) and will be put to the executive committee at meetings in Paris on December 9, Reuters said. In a 26-page report CRC said the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) should be declared non-compliant after an investigation found data handed over from a tainted Moscow laboratory was neither complete nor fully authentic. Read alsoRussia could be banned from Euro 2020 in doping row – media Weary of a doping saga that has dragged on since 2015, WADA looks prepared to follow through on threats it made to come down hard on Russia if it failed to get control of the doping crisis. A four-year ban would prevent Russia from taking part in next year's Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 Beijing Winter Games. The CRC recommendations did, however, leave the door open for the participation of Russians as happened at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Games where some of the country's athletes competed as neutrals under the Olympic flag. These athletes would have to demonstrate that they are clean and meet a number of other strict conditions. The CRC also recommended that Russia not be allowed to host or bid for any major sporting event and any events that have already been awarded should be moved to another country, unless it was legally or practically impossible to do so. In addition, Russia may not bid for the right to host the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, irrespective of whether the bidding takes place during a ban. For a four-year period athletes and officials representing Russia, including the president, secretary-general, CEO and any member of the executive board of the Russian Olympic Committee, would not be welcome at any major sporting event. Russia can appeal any sanctions to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
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https://www.unian.info/world/10768358-reuters-wada-committee-recommends-four-year-russia-olympic-ban.html
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Tue, 26 Nov 2019 02:25:00 +0200
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eveningstandard--2019-05-08--Chelsea to take their appeal against transfer ban to CAS after Fifa stand firm
| 2019-05-08T00:00:00 |
eveningstandard
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Chelsea to take their appeal against transfer ban to CAS after Fifa stand firm
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Chelsea have confirmed they will take their appeal against a two-window transfer ban to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. A statement released by Fifa on Wednesday confirmed the club have failed with their appeal against the ban. The Blues were initially punished by world football's governing body in February for breaking rules over the acquisition of 29 foreign minors. “Chelsea FC has today received the decision of the FIFA Appeal Committee,” a statement from the club read. “The Club notes that the FIFA Appeal Committee has decided to partially uphold the appeal lodged by Chelsea FC against the decision of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee. "However, the Club is very disappointed that the transfer ban of two consecutive registration periods was not overturned. “Chelsea FC categorically refutes the findings of the FIFA Appeal Committee. It acted in accordance with the relevant regulations and will appeal the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).”
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Tony Mogan
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https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea/chelsea-to-take-their-appeal-against-transfer-ban-to-cas-after-fifa-stand-firm-a4137216.html
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2019-05-08 11:58:00+00:00
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eveningstandard--2019-06-28--AC Milan banned from Uefa Europa League for FFP breach CAS confirms
| 2019-06-28T00:00:00 |
eveningstandard
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AC Milan banned from Uefa Europa League for FFP breach, CAS confirms
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AC Milan have been removed from the 2019-20 Europa League season for breaching Uefa's Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) confirmed on Friday. CAS consented to Milan's voluntary decision to remove themselves from next season's competition to pay for FFP breaches. Uefa had already fined Milan 12 million euros (£10.77m) of Europa League prize money in the case, which included a CAS ruling to overturn a ban from last season's Europa League. Milan hope that this wipes the slate clean ahead of ongoing monitoring of their often troubled finances. "AC Milan is excluded from participating in the Uefa club competitions of the sporting season 2019/2020 as a consequence of the breach of its FFP break-even obligations during the 2015/2016/2017 and the 2016/2017/2018 monitoring periods," CAS said in a statement. CAS says it will invite Uefa's cub financial control body "to issue a procedural order acknowledging the outcome of the present arbitration(s) and terminating the proceedings relating to the 2016/2017/2018 monitoring period, which have become moot." Although Italian giants Milan are seven-time European champions, their finances have taken a hit during a six-year failure to qualify for the Champions League. Additional reporting by Reuters and the Associated Press.
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Standard sport
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https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/ac-milan-banned-from-uefa-europa-league-ffp-breach-cas-confirms-a4178166.html
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2019-06-28 09:43:00+00:00
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eveningstandard--2019-11-19--Chelsea transfer ban appeal to be heard by CAS on Wednesday
| 2019-11-19T00:00:00 |
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Chelsea transfer ban appeal to be heard by CAS on Wednesday
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Chelsea's appeal against their two-window transfer ban will be heard at the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Wednesday. The Blues were initially sanctioned by world governing body FIFA in February of this year. FIFA found the London club guilty of breaching article 19 of its regulations on the status and transfer of players (RSTP), which concerns the protection of minors. They were also found to have breached article 18, concerning third-party influence. Chelsea appealed to FIFA and the case was heard in April, but documents published by FIFA at the end of October showed its appeals committee found the Blues had committed 150 breaches of regulations. The appeals committee agreed with the disciplinary committee that the breaches were "inexcusable". CAS will not make a decision on the day, but it has been reported that the verdict should come in time for the club to know whether they can be involved in the January 2020 transfer window. Chelsea declined to comment on the CAS appeal when contacted by the PA news agency on Tuesday. The club have made a good start to life under new head coach Frank Lampard despite not being able to sign any new players in the summer. The likes of Tammy Abraham, Mason Mount and Fikayo Tomori, all Chelsea academy products, have returned to the club from loans elsewhere to make a big impression on the first team at Stamford Bridge. All three have also been capped at England senior level by Gareth Southgate since the start of the season and the Blues are in third place in the Premier League table, behind second-placed Leicester only on goal difference.
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Jamie Gardner
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https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-transfer-ban-appeal-cas-wednesday-fifa-a4291151.html
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Tue, 19 Nov 2019 17:33:16 GMT
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tass--2019-01-11--Russias curler Krushelnitsky decides against his appeal with CAS on four-year ban
| 2019-01-11T00:00:00 |
tass
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Russia’s curler Krushelnitsky decides against his appeal with CAS on four-year ban
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© EPA-EFE/Javier Etxezarreta MOSCOW, January 11. /TASS/. Russia’s curler Alexander Krushelnitsky has decided against filing an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against his four-year ban over doping abuse allegations, his agent Andrei Mitkov told TASS on Friday. Krushelnitsky initially submitted documents for an appeal with the Swiss-based court against his four-year suspension on December 25, however, he had to pay a fee of 1,000 Swiss francs (over $1,000) before January 11 for his appeal to be heard in the court. "Alexander has decided against his appeal with the CAS," Mitkov said. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Switzerland’s Lausanne ruled on December 4 to impose a four-year ban in regard to Russian Olympic curler Alexander Krushelnitsky citing violations of anti-doping regulations. According to the court’s ruling, the four-year ban came into force as of February 12, 2018. The Swiss-based court announced on December 4 that the decision on the four- year ban could be appealed within 21 days since the notification of the athlete at the issue. The Russian athlete submitted documents for the appeal, but was unable to pay a required fee of 1,000 Swiss francs. Krushelnitsky won the 2018 Olympic bronze with his wife Anastasia Bryzgalova in mixed doubles curling at the Winter Games in PyeongChang. On February 18, it was made public that the athlete tested positive for banned performance enhancing drug meldonium. On February 19, the Anti-Doping Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) opened a case against Krushelnitsky for a doping violation. The CAS found Krushelnitsky guilty of breaching the anti-doping rules and annulled his results from the Olympic Games. Both Krushelnitsky and Bryzgalova were stripped of the bronze medals. In other media
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tass--2019-01-18--Russias bobsleigh chief Zubkov may appeal IBSFs suspension with CAS before February 6
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Russia’s bobsleigh chief Zubkov may appeal IBSF’s suspension with CAS before February 6
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MOSCOW, January 18. /TASS/. An appeal against the decision of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) to suspend the head of the Russian Bobsleigh Federation (RBF) and three bobsledders may be filed with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) before February 6, sports lawyer Artyom Patsev said on Friday. The IBSF announced on January 16 its decision to suspend from all sports- related activities until 2020 RBF President Alexander Zubkov, citing violations of anti-doping regulations. The international organization added that three Russian bobsledders, namely Alexander Kasyanov, Ilvir Khuzin and Alexei Pushkarev, were also slapped with suspensions until 2020 for violating anti-doping rules. "The term for filing an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport against the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation is 21 days," Patsev said. Therefore, February 6, 2019 is the deadline for submitting the appeal. "I have just returned to Russia and had no opportunity to speak with the disqualified athletes to find out whether they intended to file an appeal," he said. "However, we still have time to discuss everything in detail and to make a decision on the issue." The statement from the IBSF on Wednesday said that "… Mr. Alexander Kasyanov, Mr. Ilvir Khuzin, Mr. Alexei Pushkarev and Mr. Alexander Zubkov will each be sanctioned with a period of ineligibility of two years, starting from the day of their provisional suspension, for the first 3 Athletes mentioned this being December 13, 2018, therefore ending on December 12, 2020, for Mr. Zubkov this being December 19, 2018 and therefore ending on December 18,2020, during which period they are not entitled to participate in any competition or activity." The world’s governing body of bobsleigh and skeleton added in its statement that "The term ‘activity’ also includes, for example, administrative activities, such as serving as an official, director, officer, employee, or volunteer of the national organizations." The decision of the IBSF means that Zubkov is ineligible to serve as the president of the Russian Bobsleigh Federation until his suspension term expires on December 18, 2020. Zubkov wrapped up with his sports career in 2014 and was then elected to take charge of the Russian Bobsleigh Federation. The IOC Disciplinary Commission, chaired by Denis Oswald, announced in 2017 that Zubkov was guilty of anti- doping rules violations. The Oswald-led commission ruled to annul his results from the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, namely the gold in the two-man’s bobsleigh event and the gold in the four-man’s bobsleigh event. The IOC commission also ordered a life-timer ban for Zubkov from all Olympic activities. Zubkov appealed the decision with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Switzerland’s Lausanne and it was partly upheld as the Swiss-based court ruled against his life-time ban.
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tass--2019-01-25--RusAF withdraws its appeal with CAS against IAAFs decision to extend sanctions
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RusAF withdraws its appeal with CAS against IAAF’s decision to extend sanctions
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MOSCOW, January 25. /TASS/. The All-Russia Athletics Federation (RusAF) has withdrawn its appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the decision of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) to extend the national federation’s suspension term, RusAF President Dmitry Shlyakhtin told TASS on Friday. The Swiss-based CAS registered the appeal from RusAF in late September, however, no definite date was set for its consideration. RusAF claimed that an implementation of a number of requirements set out by the IAAF was beyond the authority of the Russian athletic federation. One of the requirements was to grant access to the Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory. "We have made a decision to withdraw our appeal, which was filed with the Court of Arbitration for Sport on September 25, 2018 against the IAAF Council’s decision as of July 27, 2018 to extend sanctions in regard to RusAF," Shlyakhtin said in an interview with TASS. The RusAF president said that a decision to recall the appeal was made following the ruling of the Executive Committee of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on January 22 to uphold the compliance status of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA). "A part of the required criteria for the RusAF’s membership reinstatement with the IAAF has been already implemented therefore there is no more need of appealing against them," Shlyakhtin stated. "I strongly believe that at the moment we need to consolidate our efforts on negotiations with IAAF regarding RusAF’s reinstatement, instead of wasting our time and strength on court hearings," the RusAF president said. The IAAF Council decided at its session on December 4 in Monaco to extend the membership suspension of the RusAF citing a number of criteria, which were still needed to be implemented by the Russian side, including the repayment of the $2.76 million debt. The world’s governing body of track and field athletics suspended RusAF’s membership in late 2015 following a wave of anti-doping rules violations and put forward a host of criteria, which the Russian ruling body of track and field sports was obliged to implement in order to restore its membership in the global federation. The IAAF, however, permitted clean athletes from Russia to participate in the international tournaments under the neutral status or the Authorized Neutral Athlete (ANA) until the membership of the RusAF was reinstated. IAAF’s previously issued neutral-status permissions for Russian athletes expired on December 31, 2018. The IAAF Doping Review Board approved on December 18 an updated version of the Guidance Note for Authorized Neutral Athlete (ANA) status applications and sent the document to the RusAF. According to the document, "Athletes who were granted ANA status in 2018 are able to re-apply for eligibility in 2019 by completing a simplified application form.".
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tass--2019-04-17--WADA files appeal with CAS against 2-year suspension of Russian bobsledders
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WADA files appeal with CAS against 2-year suspension of Russian bobsledders
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MOSCOW, April 17. /TASS/. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against a decision of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) to suspend four Russian athletes over alleged anti-doping violations, a spokesperson for WADA told TASS on Wednesday. The IBSF announced on January 16 that three Russian bobsledders, namely Alexander Kasyanov, Ilvir Khuzin and Alexei Pushkarev, were slapped with two- year suspensions until 2020 for violating anti-doping rules during the 2014 Olympics in Sochi. The IBSF also suspended from all sports-related activities until 2020 former RBF (Russian Bobsleigh Federation) President Alexander Zubkov citing the same violations. "There is an appeal filed by WADA against the four athletes, plus IBSF: we already have four appeals by each of the four athletes against the IBSF," the spokesperson stated. "No hearing date has been fixed yet," the spokesperson for the global anti- doping regulator added. According to TASS information, WADA decided to file an appeal with the court in Lausanne since it believed that the previously handed two-year suspension for the Russian bobsledders was insufficient. Commenting on the recent news, Zubkov told TASS: "Yes, I do know that WADA has submitted an appeal against the decision of the international federation [IBSF] in regard to us." "It is difficult for me at the moment to predict what comes next, but our lawyers do their job," Zubkov added. Three Russian bobsledders - Kasyanov, Khuzin and Pushkarev - filed appeals with the Swiss-based CAS against their-two year suspensions in early February. Zubkov, who served as the president of the Russian Bobsleigh Federation (RBF) until January 22, told TASS on February 5 that he had also filed an appeal with the CAS against the IBSF’s decision. The decision of the IBSF meant that Zubkov was ineligible to serve as the president of the Russian Bobsleigh Federation until his suspension term expired on December 18, 2020. On January 22, Zubkov announced that he temporarily resigned from his post. Yelena Anikina, a member of the RBF Presidium, was appointed the acting president of the national bobsleigh federation. Zubkov wrapped up with his sports career in 2014 and was later elected to take charge of the Russian Bobsleigh Federation. The IOC Disciplinary Commission, chaired by Denis Oswald, announced in 2017 that Zubkov was guilty of anti- doping rules violations. The Oswald-led commission ruled to annul his results from the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, namely the gold in the two-man’s bobsleigh event and the gold in the four-man’s bobsleigh event. The IOC commission also ordered a life-timer ban for Zubkov from all Olympic activities. Zubkov appealed the decision with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Switzerland’s Lausanne and it was partly upheld as the Swiss-based court ruled against his life-time ban.
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tass--2019-09-17--Swiss-based CAS rules to reduce ban of Russian basketballer Balandin from 4 to 2 years
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Swiss-based CAS rules to reduce ban of Russian basketballer Balandin from 4 to 2 years
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MOSCOW, September 17. /TASS/. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has ruled to halve the four-year suspension term of Russian basketball player Roman Balandin, imposed earlier in the year by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) for violations of anti-doping rules, SILA International Lawyers law company, which represented the athlete in the Swiss-based court, announced on Tuesday. The Russian anti-doping body announced on April 2 that Balandin, who played for Russian basketball club Avtodor Saratov, was disqualified for the term of four years starting May 19, 2017, "for the use of banned performance enhancing drug meldonium." "CAS reduced the period of suspension imposed by RUSADA on basketball player Roman Balandin from four to two years," the law company said in its statement on Tuesday. "In Award the Sole Arbitrator specifically noted that this case appears to be one of very few, in which an ADRV involving a non-Specified Substance was found not to be intentional," the statement from SILA International Lawyers added. Balandin joined Avtodor club in 2015 and debuted on the club’s main roster in December 2016 in a match against Khimki club from the Moscow Region. The drug meldonium (mildronate) was included in the list of preparations banned by WADA from January 1, 2016. The presence of the meldonium substance in the athlete’s blood during and between competitions is a violation of anti-doping rules. The substance belongs to S4 class on the WADA blacklist (hormones and metabolic modulators). Meldronate is a cardiovascular medication freely available for purchase at pharmacies across Russia without a doctor’s prescription.
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2019-09-17 17:09:28+00:00
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tass--2019-12-06--Swiss-based CAS rules to halve FIFA’s sanctions against England’s FC Chelsea
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Swiss-based CAS rules to halve FIFA’s sanctions against England’s FC Chelsea
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In February, FIFA announced its decision to impose sanctions on Chelsea FC banning the English football club from registering new players, both at the domestic and international levels, for the period of the next two transfer windows. FIFA also ordered Chelsea FC to pay a fine of 600,000 Swiss francs (over $600,000). MOSCOW, December 6. /TASS/. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled to reduce by half sanctions imposed by the world’s governing football body, FIFA, in regard to England’s football club Chelsea, a statement from the Swiss-based court announced on Friday. According to the statement from CAS on Friday, the court in Lausanne decided that: "CFC [Chelsea Football Club] is banned from registering any new players, either nationally or internationally, for one entire registration period, which the club already served during the 2019 summer registration period." "CFC is ordered to pay a fine to FIFA of the amount of CHF 300,000 (three hundred thousand Swiss Francs)," the statement reads. "The [FIFA’s] warning and the reprimand are confirmed." "A CAS arbitration procedure was initiated in June 2019, following the receipt of CFC’s appeal, and conducted by a Sole Arbitrator (Prof. Massimo Coccia (Italy))," the statement continued. "The club did not file any application for provisional measures but requested that a final decision be rendered before the end of 2019. A hearing was held at the CAS headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, on 20 November 2019." The statement added that after the hearing the arbitrator in the case "reduced the sanction to one single transfer ban (which Chelsea FC already served during the 2019 summer registration period), and halved the monetary sanction." FIFA stated in February that its Disciplinary Committee sanctioned English club Chelsea for breaches relating to the international transfer and registration of players under the age of 18. According to the statement from FIFA, the club has breached regulations "in the case of twenty-nine minor players and to have committed several other infringements relating to registration requirements for players." The statement adds that Chelsea FC also breached regulations in "connection with two agreements it concluded concerning minors and which allowed it to influence other clubs in transfer-related matters." Chelsea FC, which is owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, is currently ranked 4th with 29 points in this Premier League’s season after having played 15 matches. The club is also third with eight points in its Group H of the UEFA Champions League tournament.
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pinknewsuk--2019-03-22--UN rights council condemns IAAF testosterone rule for female athletes
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UN rights council condemns IAAF testosterone rule for female athletes
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Signup to receive a daily roundup of the top LGBT+ news stories from around the world The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has passed a resolution condemning the imposition of medical procedures on female athletes showing high levels of testosterone. The resolution, brought by South Africa and titled “Elimination of Discrimination against Women and Girls in Sport,” was adopted by consensus without vote on Thursday (March 21). The resolution called on governments to ensure sports organisations “refrain from developing and enforcing policies and practices that force, coerce or otherwise pressure women and girl athletes into undergoing unnecessary, humiliating and harmful medical procedures,” wading into a controversy around new rules for female athletes presenting intersex characteristics. Last year, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) proposed new restrictions on the testosterone levels of female athletes in running events. The rules would require athletes with particularly high levels of testosterone to compete in the male category or take hormones to lower their testosterone levels. One of the athletes directly affected by the new rules is South African runner Caster Semenya, who has naturally high levels of testosterone due to hyperandrogenism and has been the subject of intense scrutiny for the past decade, ever since she dominated the 800 metres event at the 2009 world championships in Berlin. The 28-year-old, who is a lesbian and married to fellow runner Violet Ledile Raseboya, has mounted a court challenge against the new rules, delaying their implementation until a verdict is reached. As the Geneva-based UNHRC adopted the resolution on Thursday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport based in Lausanne delayed a decision on Semenya’s case until late April. South Africa welcomed the UNHRC decision in a statement: “This is the first time that the human rights system holds international sport associations to account for their obligations under international human rights law. South Africa is pleased that the Human Rights Council struck a blow for Caster Semenya and athletes like her.” The resolution also instructs the UNHRC Commissioner to prepare a report on the intersection of race and gender discrimination in sports to be presented in June 2020. Intersex campaigners welcomed the adoption of what they called the “first resolution on the rights of people born with intersex variations.” Morgan Carpenter, co-executive director at Intersex Human Rights Australia, said in a statement: “Access to sport is a litmus test for the rights of intersex people, highlighting the ways that our legal birth classifications can be disregarded, how our bodies are sites of public scrutiny and stigmatisation, and our right to bodily integrity disregarded.” Carpenter noted that there is no scientific basis in support on IAAF’s proposed rule. He said: “There is no published, transparent, and reproducible evidence of a clear or unethical advantage by women athletes born with variations of sex characteristics over other women athletes. “Exclusion from women’s competitive sport is discriminatory under such circumstances; it is not reasonable, proportionate and non-arbitrary. Sporting authorities and associations must now recognise a need for procedures to meet international human rights standards.” Tony Briffa, newly elected Chair of the Intersex Committee at the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA), added: “We recognise the tremendous work from South Africa has in presenting this groundbreaking resolution and also acknowledge the importance on bringing this topic to the Council for the first time.”
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rferl--2019-02-21--IAAF Allows More Russian Athletes To Compete As Neutrals
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IAAF Allows More Russian Athletes To Compete As Neutrals
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The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) says it had cleared 21 Russian athletes to compete in coming international competitions -- albeit not under their national flag. The world governing body for track and field’s doping review board ruled that the 21 Russians have met "exceptional eligibility criteria" to compete as neutral athletes in 2019, a statement said on February 21. In January, the IAAF had already approved 42 Russian athletes to compete under a neutral flag this year. Athletics' governing body banned Russia in November 2015 after a report commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency outlined evidence of systematic, state-backed doping in Russian athletics. Another report a year later documented more than 1,000 doping cases across dozens of sports, most notably at the Winter Olympics that Russia hosted in the Black Sea resort of Sochi in 2014. Russian athletes have had to meet strict criteria such as undergoing regular doping tests outside Russia in order to be allowed compete as neutrals.
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rferl--2019-09-25--IAAF Votes To Extend Russias Suspension From World Athletics Body
| 2019-09-25T00:00:00 |
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IAAF Votes To Extend Russia's Suspension From World Athletics Body
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The governing body for world track and field has voted to keep a ban on Russian athletes amid concerns the country may have manipulated data from its Moscow anti-doping laboratory. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) said on September 25 that 164 of its 194 members had voted to keep the suspension of Russia, with 30 votes against. In June, the IAAF had given Russia three months to demonstrate it was making progress in cleaning up its drug-monitoring systems. But on September 23, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said it had begun compliance proceedings against the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) over "inconsistencies" in the data it supplied at the start of the year. "We have a non-negotiable position. We set out criteria and they have to be met in full. There must be a real understanding when a suspended federation comes back into the international fold," IAAF President Sebastian Coe, who was reelected to a second term earlier in the day, said. Russia has been suspended from international track-and-field competitions since 2015, after revelations of widespread doping. Russia's hosting of the 2014 Sochi Olympics was tarnished by revelations of a government-organized effort to mask samples from athletes using banned substances. RUSAF President Dmitry Shlyakhtin argued ahead of the vote that "RUSAF has changed and supports all initiatives." However, the WADA proceedings appeared to undermine that claim. About 30 "clean" Russian athletes have been cleared to compete as neutrals at the World Championships in athletics starts on September 27 in Qatar.
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tass--2019-01-25--Russian Athletics Federation withdraws appeal with CAS against IAAFs decison on sanctions
| 2019-01-25T00:00:00 |
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Russian Athletics Federation withdraws appeal with CAS against IAAF's decison on sanctions
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MOSCOW, January 25. /TASS/. The All-Russia Athletics Federation (RusAF) has withdrawn its appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the decision of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) to extend the national federation’s suspension term, RusAF President Dmitry Shlyakhtin told TASS on Friday. The Swiss-based CAS registered the appeal from RusAF in late September, however, no definite date was set for its consideration. RusAF claimed that an implementation of a number of requirements set out by the IAAF was beyond the authority of the Russian athletic federation. One of the requirements was to grant access to the Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory. "We have made a decision to withdraw our appeal, which was filed with the Court of Arbitration for Sport on September 25, 2018 against the IAAF Council’s decision as of July 27, 2018 to extend sanctions in regard to RusAF," Shlyakhtin said in an interview with TASS. The RusAF president said that a decision to recall the appeal was made following the ruling of the Executive Committee of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on January 22 to uphold the compliance status of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA). "A part of the required criteria for the RusAF’s membership reinstatement with the IAAF has been already implemented therefore there is no more need of appealing against them," Shlyakhtin stated. "I strongly believe that at the moment we need to consolidate our efforts on negotiations with IAAF regarding RusAF’s reinstatement, instead of wasting our time and strength on court hearings," the RusAF president said. The IAAF Council decided at its session on December 4 in Monaco to extend the membership suspension of the RusAF citing a number of criteria, which were still needed to be implemented by the Russian side, including the repayment of the $2.76 million debt. The world’s governing body of track and field athletics suspended RusAF’s membership in late 2015 following a wave of anti-doping rules violations and put forward a host of criteria, which the Russian ruling body of track and field sports was obliged to implement in order to restore its membership in the global federation. The IAAF, however, permitted clean athletes from Russia to participate in the international tournaments under the neutral status or the Authorized Neutral Athlete (ANA) until the membership of the RusAF was reinstated. IAAF’s previously issued neutral-status permissions for Russian athletes expired on December 31, 2018. The IAAF Doping Review Board approved on December 18 an updated version of the Guidance Note for Authorized Neutral Athlete (ANA) status applications and sent the document to the RusAF. According to the document, "Athletes who were granted ANA status in 2018 are able to re-apply for eligibility in 2019 by completing a simplified application form.".
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tass--2019-09-06--Head of All-Russia Athletics Federation invited to IAAF Congress to deliver report
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Head of All-Russia Athletics Federation invited to IAAF Congress to deliver report
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MOSCOW, September 6. /TASS/. President of the All-Russia Athletics Federation (RusAF) Dmitry Shlyakhtin has been invited to the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) Congress this month in Doha to deliver report on Russia’s progress in the implementation of reinstatement criteria, IAAF Communications Manager Yannis Nikolaou told TASS. The IAAF Council meeting will be held on September 23 and the IAAF Congress on September 25-26 in Qatar’s Doha, which is hosting the 2019 IAAF World Championship between September 27 and October 6. "Also, as we did at the last Congress in 2017 we have invited RusAF president to speak and present to the Congress the progress RusAF made to fulfil all the criteria of reinstatement," Nikolaou told TASS on Friday. Later in the day, Shlyakhtin confirmed to TASS that he had accepted the invitation from IAAF. "I have accepted the invitation to speak at the IAAF Congress," the RusAF president said. "Just like two years ago I intend to deliver a report, which I am working on at the moment." The IAAF suspended RusAF’s membership in November 2015, following a wave of anti-doping rules violations and formed a special mission on the issue. The IAAF Taskforce Group, led by Norwegian expert Rune Andersen, was set up to oversee Russia’s implementation of requirements for RusAF’s membership reinstatement with the IAAF. However, the IAAF permitted clean athletes from Russia to participate in the international tournaments under the neutral status or the Authorized Neutral Athlete (ANA) until the membership of the RusAF was reinstated. The ANA status prohibits Russian athletes from participating under the national flag. The IAAF Doping Review Board approved on December 18, 2018 an updated version of the Guidance Note for Authorized Neutral Athlete (ANA) status applications and sent the document to the RusAF. The RusAF started accepting neutral status applications from national track and field athletes on December 19, 2018. The world’s governing athletics body has already granted neutral-status participation permits to almost 120 Russian track and field athletes.
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tass--2019-09-19--Russian Olympic chief optimistic about prospect of RusAFs reinstatement with IAAF
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Russian Olympic chief optimistic about prospect of RusAF’s reinstatement with IAAF
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MOSCOW, September 19. /TASS/. The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) is optimistic about the perspective of the All-Russia Athletics Federation’s (RusAF) membership reinstatement with the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), ROC President Stanisalv Pozdnyakov said on Thursday. "We look at the perspective of RusAF’s reinstatement with optimism. With cautious, but a very pronounced optimism," Pozdnyakov said. The issue of RusAF’s reinstatement will be discussed at the IAAF Council and Congress sessions this month. The IAAF Council Meeting will be held on September 23 and the IAAF Congress on September 25-26 in Qatar’s Doha, which is hosting the 2019 IAAF World Championship between September 27 and October 6. Rune Andersen, the head of the IAAF Taskforce Group will deliver a report on the progress of RusAF’s membership reinstatement at the IAAF Council and Congress sessions next week. RusAF President Dmitry Shlyakhtin has been also invited to deliver a report on the progress of the set requirements implementation. "All issues, which were raised by the Taskforce Group in June, has been taken into account during our [ROC’s] joint work with RusAF and we received a positive response regarding the majority of them," Pozdnyakov continued. "It is not in our authority speeding up the reanalysis of doping samples from the Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory, but we have implemented all set criteria," the ROC president added. Last month, Aditya Kumar, a spokesman for the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) told TASS that IAAF continued studying data retrieved from the former Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory and is unable to provide at the moment the names of suspected Russian track and field athletes. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced in early July that it suspected 298 Russian athletes of violating anti-doping regulations based on the LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) data retrieved from the Moscow Anti-Doping Lab. The IAAF suspended RusAF’s membership in November 2015, following a wave of anti-doping rules violations and formed a special mission on the issue. The IAAF Taskforce Group, led by Norwegian expert Rune Andersen, was set up to oversee Russia’s implementation of requirements for RusAF’s membership reinstatement with the IAAF. However, the IAAF permitted clean athletes from Russia to participate in the international tournaments under the neutral status or the Authorized Neutral Athlete (ANA) until the membership of the RusAF was reinstated. The ANA status prohibits Russian athletes from participating under the national flag. The IAAF Doping Review Board approved on December 18, 2018 an updated version of the Guidance Note for Authorized Neutral Athlete (ANA) status applications and sent the document to the RusAF. The RusAF started accepting neutral status applications from national track and field athletes on December 19, 2018. The world’s governing athletics body has already granted neutral-status participation permits to 128 Russian track and field athletes.
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tass--2019-09-23--IAAF rules to keep in force membership suspension of All-Russia Athletics Federation
| 2019-09-23T00:00:00 |
tass
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IAAF rules to keep in force membership suspension of All-Russia Athletics Federation
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MOSCOW, September 23. /TASS/. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has ruled to keep in force the membership suspension of the All-Russia Athletics Federation (RusAF), Rune Andersen, the head of the IAAF Taskforce Group, said on Monday. The decision was made at the IAAF Council Meeting in Doha today and it means that Russian track and field athletes will be taking part in the 2019 IAAF World Championship, which is hosted by Qatar between September 27 and October 6, in the status of the Authorized Neutral Athlete (ANA). Speaking at a news conference after the Council’s meeting, Andersen stated that today’s decision was influenced by a statement from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) regarding suspected inconsistencies in the data retrieved from the Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory. "We are aware of the allegations of manipulation of the data and that an investigation is ongoing," Andersen stated addressing a news conference. "In the light of that TF [Taskforce Group] recommended that RusAF not be reinstated and the IAAF Council unanimously agreed." WADA announced earlier in the day that it initiated a fast-track probe into the compliance status of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) with the Code of the world’s governing anti-doping body based on the reported inconsistencies discovered in the data from the Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory. WADA also informed the Russian side that it had a three-week time to provide explanations on the issue. Andersen also said that Russia has repaid the IAAF all debts, which was one of the requirements for RusAF’s membership reinstatement. RusAF President Dmitry Shlyakhtin said earlier in the day addressing the IAAF Council that the Russian governing body of track and field athletics had repaid the IAAF a debt of $3.2 million. The IAAF suspended RusAF’s membership in November 2015, following a wave of anti-doping rules violations and formed a special mission on the issue. The IAAF Taskforce Group, led by Norwegian expert Rune Andersen, was set up to oversee Russia’s implementation of requirements for RusAF’s membership reinstatement with the IAAF. However, the IAAF permitted clean athletes from Russia to participate in the international tournaments under the neutral status or the Authorized Neutral Athlete (ANA) until the membership of the RusAF was reinstated. The ANA status prohibits Russian athletes from participating under the national flag. The IAAF Doping Review Board approved on December 18, 2018 an updated version of the Guidance Note for Authorized Neutral Athlete (ANA) status applications and sent the document to the RusAF. The RusAF started accepting neutral status applications from national track and field athletes on December 19, 2018. The world’s governing athletics body has already granted neutral-status participation permits to 128 Russian track and field athletes. Specialists from WADA were granted access to the database of the Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory in January this year and copied 24 terabytes of information on Russian athletes’ doping samples collected between 2012 and 2015. WADA experts finished their work to retrieve doping samples from the Moscow Lab on April 30 having collected 2,262 doping samples in 4,524 containers (Samples A and B). The WADA Executive Committee reinstated the compliance status of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) on September 20, 2018 on condition that WADA experts would be granted access before December 31, 2018 to doping samples at the Moscow Anti-Doping Lab, which was sealed off in connection with a federal investigation.
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https://tass.com/sport/1079440
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2019-09-23 16:50:04+00:00
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theguardianuk--2019-02-18--Caster Semenyas lawyers accuse the IAAF of underhand tactics
| 2019-02-18T00:00:00 |
theguardianuk
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Caster Semenya’s lawyers accuse the IAAF of underhand tactics
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Caster Semenya’s lawyers have accused the International Association of Athletics Federations of using underhand tactics to gain public support at the start of their contentious dispute at the court of arbitration for sport in Lausanne. The two-times Olympic 800m champion is challenging the introduction of revised eligibility rules for athletes with disorders of sexual development in a case that could have enormous implications. With so much at stake, it is unsurprising that both sides have been sniping at each other over the last week. On Friday, the South Africa sports minister, Thokozile Xasa, launched a social media campaign to back her compatriot and accused the IAAF of racism. World athletics’ governing body responded with a press release that restated its case and listed five of the experts it intends to call at CAS. An hour later, Semenya’s lawyers issued a statement that strongly criticised the move and questioned the IAAF’s motives. They said: “Ms Semenya believes the IAAF press release is a clear breach of the confidentiality provisions that was orchestrated in an effort to influence public opinion.” Semenya’s lawyers added they have raised this issue with Cas and, “as a matter of fairness”, they will be revealing the names of their experts supporting their case on Tuesday . A spokesperson for the IAAF said: “The IAAF does not believe the list of witnesses it will be calling is confidential, just their evidence at Cas. Cas left the decision for all parties to release their witness list to the parties involved. This was agreed.” The IAAF said it was acting because it wants to “empower girls and women” by maintaining a level playing field. “The female category in sport is a protected category,” it said. “For it to serve its purposes, which include providing females opportunities equal to males, it must have eligibility standards that ensure athletes who identify as female but have testes, and testosterone levels in the male range, at least drop their testosterone levels into the female range in order to compete at the elite level in the female classification. “This standard is necessary to ensure fair competition for all women. Indeed, without it, we risk losing the next generation of female athletes, since they will see no path to success in our sport.” The IAAF named three leading professors of endocrinology, a sports law expert and a transgender medical physicist as being among the experts it will call on this week. The IAAF is adamant it has evidence to support its testosterone limit and is intending to introduce the rule on 26 March, six months later than planned to allow for Semenya’s challenge. If the rule survives Semenya’s challenge, athletes wishing to compete in the relevant events will need to reduce their testosterone levels to five nanomoles per litre (nmol/L) for at least six months before racing. Cas has promised to make a ruling on the matter within a month. PA
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Press Association
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https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/feb/18/caster-semenya-hearing
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2019-02-18 18:08:14+00:00
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bbc--2019-01-03--Storm Pabuk Tourists flee Thailand after weather warnings
| 2019-01-03T00:00:00 |
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Storm Pabuk: Tourists flee Thailand after weather warnings
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Thousands of tourists and residents have reportedly fled islands off Thailand's south-east coast to escape an approaching tropical storm. Authorities have also been preparing shelters for those deciding to stay put. Thailand's Met Office says Tropical Storm Pabuk will bring strong winds and 7 metre (22 ft) waves but it is unlikely to become a typhoon. A weather warning has been issued but no evacuation order is in place. The storm is expected hit the country's southern coast from Thursday, causing heavy rainfall and possible flash flooding. Thailand's Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said the military was on alert to assist people affected. Among those areas in the path of the storm is Surat Thani, home to the popular tourist islands of Koh Phangnan, Koh Samui and Koh Tao. Visitor numbers to the islands usually peak over the Christmas and New Year period. "I think the islands are almost empty," Krikkrai Songthanee, Koh Phangnan's district chief, told AFP. Images are circulating on social media of tourists and residents leaving various islands by boat for the Thai mainland. However, bans on boats have been enforced in several areas including Phi Phi Island because of safety concerns. As a result, many tourists have been forced to stay put. Swimming has also been banned in Koh Samui. But videos on social media showing people swimming in the island. Bangkok Airways said it had cancelled some flights, whilst other airlines said they were monitoring the weather. Authorities on some islands are have avoided enforcing bans or advising evacuations altogether. Chaiyan Thurasakul, mayor of the Koh Tao Subdistrict Municipality, told BBC Thai the island had prepared for risks of floods, landslides and strong waves. "If the storm is severe for two to three days, we may have to ask for help from the main land for shipment of necessary items," said Chaiyan. Pabuk - which means giant catfish in Lao - is the first storm in nearly thirty years to hit the region outside monsoon season, which ends around November. In 2011, devastating floods in Thailand killed 600 people and displaced thousands of others in more than a third of the country's provinces.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-46747062
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2019-01-03 13:31:50+00:00
| 1,546,540,310 | 1,567,554,092 |
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bbc--2019-07-26--Tour de France 2019 Stage 20 cut by 71km because of landslides and weather warnings
| 2019-07-26T00:00:00 |
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Tour de France 2019: Stage 20 cut by 71km because of landslides and weather warnings
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Saturday's penultimate stage of the Tour de France will be shortened by 71km because of landslides and severe weather warnings. The leg will start from Albertville at 13:30 BST, instead of 11:30 BST, and conclude with the final 33km ascent to Val Thorens - a total distance of 59km. Friday's stage was halted by a hailstorm and a landslide about 20km from the finish. Ineos rider Egan Bernal leads the Tour by 48 seconds from Julian Alaphilippe. Bernal's team-mate and defending champion Geraint Thomas remains third overall. The stage will skip one major climb - the Cormet de Roselend, a 19.9km ascent at 6%. Race organisers said: "Following difficult weather and landslides forecast for tomorrow [Saturday], the route of the 20th stage of the Tour de France has been modified."
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/49134648
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2019-07-26 19:58:58+00:00
| 1,564,185,538 | 1,567,535,715 |
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bbcuk--2019-11-13--Snow weather warning in place for much of Wales
| 2019-11-13T00:00:00 |
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Snow weather warning in place for much of Wales
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A yellow be prepared warning for snow is in place for much of mid and east Wales, the Met Office said. The warning is in place until 10:00 GMT on Thursday and covers higher roads in Wales and the far west of the Midlands. A second warning for rain covers areas of south-east Wales until 23:45 on Thursday. Falling snow caused disruption and blocked roads on Wednesday evening, with police in Ystradgynlais describing conditions as "treacherous". They said on Twitter people should "only go out if absolutely necessary". A multi-vehicle accident and snow has forced road agencies to close a 12 mile (19km) stretch of the A470 between Merthyr Tydfil and Libanus in Powys in both directions. Traffic analysts Inrix said the A465 Heads of the Valleys road in both directions was partially blocked, as was the A4061 Station Road in Hirwaun, due to the snow. In Ceredigion, the A482 between Lampeter and Llanwrda has also been partially blocked by snow, with reports of some vehicles stranded. South Wales Police said it was "receiving a high number of calls about weather-related incidents" and advised people to allow extra time if travelling. BBC Wales weatherman Derek Brockway said conditions meant Wales was experiencing "heavy rain, sleet and snow".
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-50376070
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Wed, 13 Nov 2019 22:04:59 GMT
| 1,573,700,699 | 1,573,691,313 |
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bbcuk--2019-11-14--Snow weather warning: Hazardous driving conditions reported
| 2019-11-14T00:00:00 |
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Snow weather warning: Hazardous driving conditions reported
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Heavy snow has stranded vehicles and made some roads impassable in mid and south Wales. A Met Office yellow weather warning for snow was issued for 11 of Wales' 22 counties but ended at 10:00 GMT. A second yellow warning for rain covers 13 counties and is in place until 23:45 on Thursday. Traffic analysts Inrix warned of hazardous driving conditions on some roads in Powys, Ceredigion and Neath Port Talbot. No school closures have been reported. It said snow was completely covering all the lanes on the A465 Heads of the Valleys road between the Glynneath interchange and Cefn Coed roundabout in Neath Port Talbot and drivers should approach with care. Vehicles were left stranded along the A4109 between Seven Sisters and Banwen in Neath Port Talbot and the road is impassable, Inrix said. BBC Wales weather presenter Derek Brockway said "a huge swirl of low pressure" was causing the unsettled conditions. The A482 in Lampeter, Ceredigion, was partially blocked by snow and stranded vehicles, Inrix said. The A4221 between Abercrave and Coelbren in Powys is also impassable following heavy snowfall. The weather warning for snow covered Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Swansea and Torfaen. The rain warning is in place in Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Swansea, Torfaen and Vale of Glamorgan. On Wednesday, a multi-vehicle accident and snow forced the closure of a 12-mile (19km) stretch of the A470 between Merthyr Tydfil and Libanus in Powys. South Wales Police said it was "receiving a high number of calls about weather-related incidents" and advised people to allow extra time if travelling. Brecon Mountain Rescue said it was called in to assist police on Wednesday evening with a "minor incident" caused by snow on the A470 near the Cantref reservoir in the Brecon Beacons, Powys. The team also helped a woman whose car had lost forward momentum on the Hirwaun Road in Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taff.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-50376070
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Thu, 14 Nov 2019 11:55:27 GMT
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birminghammail--2019-01-16--Met Office issues yellow weather warning for Birmingham as UK faces snow and ice
| 2019-01-16T00:00:00 |
birminghammail
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Met Office issues yellow weather warning for Birmingham as UK faces snow and ice
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The Met Office has issued an urgent yellow weather warning for Birmingham. But there's some good news for Birmingham - as the alert does NOT relate to snow. Instead, meteorologists are warning Brum could be set for ice across Thursday. The agency has issued alerts for snow and ice spanning almost the entire country. Met Office maps show almost the whole of the UK - except for the south east and Cornwall - will be affected. The yellow alert from the agency reads: "Icy patches developing with wintry showers also affecting some areas. "Expect some injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces. "Probably some ice on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths." The warning adds: "Icy patches are expected to develop later Wednesday evening or overnight over southern Scotland and Northern Ireland and during the early hours of Thursday over England and and Wales. "There will also be some wintry showers about, mainly over hills and mountains, but also to some lower levels at times, most likely in parts of Scotland and northern, eastern and central England. "With the exception of high ground, most places will not see any snow settling." The alert runs until 11am on Thursday. The Arctic blast is set to bring travel chaos as roads, railways and airports struggle with the freezing conditions. Forecasters say there is a risk of snow and ice between midday today and the same time tomorrow. Forecasters predict there will be snow showers, with strong winds and icy conditions that will make travelling difficult, especially over the hills and in northern coastal areas. Some roads and railways are likely to be affected with longer journey times by road, bus and train.
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James Rodger
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https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/met-office-issues-yellow-weather-15685074
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2019-01-16 10:28:24+00:00
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birminghammail--2019-01-27--Met Office issues yellow weather warning for snow in Birmingham across two days this week
| 2019-01-27T00:00:00 |
birminghammail
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Met Office issues yellow weather warning for snow in Birmingham across two days this week
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The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow. The alert has been issued by forecasters for Birmingham this week. The weather warning stretches across two days - Tuesday and Wednesday - and runs from 9pm on January 29 to 12noon on January 30. The yellow weather alert warns: "Snow, possibly heavy at times, developing overnight Tuesday and into Wednesday." There is a small chance of travel delays on roads with some stranded vehicles and passengers. This is along with delayed or cancelled rail and air travel, the Met Office say. There is a slight chance that some rural communities could become cut off, forecasters also state in the weather warning. There is a small chance that power cuts will occur. And other services, such as mobile phone coverage, may be affected. The southeast, including Greater London, will bear the brunt of the latest Arctic blast. The alert adds: "A band of rain pushing east across parts of England is likely to turn to snow during Tuesday evening, with snow continuing into Wednesday. "Accumulations of 1-3 cm are likely quite widely, with accumulations of 5 cm in places. "There is a small chance that some areas could see up to 10 cm, more especially over the higher ground." The Home Counties are likely be affected, as are some parts of the East of England, including Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk. Most of Greater London will see dustings of around 3cm, forecasters say. Speaking yesterday, Met Office meteorologist Becky Mitchell said: "There will be some very strong winds associated with it [a low pressure system] on Sunday morning, these could reach gale-force. "There will be a risk of snow showers in the north with much of the UK turning unsettled as the low passes across the country. "The start of next week will be on the cold side with the potential for more snow in parts of the UK." Strong northerly winds will bring a significant wind chill as well as plenty of showers through the morning, but these should become further and fewer between by the afternoon, as winds gradually ease. A few showers drifting into northern counties at times, leading to a few icy patches. Elsewhere, plenty of clear sky allowing a widespread frost to develop. A bright and cold start for most, with sunshine lasting longest the further east you are. Thicker cloud and perhaps a few showers moving into western areas in the afternoon. Mostly dry for much of Tuesday, ahead of the potential for disruptive snow overnight into Wednesday morning. Some further transient snow is likely on Thursday.
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James Rodger
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https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/met-office-issues-yellow-weather-15738395
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2019-01-27 11:20:46+00:00
| 1,548,606,046 | 1,567,550,623 |
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birminghammail--2019-01-30--This is exactly when the Met Office is forecasting snow in Birmingham as weather warning extended
| 2019-01-30T00:00:00 |
birminghammail
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This is exactly when the Met Office is forecasting snow in Birmingham as weather warning extended
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The Met Office has issued an updated yellow weather warning for snow and ice on Thursday and Friday. The forecaster is now warning of more snow and ice between 1pm on Thursday and 9pm on Friday across much of England and Wales. Rail, road and air travel could be disrupted by the wintry weather, the Met Office said. Temperatures will plunge to -14C - making it the coldest night of winter so far - before heavy snow sweeps in from the west on Thursday afternoon. Snow is expected to fall through the day on Thursday and into Friday morning, with further wintry showers likely at the weekend. The Met Office warned: "Areas of rain and snow are expected to move into the UK from the southwest from Thursday and through Friday. "Any single period of rain and snow is not expected to last more than 6 to 9 hours but some snow accumulations are likely with 1-3 cm likely in places within the warning area and the potential for 5-10 cm, perhaps particularly over Wales and southwest England. "Snow amounts will vary markedly across England and Wales with many places seeing very little accumulating snow. "With cold air in place along with areas of rain and snow icy stretches are likely to form." In Birmingham, under often clear skies temperatures will fall sharply to give a very cold night on Wednesday evening. Some icy stretches will develop, as well as some patchy freezing fog. Cloudier and windier in the afternoon, with outbreaks of sleet and possibly some disruptive snow spreading in from the south by evening. Cold on Friday with outbreaks of sleet and snow clearing to leave a dry afternoon. On Thursday, a few snow showers are forecast by The Weather Channel in Birmingham from 3pm. Snow showers will give way to persistent, albeit light, flurries of snow from 6pm. Snowfall is then expected through until 8am on Friday morning. We have compiled the hour by hour weather forecasts below. Accumulations of 1-3cm are possible and ice is likely to form on untreated surfaces. Snow and ice were causing major problems in northern and western parts of the UK on Wednesday. Manchester and Liverpool airports closed their runways for hours, resulting in cancellations and delays for thousands of passengers. More than 100 schools in England and Scotland were shut, giving thousands of children a snow day. Mr Burkill said: "It's what happens on Thursday that has the potential to be more disruptive. "It does have the potential to bring some very significant snow. We have already got a warning out in force for it. "It's currently just a yellow warning, but it's not out of the question that will be ramped up nearer the time. "It's looking like it will be a spell of persistent snow." The year's record low of minus 10.8 C (12.6F) recorded in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, on January 18 is also likely to be beaten, most probably in the north of Scotland, but parts of England could also see negative double figures, Mr Burkill said. Benton, in Oxfordshire, and Santon Downham, Suffolk, are among parts of England which could be coldest, and temperatures across southern areas are forecast to dip to around minus 8 C (17.6F). "It's worth bearing in mind there will be some disruption, particularly to travel. If you're heading out on the roads, be aware your journey will take a lot longer than normal," Mr Burkill added. "There's an ice risk which is going to cause some problems so even if there is no snow it could be icy on the roads and pavement which people need to be aware of."
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James Rodger
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https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/exactly-met-office-forecasting-snow-15755082
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2019-01-30 14:58:37+00:00
| 1,548,878,317 | 1,567,550,193 |
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birminghammail--2019-02-07--Birmingham faces 30 HOUR weather warning as UK braces for 80mph storm
| 2019-02-07T00:00:00 |
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Birmingham faces 30 HOUR weather warning as UK braces for 80mph storm
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Birmingham has been hit by a staggering 30-hour weather warning by the Met Office. The agency has issued a yellow weather warning for wind from 12noon on Friday to 6pm Saturday. Expect a windy start to the day on Thursday with outbreaks of rain in places, with winds easing in the afternoon with sunny spells and perhaps the odd shower. Largely dry at first this evening before cloud and outbreaks of rain arrive overnight, turning very windy with outbreaks of heavy rain. Rain should ease later in the afternoon on Friday but it will stay windy with sunshine and blustery showers. Windy again on Saturday with sunny spells and scattered showers. The alert from the Met Office reads: "A spell of very strong winds is expected to affect large parts of the UK leading to some travel disruption." "Expect some delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport. "Delays for high-sided vehicles on exposed routes and bridges likely. "Some short term loss of power and other services is possible "It’s possible that some coastal routes, sea fronts and coastal communities could be affected by spray and/or large waves." A deep area of low pressure is expected to track across northern Britain later on Friday and through early Saturday. Gales will become widespread later on Friday, persisting well into Saturday whilst becoming more westerly. Whilst some places may miss the worst of the winds, inland gusts of 50 mph are expected quite widely, with some places having gusts in excess of 60 mph, more especially across the north of the warning area on Saturday. Gusts of up to 70 mph are likely around some coasts exposed to the west or southwest. Winds will gradually ease on Saturday, with the strongest winds becoming confined to Scotland on Saturday afternoon. These winds will lead to large waves affecting coasts and the possibility of waves overtopping some coastal routes, especially in the west and south of the warning area. In addition, bands of heavy rain sweeping eastwards on Friday in particular will present an additional hazard. Gusts approaching 80mph have hit England and Wales with weather warnings for further strong winds set to come into force for the weekend. A yellow warning for wind has been issued by the Met Office for most of the UK on Friday and Saturday, meaning delays are likely to road, rail, air and ferry travel. Tall vehicles travelling on exposed roads and bridges should also expect to be delayed by the weather, according to forecasters. Met Office meteorologist Mark Wilson said: "Through Friday and Saturday there are going to be some more strong winds and heavy rain." The Queen Elizabeth II Bridge at the Dartford Crossing, a major commuter route across the River Thames, was closed for around three hours on Thursday morning due to unsafe wind speeds, Highways England said. Essex Police warned motorists to expect long delays on roads in the area. A 76mph gust was measured on Thursday morning in Capel Curig, north Wales, as well as a 67mph gust in Aberdaron on the country's west coast. In the south east of England, 54mph winds were measured in Langdon Bay in Kent and gusts of 52mph in Thorney Island, West Sussex. The strongest wind measured by the Met Office overnight was 79mph on the Isle of Wight. Winds are expected to ease off later on Thursday ahead of the blustery weekend. Mr Wilson said on Thursday: "There is going to be a wet and windy feel this morning but through the rest of the day winds will ease a little bit. "There will be a mixture of sunshine and showers, with the showers mainly in the west." The yellow weather warning runs from 12pm on Friday to 6pm on Saturday.
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James Rodger
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https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/birmingham-faces-30-hour-weather-15793577
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2019-02-07 09:54:35+00:00
| 1,549,551,275 | 1,567,549,274 |
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birminghammail--2019-03-11--Severe weather warning issued as Storm Gareth set to bring heavy wind and rain
| 2019-03-11T00:00:00 |
birminghammail
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Severe weather warning issued as Storm Gareth set to bring heavy wind and rain
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The Met Office has announced severe weather warnings for the rest of this week as Storm Gareth sweeps across the UK. It has issued the yellow warnings for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Storm Gareth has been named by the Irish Meteorological Service and is forecast to bring strong winds and heavy rain to the UK. After a slight reprieve in conditions on Monday, the wild weather is expected to make a return towards the middle of the week. The Met Office has issued two further yellow weather warnings for wind, the first of which will begin at 3pm on Tuesday and last until midnight. Another is in place for much of England from around midnight on Wednesday until 3pm. During the warning periods, across Northern Ireland there could be gusts of 60mph-70mph, with 50mph-55mph seen quite widely across England and 60mph-65mph in coastal areas. A band of heavy rain will also push south-eastwards, and will be followed by some heavy showers during Tuesday and Wednesday. In Birmingham, the warnings are in place for Tuesday (March 12) and Wednesday (March 13). Birmingham is set for a day of rain on Tuesday, with wind speeds reaching 43mph in the early morning, calming a little during the afternoon and then picking back up again in the evening. Wednesday will see cloud and light showers in Birmingham, with gusts reaching almost 50mph around lunchtime, say forecasters. No warnings are yet in place for Birmingham on Thursday and Friday but both days will still be windy at times, with gusts of up to 40mph. Gales and snow have already caused disruption and battered parts of Britain as winds of up to 65mph swept through southern parts of England. Police forces reported closed roads due to snow on Sunday, while others said they had been called to a number of fallen trees. The Queen Elizabeth II bridge across the Thames at the Dartford crossing was closed due to strong winds, while Highways England warned drivers of delays on the M25 as traffic was filtered into Kent using one of the tunnels which is usually used for Essex-bound traffic. Kent County Council urged motorists to take care on the roads in "difficult conditions" as its highway teams worked to clear fallen trees as quickly as possible. Essex Police said they had experienced "extremely high call demand" because of the weather and warned motorists to travel only where "absolutely necessary". Wrapping on Grenfell Tower in London was dislodged as support group Grenfell United tweeted: "If you're in area u may have noticed some damage to the wrapping on the tower this is because of strong winds. A team is onsite at the moment who will put a temp cover as soon as safe to do so before replacing damaged part later this week." Devon and Cornwall Police tweeted: "Police receiving exceptional number of calls from right across Devon and Cornwall re fallen trees across roads this morning due to the high winds. Please reduce speed and be vigilant when driving." The Woodhead Pass in the Pennines was closed because of snow and a collision, South Yorkshire Police said, while Leicestershire Police said the fast lane of the M1 between junctions 22 and 23 was "unsafe" due to snowfall. Kirkstone Pass in the Lake District was fully closed due to "hazardous weather conditions", said Cumbria Police. The force added that motorists should take care with snow and ice reported in some parts of the county. A gritter overturned in snowy conditions in Dumfries and Galloway, with the driver suffering only a minor injury when the vehicle came off the A76 near Mennock at around 8.20am.
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David Bentley
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https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/severe-weather-warning-issued-storm-15956816
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2019-03-11 15:32:09+00:00
| 1,552,332,729 | 1,567,546,676 |
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birminghammail--2019-04-04--Met Office forecasts ALL DAY rain hail and thunder in Birmingham amid UK snow weather warnings
| 2019-04-04T00:00:00 |
birminghammail
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Met Office forecasts ALL DAY rain, hail and thunder in Birmingham amid UK snow weather warnings
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Birmingham faces hours of rain, sleet, and thunder today - as the Met Office issues urgent SNOW weather warnings across the UK. Central and southern parts of England could see heavy thundery downpours throughout the day, while the best of the weather is likely to be across eastern England. Temperatures are predicted to struggle to get above 10 or 11C, but could feel as low as 7 or 8C in the wind and rain. It comes as spring got off to a wintry start across many parts of the country this week, with hill snow, hail and sleet. Forecasters previously said a deep area of low pressure is centred over the UK, bringing with it the potential to drive showers and produce long spells of wet and changeable weather. The Met Office predicts early hill snow possible in the far west on Thursday. It will be otherwise wet for many with outbreaks of rain spreading slowly northeastwards. Showers will follow, these heavy and thundery with the risk of hail. The odd glimmer of sunshine and feeling cold, the agency adds, as maximum temperatures hit double digits. The 10C highs will give way to a maximum of 13C tomorrow, with a few showers possible again. Otherwise generally dry on Friday with some bright spells of hazy sunshine. Showery outbreaks of rain will continue at first tonight, before easing to give some drier and clearer spells, with patchy frost possible. Further rain may return to the southwest later. Generally drier, brighter and warmer than of late with a mixture of sunny spells and some cloud this weekend. The cloud may be thick enough to give some light rain at times. From April 8 to April 17, the Met Office predicts: "Initially, it will be bright in the west, but largely cloudy elsewhere. "Some isolated showers are also likely, with light rain and drizzle in the east. "There will be the chance of overnight frost, especially in the north, where it will feel cold. "The brightest conditions will continue to be in the west, with mainly cloudy conditions in the east. "Temperatures will be near the seasonal average to rather warm in the south and west, and it will feel cold in many eastern areas. "There will be the greatest risk of showers across southern and some eastern areas, with many places dry. "As we head towards mid month it will gradually become more settled though, with the driest weather towards the west and northwest." And looking further ahead, the agency adds: "For the latter part of April, blocked and settled conditions are most likely to dominate the weather. These will bring a good deal of dry weather, especially across the north and northwest of the UK. "There are still likely to be some wetter interludes from time to time, these perhaps mainly affecting the south and southwest. "Temperatures are likely to be above the average for the time of year."
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https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/met-office-forecasts-day-rain-16074620
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2019-04-04 07:15:50+00:00
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birminghammail--2019-06-19--This is when the Met Office thunderstorm weather warning ENDS in Birmingham
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This is when the Met Office thunderstorm weather warning ENDS in Birmingham
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The Met Office has issued a thunderstorm weather warning for Birmingham - and it is set to last the entirety of the day. The alert, which is a yellow storm weather warning, has been issued by the agency and will expire at 9pm. The alert ran from yesterday (June 18) and runs out at 9pm on June 19. After a damp start with grey skies it will become brighter through the morning, according to forecasters. There will be some sunshine, however, thunderstorms will be possible in the east. Any lingering showers will ease and it will become dry by the late evening. Issuing its warning, the Met Office told Brummies: "Thunderstorms may develop bringing torrential rain, hail and lightning to a few places, with potential disruption to travel and flooding." There is a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded quickly, with damage to some buildings from floodwater, lightning strikes, hail or strong winds. Where flooding or lightning strikes occur, there is a chance of delays and some cancellations to train and bus services. Spray and sudden flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures. There is a slight chance that power cuts could occur and other services to some homes and businesses could be lost. After clear spells overnight, cloud will build through the early hours though, with spots of rain. On Thursday, there will be sunny spells and scattered showers through the day. Some of the showers will be heavy, and it will be breezy. Friday and Saturday will be dry and sunny. However, after a sunny start to Sunday, cloud will build from the southwest, perhaps with heavy rain later.
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[email protected] (James Rodger)
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https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/met-office-thunderstorm-weather-warning-16451476
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2019-06-19 09:50:54+00:00
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birminghammail--2019-07-27--Heavy rainfall and potential flooding as Met Office issues weather warning for Birmingham
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Heavy rainfall and potential flooding as Met Office issues weather warning for Birmingham
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A yellow weather warning has been issued by the Met Office for Birmingham over the weekend with heavy rainfall causing potential flooding. There are fears that up to 100mm of rain could fall in some places in the country - leading to flash floods and travel chaos . Forecasters say there could be travel disruption. The Met Office has issued an alert over rain for Birmingham, the Black Country and swathes of the Midlands. The warning runs from 9am today (Saturday) and will last until Sunday, where it will expire at around 3pm. The Met Office says there could be a chance of flooding and if this happens there may be a slight chance of delays or cancellations to train and bus services. Spray and flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures, too. The agency has issued a yellow weather warning and say there is a small chance of fast flowing or deep floodwater causing dangerous conditions. There is also a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for nearly all of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland to last until 3pm on Sunday. The Met Office forecast said: "Southern and western Scotland, along with northern, central and southeastern parts of England will be rather cloudy with outbreaks of rain, some heavy and thundery. "Elsewhere it will be mostly dry with some reasonably warm sunshine." For tonight, the forecast added: "Overnight, rain is likely to continue affecting southwest Scotland, parts of northern and central England, along with East Anglia, edging slowly into Northern Ireland too.
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https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/heavy-rainfall-potential-flooding-met-16655297
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2019-07-27 12:04:58+00:00
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birminghammail--2019-07-28--Heavy rainfall in Birmingham with risk of flooding as Met Office issues weather warnings
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Heavy rainfall in Birmingham with risk of flooding as Met Office issues weather warnings
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Heavy rainfall is set for Birmingham today (Sunday) and a chance of flooding in places with the Met Office issuing weather warnings for some parts of the UK. There are fears that up to 100mm of rain could fall in some places in the country - leading to flash floods and travel chaos. The Met Office has issued a weather warning for the West Midlands today and says there could be a chance of localised flooding. Also a yellow warning has been issued for Tuesday in Birmingham with predicted heavy rain and thunderstorms. The rain is set to stop - briefly - during Monday. The Met Office said: "A wet day to come across central and northern parts of the region, with heavy rain bringing the risk of localised flooding. Drier towards the south, particularly through the afternoon, with some bright spells possible. Feeling cool in the rain. Maximum Temperature 20 °C." The Midlands, East Anglia and north Wales are affected by the band of heavy rain with Southwest Scotland and northern England seeing occasional thunderstorms developing during the afternoon and evening. But the weather is set to improve in the coming weeks with Britain set to sizzle in scorching weather as heat blows in from the Sahara. Leon Brown, head of meteorological operations at The Weather Company's Weather Channel arm, said: "After the past week's extreme heat, three more heatwaves are forecast in Britain this summer as air from Africa arrives. "Each spell would reach at least 28C, 5C hotter than average. Next weekend has up to 29C possible locally, then mid-August is forecast a plume with above 30C and up to five days' heat, and a longer hot spell from the second week of September has a good chance of 30C."
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[email protected] (Andy Richardson)
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https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/heavy-rainfall-birmingham-risk-flooding-16658094
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2019-07-28 10:08:19+00:00
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birminghammail--2019-07-29--Cyclone triggers Midlands weather warning as heavy storms head into Birmingham
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'Cyclone' triggers Midlands weather warning as heavy storms head into Birmingham
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Britain's wildly unsettled summer doesn't look like it's getting any better. The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for parts of the UK including Birmingham on Tuesday, July 30, and Wednesday, July 31. It said thunderstorms "bring a chance of flooding in places along with possible travel disruption" - and went on to warn: Winds of up to 75mph, lightning and heavy rain will hit parts of the UK as the storm sweeps inland. The Met Office said: "Thunderstorms and outbreaks of heavy rain will arrive across the far southwest early on Tuesday and then spread further northeast across England and Wales whilst also increasing in frequency during the day. "In a few places there is the potential for 30 mm or so of rain to fall in an hour or two and 30 to 50 mm of rain to fall in 3 hours. Parts of northern and eastern Wales, the western Midlands and southern parts of northwest England are thought most likely to see the highest rainfall totals." Cornwall Live reports that website Severe Weather Europe said a "deep cyclone central pressure this morning was around 987 mbar, July 29th) has developed over the Bay of Biscay and will bring severe winds into NW France and SW England this evening. High waves are also likely along the coastal areas of Brittany. "The pattern over Europe indicates a ridge over the Arctic region while a deep trough / low is over the Bay of Biscay. An associated deep surface cyclone is moving towards NW France and S England." On Twitter, MetDesk shared an image of the swirling cyclone. It said: "A beautiful looking low pressure system sitting off the southwest corner of England at the moment! This will move across the country over the next few days bringing unusually strong winds in the south and plenty of rain elsewhere. Quite a change from last week." A cyclone is the meteorological term for a system of winds rotating inwards to an area of low pressure, in an anticlockwise direction in the Northern Hemisphere, or clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. The term can also be used to describe a hurricane or typhoon in some parts of the world.
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[email protected] (David Bentley)
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https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/cyclone-triggers-midlands-weather-warning-16666288
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2019-07-29 20:39:10+00:00
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birminghammail--2019-09-22--Birmingham set for 12 hours of rain on Monday as Met Office issue weather warnings across UK
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Birmingham set for 12 hours of rain on Monday as Met Office issue weather warnings across UK
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Birmingham is braced for a staggering 12 hours of rain on Monday as The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning Thankfully, the alert from the agency does not impact Brum - as parts of the UK are set to be hit by heavy rain and possible thunderstorms. But Birmingham will still be met with 12 hours of rain, with everything from light showers at times to torrential downpours at others expected. The downpour is "loosely" linked to Hurricane Humberto, which hit the edge of Bermuda and is travelling across the Atlantic towards Britain. It was a category three storm at its peak on Wednesday and Thursday. In Birmingham, rain will arrive in the far west in the late afternoon and spread eastwards during the evening. Maximum temperature 19 °C. Frequent heavy showers are expected on Tuesday but Wednesday will be mainly dry and warm with sunny spells. Thursday is likely to be breezy, with further heavy showers. The Met Office has issued the yellow weather warning for rain for Tuesday, for an area which stretches from London and the South East to the South West, southern Wales and Herefordshire. It is set to last throughout Tuesday until 3pm. Met Office meterologist Luke Miall said: "We could see 20mm to 40 mm of rain within nine hours and possibly the worst case scenario is of 70mm in some spots." He said "there is the possibility of the odd rumble of thunder" in some areas on Tuesday in contrast to recent dry days and sunshine. Travellers, particularly on Tuesday morning, should brace themselves for disruption. Bus and train journeys could take longer, there could be flooding on roads, and homes and businesses could also be drenched in the downpour. The weather warning says: "Spells of rain and heavy showers are expected to affect southern parts of England and Wales during Tuesday. The heaviest rainfall is likely to be during the morning. "Around 20 mm to 40 mm of rain is expected to fall quite widely, with the potential for up to 70 mm in a few locations. "Much of the rain will fall in a relatively short space of time, typically less than six hours. "The location of the very heaviest rainfall is currently still somewhat uncertain." Mr Miall said there will still be a wet start to the week on Monday, but that any pockets of sunshine over the following days could see temperatures in the low 20s which is slightly warmer than normal for the time of year. The seasonal norm is in the mid-to-high teens. Yellow weather warnings for rain on Sunday, which brought scattered thundery showers that moved north across parts of England and Wales, are set to expire at 8pm. The warning covered the East Midlands, the east of England, London and the South East, the South West, Wales, and through to parts of Yorkshire and Humber.
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[email protected] (James Rodger)
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https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/birmingham-set-12-hours-rain-16963440
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2019-09-22 20:45:00+00:00
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birminghammail--2019-10-13--Met Office weather warning for Birmingham as more than two inches of rain expected in 12 hours
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Met Office weather warning for Birmingham as more than two inches of rain expected in 12 hours
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A weather warning has been issued for torrential rain tomorrow across much of England including Birmingham. The Met Office says more than two inches of rain is expected to fall in just 12 hours on Monday, October 14. The yellow weather warning has sparked fresh fears of flooding and travel disruption. Birmingham lies at the heart of the area where severe weather is set to move in. Met Office forecasts for Birmingham indicate a cloudy morning before the downpours sweep in around midday. The rain will persist right through the day until midnight, giving a very wet afternoon for commuters heading home as the deluge soaks the city. The weather warning comes just two weeks after Birmingham was lashed by heavy rain that causedsevere flooding in parts of the city Traffic and travel chaos erupted on September 30 and October 1 with a similar yellow weather warning in place as the city was hit by a deluge of downpours. There was flooding in areas of Birmingham including Ward End, Hodge Hill and Alum Rock as the Environment Agency issued 70 flood warnings and 181 alerts across England. And now there are fears the floods and disruption will return. The yellow weather warning stretches from Devon on the south coast to South Yorkshire between midday and midnight. Cities including Manchester, Nottingham, Oxford, London and Portsmouth are also within the warning area. Forecasters explained what we can expect with the latest weather warning. • None There is a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings • There is a small chance of fast flowing or deep floodwater causing danger to life • Where flooding occurs, there is a slight chance of delays or cancellations to train and bus services • Spray and flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures • There is a small chance that some communities become cut off by flooded roads • There is a slight chance of power cuts and loss of other services to some homes and businesses The Met Office said: "Rain is expected to move northwards across much of England on Monday, heavy at times, especially during the afternoon and evening. "15 to 25 mm is likely to fall quite widely, and there is potential for 40 to 60 mm (2.3 inches) to fall in a few places. "This brings a risk of flooding and disruption, but the situation is uncertain such that the likelihood of this across any given county is small. "The rain is expected to clear away northeastwards during Monday evening and night." Despite more wet weather on Monday, forecasters say there is an "improving picture" for Tuesday, with temperatures reaching up to 16C. While there will be some rain in Northern Ireland on Tuesday, it will be "drier" for the rest of the UK.
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[email protected] (David Bentley)
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https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/met-office-weather-warning-birmingham-17077322
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Sun, 13 Oct 2019 11:01:03 +0000
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birminghammail--2019-11-09--Yellow weather warnings and flood alerts for part of the Midlands as heavy rain sweeps in
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Yellow weather warnings and flood alerts for part of the Midlands as heavy rain sweeps in
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Yellow weather warnings are in place for two areas of the UK. Following recent flooding in parts of the country, the Met Office has warned of heavy rain coming on Saturday, November 9. One warning is place from 11am to midnight stretching from Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, to Eastbourne and Portsmouth. The affected area appears to come as far north as Wellesbourne in south Warwickshire. Another warning is for 5am to 8pm covering Northern Ireland from Ballycastle to Newry. Northern Ireland could see up to 50mm of rain on Saturday. In addition, the Government's Environment Agency issued a number of flood warnings and flood alerts. These include a flood alert for the River Leam and River Itchen in Warwickshire. The agency said river levels were high and there was a risk of flooding, following persistent heavy rainfall. It says flooding is affecting low-lying land and roads adjacent to the River Leam between Grandborough and Leamington including Kites Hardwick, Birdingbury, Marton, Eathorpe, Hunningham and Offchurch. Flooding is also affecting land and roads next to the River Itchen between Southam and Marton including Long Itchington. Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. River levels are expected to remain high throughout Saturday and Sunday and agency workers are monitoring the situation, it said. Yorkshire and the Midlands were among the areas worst affected by heavy downpours on Thursday and Friday. Sheffield in South Yorkshire received 84mm of rain over 36 hours, which is almost the average monthly rainfall for Yorkshire, Mr Petanga said. Gringley on the Hill in Nottinghamshire had 65mm of rain in that time. The Environment Agency issued seven severe flood warnings on Saturday morning suggesting there is a "danger to life". The warnings are in place for the River Don at Barnby Dun, Bently, Fishlake, Kirk Bramwith, Kirk Sandall, South Bramwith and Willow Bridge caravan site. There are also 54 warnings telling people to take immediate action in light of expected flooding, along with 80 alerts urging residents to be prepared. Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn is due to visit flood-hit areas of South Yorkshire on Saturday after Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited Matlock in Derbyshire on Friday. During the visit, Mr Johnson said the widespread flooding across the UK "is not looking like something we need to escalate to the level of a national emergency". Mr Johnson said the Government will "certainly stand by ready to help" after the country was hit by deluge of water described as "almost biblical" by residents in Toll Bar, near Doncaster. His visit came after the death of a woman who was reportedly swept away by floodwater in Rowsley. The body of the woman, who has not been identified, was recovered in Darley Dale, near Matlock, at about 10.40am on Friday, Derbyshire Police said. The heavy rain forced the closure of train lines in north England on Friday with several lines still affected on Saturday.
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[email protected] (David Bentley)
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https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/yellow-weather-warnings-flood-alerts-17229097
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Sat, 9 Nov 2019 11:41:07 +0000
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birminghammail--2019-12-17--Birmingham hit by two-day weather warning as Met Office warns of injuries
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Birmingham hit by two-day weather warning as Met Office warns of injuries
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Birmingham has been hit by a weather warning stretching across two days by the Met Office. The forecasting agency has issued an alert over ice on Tuesday, December 17, and Wednesday, December 18. Icy patches are expected to develop overnight, the Met Office predicts, with the yellow weather warning in full effect. The warning comes into effect at 9pm tonight (December 17) before it expires tomorrow morning, after the morning commute. The Met Office has warned of icy weather until 10am tomorrow (December 18). Some injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces, the Met Office warns, and the agency adds: "Probably some icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths." Any patchy fog will clear through the morning on Tuesday. Otherwise it will be a dry day with some bright spells possible, especially later in the afternoon. Still cold despite the sunshine. Maximum temperatures of 6C today give way to lows of minus two this evening. It should remain dry overnight with variable amounts of cloud. Under clear spells it will turn cold allowing for a widespread frost with patches of fog and freezing fog. A cold and frosty start with fog clearing to sunny spells is expected on Wednesday. Turning windier during the afternoon with cloud and rain arriving overnight. Overnight rain clearing on Thursday, but further rain later on. Scattered showers on Friday then potentially turning stormy on Saturday. Becoming milder than of late.
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[email protected] (James Rodger)
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https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/birmingham-hit-two-day-weather-17433852
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Tue, 17 Dec 2019 12:28:16 +0000
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birminghammail--2019-12-18--Met Office issues three day weather warning for Birmingham city faces freezing fog and torrential ra
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Met Office issues three day weather warning for Birmingham city faces freezing fog and torrential rain
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Birmingham has been issued with two separate weather warnings spanning three days this week. The Met Office has issued a warning of freezing fog as temperatures plummet across Birmingham on Wednesday. And forecasters have also issued alerts of rain for Thursday and Friday in the city. Meteorologists say to expect dense fog across the West Midlands on the third day of the working week after many woke up to a thick covering of cloud. The alert for fog runs until 1pm on Wednesday. It will be replaced by a yellow alert for rain across Thursday and Friday, spanning until midday on the final day of the working week. Heavy rain leading to flooding and travel disruption in places. • Homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings, most likely across southwest England and south Wales. • Delays or cancellations to train and bus services are possible • Spray and flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures • Some communities may be cut off by flooded roads, most likely across southwest England and south Wales. • Possible power cuts and loss of other services to some homes and businesses, most likely across southwest England and south Wales. Into the evening, a band of heavy rain will push in from the west. The rain will continue overnight, but it will have cleared by the morning. Feeling milder. Minimum temperature 6 °C. A cloudy start, with some heavy rain expected into the afternoon. The winds will strengthen during the day and into the evening. Feeling mild. Maximum temperature 11 °C. Unsettled on Friday with showers, sometimes heavy, expected through the day. Blustery scattered showers through Saturday, but clearing on Sunday bringing sunny spells. Cold throughout the period.
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[email protected] (James Rodger)
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https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/met-office-issues-three-day-17439432
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Wed, 18 Dec 2019 11:35:32 +0000
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eveningstandard--2019-01-30--Met Office weather warnings snow alert until Friday as drivers warned of danger on roads amid apos
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Met Office weather warnings: snow alert until Friday as drivers warned of danger on roads amid 'very poor visibility' caused by freezing fog
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Motorists driving tonight and tomorrow have been warned of dangerous conditions on roads as freezing fog arrives across England. Met Office forecasters have predicted a "very cold night" ahead in Britain after winter's first significant snowfall. And further heavy snow is forecast across the country until Friday evening, with travel delays and school closures possible. Four new weather warnings have been issued covering much of the UK from Wednesday to Friday. A yellow severe weather warning predicting up to 10cm of snow across England and Wales is due to come into effect from 1pm tomorrow until 9pm on Friday. Temperatures of -10C (14F) are possible in parts of the country in the early hours of Thursday, with this winter's record of -10.8C (12.6F) expected to be broken, the Met Office warned earlier. A warning for ice and fog will come into effect at 10pm on Wednesday for central parts of England, London and the south east, the north of England and the south west. Areas of freezing fog are likely to cause "very poor visibility" in parts, forecasters said. While Northwest Scotland, the Northern and Western Isles, the North West and South West of England, Wales and Yorkshire have been warned of further wintry showers in two weather alerts for ice in place from this evening. Parts of outer London saw some light snowfall overnight, while other areas suffered more severe conditions as the mercury plummeted below freezing. Snow was coming down heavily in parts of northern England on Wednesday morning including in Manchester. Manchester and Liverpool airports were at a standstill for much of the morning and several schools in the cities closed their doors because of the harsh conditions. Flights have since resumed at Liverpool Airport and Manchester Airport has reopened one of its runways after the initial period of closure. The deepest snowfall recorded by the Met Office at 9am on Wednesday was 11cm at Tulloch Bridge in Inverness-shire. Depths of 9cm were also recorded in Thomastown in Co Fermanagh and Spadeadam in Cumbria. Gritters worked to clear roads across the North West as commuters were warned over tricky conditions and long delays. "Significant snow accumulation" caused an avalanche on Snowdon, Wales's highest mountain, on Tuesday afternoon, according to Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team. A climbing group was caught in the snowslide and one man broke his leg. The disruption caused by the snow is set to deepen with a weather system arriving from the South West and pushing north on Thursday. It is forecast to bring a widespread harsh frost along with freezing fog and significant snowfall, with several centimetres possible across parts of England, said Met Office meteorologist Alex Burkill. Further warnings have been issued for most of England and Wales on Thursday and Friday, taking effect from 1pm on Thursday until 9pm on Friday. Snow is likely to settle, meaning Friday could be a snow day for many, but some uncertainty remains, Mr Burkill said. Areas of higher ground could get up to 10cm of snow while several centimetres are possible across lower-lying areas. Mr Burkill said: "It's what happens on Thursday that has the potential to be more disruptive. "It does have the potential to bring some very significant snow. We have already got a warning out in force for it. "It's currently just a yellow warning, but it's not out of the question that will be ramped up nearer the time. "It's looking like it will be a spell of persistent snow." The year's record low of minus 10.8C (12.6F) recorded in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, on January 18 is also likely to be beaten, most probably in the north of Scotland, but parts of England could also see negative double figures, Mr Burkill said. Benton in Oxfordshire and Santon Downham, Suffolk, are among parts of England which could be coldest, and temperatures across southern areas are forecast to dip to around minus 8C (17.6F). "It's worth bearing in mind there will be some disruption, particularly to travel. If you're heading out on the roads, be aware your journey will take a lot longer than normal," Mr Burkill added. "There's an ice risk which is going to cause some problems so even if there is no snow it could be icy on the roads and pavement which people need to be aware of." Councils have prepared for heavy snowfall, with more than 1.4 million tonnes of salt stockpiled, the Local Government Association said.
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https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/uk-weather-and-snow-forecast-snow-alert-until-friday-as-drivers-warned-of-danger-on-roads-amid-very-a4053516.html
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2019-01-30 19:13:00+00:00
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eveningstandard--2019-02-08--UK weather forecast Storm Erik to batter country with 70mph gales as Met Office issues severe weath
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UK weather forecast: Storm Erik to batter country with 70mph gales as Met Office issues severe weather warnings
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Storm Erik is set to batter the UK with 70mph gales with forecasters issuing severe weather warnings across a swathe of the country. The stormy weather, which is also expected to bring heavy rain, is expected to arrive in Britain on Friday morning and will last right through until Saturday afternoon. A man was seriously injured at about 5.30am when a tree came down on two cars in blustery conditions on the busy A384 in Devon. A woman was also injured. The most powerful winds are forecast to hit the exposed coasts of Northern Ireland on Friday morning while heavy rain could lead to flooding in Scotland, the Met Office said. The weather will result in some "quite nasty travelling conditions", meteorologist Sarah Kent warned. The Met Office has issued two yellow weather warnings for Friday for strong winds across Northern Ireland, which will last between 9am and 6pm, and for heavy rain in Scotland right through until Saturday afternoon. A second wind warning for northern England, southern Scotland and much of northern England is in place from the early hours of Saturday until 3pm. Elsewhere, the Welsh and Cornish coasts could see winds of 55mph, while along the coast of southern England gusts could reach 50mph, Ms Kent said. She added: "It's going to be a noticeably windy day everywhere today. "And that is going to be in association with outbreaks of heavy rain too, so there will be some quite nasty travelling conditions out there this morning." Winds are expected to ease off by Sunday. Storm Erik was named by Irish forecaster Met Eireann on Thursday and overnight brought winds of 56mph to Cork.
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Patrick Grafton-Green
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https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/uk-weather-forecast-latest-storm-erik-to-batter-uk-with-70mph-gales-as-met-office-issues-severe-a4061011.html
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2019-02-08 06:55:00+00:00
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eveningstandard--2019-03-16--UK weather warnings Blast of snow and wind hits Britain with warning issued to drivers
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UK weather warnings: Blast of snow and wind hits Britain with warning issued to drivers
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A cold blast of wind and snow has prompted a series of weather safety warnings across the UK. Snow has already started to cause issues in Scotland, with a Met Office yellow warning for snowfall in place there as well as Northern Ireland and the north east of England. As much as 10cm of snow could fall on higher ground, with wind and rain also forecast for Wales along with high winds expected on the south coast. On Saturday morning, Police Scotland issued a warning to motorists as road conditions worsened. A statement said: "There is a yellow weather warning in place for many parts of the country today and many areas are waking up to wintry weather conditions. "Take care on the roads and be prepared for your journey. Slow down and drive to the conditions." Several cars were involved in an accident on the M77 southbound at the Maidenhill exit slip near Newton Mearns and part of the M8 was flooded at Paisley. Met Office meteorologist Luke Miall said: "We've got quite a few weather warnings in place for today across the UK. "In Scotland we are likely to see a good covering of snow above 200 metres or so where we could see 2cm to 6cm and perhaps as much as 10cm above 400 metres. "It's mainly higher ground but that will affect some of the routes that travel across the Highlands and central parts of Scotland. "The other warning we have in force is for wind and that covers pretty much everywhere from north-west England down through Wales and then southern counties of England including London. "Here we will see some pretty strong winds through the day gusting 45mph to 55mph quite widely within that area." Exposed and coastal areas could see gusts as high as 65mph. He added: "The reason for all this is we have an area of low pressure which is moving its way in and that will continue crossing Northern Ireland and parts of southern Scotland." Heavy snow also fell in parts of Northumberland overnight covering part of the A1 at Alnwick. Temperatures will vary throughout the UK from around 12C to 13C in the south. Some areas of Scotland will struggle to get above freezing, Mr Miall said, and the worst of the wintry weather is expected to be over by Saturday evening with a more settled picture for Sunday.
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Jacob Jarvis
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https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/uk-weather-warnings-blast-of-snow-and-wind-hits-britain-with-warning-issued-to-drivers-a4093501.html
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2019-03-16 10:27:18+00:00
| 1,552,746,438 | 1,567,545,979 |
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eveningstandard--2019-03-17--UK weather latest Floods hit as heavy downpours spark weather warnings
| 2019-03-17T00:00:00 |
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UK weather latest: Floods hit as heavy downpours spark weather warnings
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Flooding is blighting the north with safety warnings issued and protective barriers put in place to stop damage to people's homes and property. Heavy rainfall and high river levels are posing an imminent threat in some areas while in some places streets have been overflowing with water. In London, brief hailstorms and heavy rain battered the capital. There are 29 flood warnings and 37 flood alerts in force today. These are across the Midlands, northern England and parts of Wales, and two alerts in the Norwich area. The Environment Agency said crews were installing temporary defences in Shrewsbury and Bewdley, going up to Ironbridge and Wribbenhall to protect from the rising River Severn in the Midlands. In a statement, the agency said: "We have seen localised flooding in the Calder Valley, the Greater Manchester area, York and along the River Severn. "River levels in some areas will continue to rise over the next few days in response to recent rainfall, however the outlook is for increasingly settled and dry conditions which will allow river levels to fall quickly in all but the slowest responding rivers. "We have officers out on the ground checking defences, clearing drainage channels and supporting affected communities." Rainfall saw a flock of sheep have to be raced out of water which was steadily getting as deep as they were tall in Yorkshire. While elsewhere people have seen random streams fill the paved streets in urban areas. Testing conditions brought disruption to parts of the UK over the weekend. Capel Curig in Caernarfonshire, Wales, has been one of the worst-hit areas and saw some 136.6mm of rain in just 24 hours - which forecasters say is the equivalent of a month's worth. Flooding across parts of the rail network forced Northern to part-suspend services on several of its routes. This affected people travelling in Yorkshire and the North West on Saturday.
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Jacob Jarvis
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https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/floods-hit-uk-as-heavy-downpours-spark-weather-warnings-a4093941.html
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2019-03-17 15:15:00+00:00
| 1,552,850,100 | 1,567,545,886 |
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eveningstandard--2019-10-05--UK weather forecast More heavy rain hits as Met Office issues fresh weather warning
| 2019-10-05T00:00:00 |
eveningstandard
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UK weather forecast: More heavy rain hits as Met Office issues fresh weather warning
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Heavy rain has hit a large swathe of the UK just days after the country was struck by extensive flooding. The Met Office has issued an 18-hour long yellow warning, which started at midnight and which runs until 6pm on Sunday, covering Scotland and most of northern, eastern and south east England. It has also issued an amber "danger to life" warning for heavy rain in East Anglia, warning that disruption from flooding is likely. The weather warning was triggered shortly after 1pm on Sunday and is set to last until 4pm. Forecasters warned that heavy rain could cause disruption on the roads, as well as to train and bus services. Flooding is likely to affect a few homes and business, while some communities may be cut off by flooded roads, the Met Office said. Earlier this week, heavy downpours brought flash flooding across the UK and left residents trapped in their homes on the Isle of Man. Thunderstorms swept across London, the south of England, Wales and the Midlands on Tuesday, with some areas hit by a week's rain in just an hour. Met Office meteorologist Alex Burkill said Sunday's yellow warning was triggered by rain pushing eastwards across the UK. "It's going to stall and linger across northern and eastern parts of the UK tomorrow," he said on Saturday evening. Mr Burkill said the highest rainfall totals were expected in Scotland and northern England, but the highest rainfall rate is likely to be seen in Lincolnshire and East Anglia. He explained: "That's where we could see quite a lot of rain in a few hours, whereas further north it will be longer but not as intense." By contrast, Northern Ireland, Wales and south west England are due to see sunshine on Sunday, with some heavy showers. Beyond the weekend, further rain is forecast for Monday followed by a showery and blustery week of weather - with average to milder temperatures, Mr Burkill said. He said the unsettled weather theme will continue into November, with temperatures dropping below average "but not extremely cold".
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Bonnie Christian
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https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/more-heavy-rain-to-hit-uk-as-met-office-issues-weather-warning-a4255126.html
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2019-10-05 20:39:00+00:00
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eveningstandard--2019-11-22--UK weather forecast: Met Office issues weather warnings with two weeks of rain set to fall in 30 hou
| 2019-11-22T00:00:00 |
eveningstandard
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UK weather forecast: Met Office issues weather warnings with two weeks of rain set to fall in 30 hours
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Britain is braced for a washout weekend with forecasters warning of two weeks worth of rain in the space 30 hours. Heavy and persistent rain is expected across the country on Saturday with parts of the Midlands that have struggled with heavy flooding set to be hit by another deluge. Yellow warnings for rain have been issued for Friday, Saturday and Sunday in southwestern England and parts of Scotland. The rain was due to start in south-west England from 12pm on Friday and last until 6pm on Saturday - meaning a deluge for roughly 30 hours. About 20 to 30mm of rain is expected widely in the region, though the up-slopes of Dartmoor in south Devon could see 40 to 50mm of rain. The average rainfall for Devon and Cornwall during November is roughly 135 to 45mm. A spokesman for the Met Office added that areas such as Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire will see persistent rain arriving from the south early on Saturday morning, which will last through most of the day. According to the Met Office, rain will be heavy at times, especially on hills where the rainfall could also reach up to 40 to 50mm. The region is still recovering from heavy flooding that caused devastation in many communities in the last two weeks. Luke Miall, forecaster at the Met Office, said that although it will be a wet weekend, "temperatures will be milder". "On Saturday we're looking at temperatures between 8C and 11C, and maximum temperatures on Sunday will be around 12C," he said. Mr Miall said the next week is also looking unsettled and said forecasters are anticipating having to issue further warnings. On Friday, 19 households evacuated from Mansfield in Nottinghamshire after a landslip during the floods were allowed to return home. Some 60 residents had been forced to live with friends, family or in temporary accommodation for more than two weeks while efforts were made to stabilise the cliff face at Berry Hill Quarry site. Met Office data up to November 17 shows that Nottinghamshire has seen the most rain of all UK counties compared with the average, having seen 189 per cent of its monthly average already. There are currently 45 flood alerts and six flood warnings in place that have been issued by the Environment Agency. Four of the flood warnings are in the Midlands. Wet weather is also expected to develop across north-eastern Scotland from Saturday afternoon. The Met said that general rainfall of 20-40mm was likely through Aberdeenshire, and areas of high ground could reach 60-80 mm in addition to thawing snow.
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Katy Clifton
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https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/uk-weather-forecast-met-office-issues-weather-warnings-with-two-weeks-of-rain-set-to-fall-in-30-a4294341.html
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Fri, 22 Nov 2019 16:54:00 GMT
| 1,574,459,640 | 1,574,512,214 |
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eveningstandard--2019-11-25--Storm Sebastien: Weather warnings in place as UK braces for more flooding
| 2019-11-25T00:00:00 |
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Storm Sebastien: Weather warnings in place as UK braces for more flooding
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More flooding is expected across the UK this week with Storm Sebastien set to bring three inches of rain and 50mph gales. Several yellow weather warnings are in place, as Sebastien is due to hit the south on Tuesday after coming up from the Azores. The Met Office forecast gales in the South and up to three inches of rain between Sunday and Wednesday in the South and flood-hit North-East. This rain will travel eastwards on Tuesday as another band of rain comes into the southwest, before remnants of Tropical Storm Sebastien reach the UK. Oli Claydon, a spokesman for the Met Office said: "A yellow rain warning is in place from 6am on Tuesday morning until 3pm Wednesday afternoon in South West England and parts of Wales, going up as to Oxford and reaching as far east as Reading. "There is another warning for North East England from 6am Wednesday until 6am Thursday, between Newcastle and Hull." He added that temperatures will then drop towards the end of the week, with frost in the north of the UK by Friday. "This could spread to the rest of the UK by the weekend", he said. "There could be snow on some of the hills in Scotland." The Environmental Agency has issued flood warnings for parts of the UK: Barrow upon Humber; Low Barlings and the Short Ferry Area; low lying properties in the Upper Hull catchment; and Roam Drain and River Hull at Hempholme.
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Luke O'Reilly
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https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/storm-sebastien-weather-warnings-in-place-as-uk-braces-for-more-flooding-a4295841.html
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Mon, 25 Nov 2019 13:29:51 GMT
| 1,574,706,591 | 1,574,697,419 |
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eveningstandard--2019-12-06--UK weather forecast: Storm Atiyah set to batter Britain with gale force winds as severe weather warn
| 2019-12-06T00:00:00 |
eveningstandard
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UK weather forecast: Storm Atiyah set to batter Britain with gale force winds as severe weather warning issued
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Britain is bracing for gale force winds of up to 70mph this weekend, with a ferocious storm sparking severe weather warnings. An area of low pressure is expected to move from the West Country across to eastern regions on Sunday, battering the UK with heavy showers and storm force winds. A yellow severe weather warning for wind has been issued for the west coast of Wales and south west England as Storm Atiyah, the first named storm of winter, tears across the country. The Met Office warning runs from 3pm on Sunday to 9am on Monday. Saturday will be a largely bright and dry day with low wind speeds and temperatures between 11C and 12C, the Met Office said. But conditions will deteriorate on Sunday afternoon, with the possibility of hail storms across the south east of England. Inland winds are expected to reach 50-60mph, while 70mph gales are set to blast shorelines, causing large coastal waves. Storm force gales are also expected for western parts of Northern Ireland and Scotland, with gusts set to reach 57mph overnight. Met Office forecaster Simon Partridge told the Standard that the Environment Agency was “closely monitoring” the potential for “high waves going over sea defences” in coastal parts of East Anglia on Monday morning, as strong northerly winds meet a high tide. The low-pressure is expected to move to the east coast of north England and Scotland in the early hours of Monday morning with gusts up to 55mph. Deputy chief meteorologist Tony Wardle said: “The UK is in for an unsettled period of weather with some very strong winds, especially along the west coast. “As well as strong winds there will be large coastal waves in the south west, so bare this in mind before heading out in these regions. “Monday will be a much-improved day with brighter and drier conditions moving in from the west before another period of wet and windy weather on Tuesday.”
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Ewan Somerville
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https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/uk-weather-forecast-storm-atiyah-latest-gale-force-winds-yellow-weather-warning-a4307366.html
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Fri, 06 Dec 2019 19:11:03 GMT
| 1,575,677,463 | 1,575,678,794 |
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eveningstandard--2019-12-07--UK weather forecast: Brits brace for gale force winds and severe weather warnings as Storm Atiyah ba
| 2019-12-07T00:00:00 |
eveningstandard
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UK weather forecast: Brits brace for gale force winds and severe weather warnings as Storm Atiyah barrels into country
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Brits are bracing for 70mph winds, heavy rain and even snow as Storm Atiyah barrels into the country this weekend. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for severe gales for west Wales and south west England from 3pm on Sunday through to 9am on Monday. Storm Atiyah, named by the Irish meteorological service Met Eireann, is expected to move from west to east during this period. The first named storm of the season could bring winds of 50-60 mph inland and up to 70 mph on the coast, the Met Office said. Areas outside the warning area could still see winds of between 40 and 50 mph. Widespread heavy rain will sweep across the country while snow is set to fall on higher grounds in northern England, Scotland and Wales, forecasters said. Sophie Yeomans, a Met Office meteorologist, warned that strong winds on Sunday could trigger delays on the roads and rail disruption. She urged the public to "take care around the coast" due to large swells possibly being whipped up. Ms Yeomans added: "Christmas markets with loose items, loose structures, it's one of those to check is everything secure - your Christmas lights, inflatable Santas." "Make sure that you're aware of those wind warnings," she added. She explained that the windy conditions would be worse on the Irish coast. The Met Office previously said that strong winds are also expected for western parts of Northern Ireland and Scotland, with gusts of up to 57mph overnight. The unsettled weather is expected to move to the east coast of north England and Scotland in the early hours of Monday morning with gusts up to 55mph. Ms Yeomans warned residents along the east coast of England to be wary of large waves on Monday. Looking ahead, she said conditions on Monday would be dry in general, with the odd shower in places, but still cold and windy. While it was too early to be certain, she explained Tuesday was expected to usher in another wet and windy spell mid-week. Meanwhile, Met Office spokesman Steven Keates said there will be snow on higher grounds all the way through until Thursday. "We are not collecting widespread snow in populated areas and it will be nothing unusual for this time of year," he said.
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Rebecca Speare-Cole
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https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/uk-weather-forecast-brits-brace-for-gale-force-winds-and-severe-weather-warnings-as-storm-atiyah-a4307826.html
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Sat, 07 Dec 2019 20:07:00 GMT
| 1,575,767,220 | 1,575,765,041 |
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eveningstandard--2019-12-15--UK weather forecast: Severe weather warning for ice with heavy rain forecast amid plummeting tempera
| 2019-12-15T00:00:00 |
eveningstandard
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UK weather forecast: Severe weather warning for ice with heavy rain forecast amid plummeting temperatures
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Another severe weather warning for ice is in place on Sunday night after heavy rain across a large swathe of the UK. The yellow warning has been issued by the Met Office covering northern England and southern Scotland between 3am and 10.30am on Monday. Three similar warnings were issued on Saturday night and Sunday morning, covering Northern Ireland, the east coast from Sheffield up to Perth in central Scotland and northern Wales. As temperatures plummeted, parts of the country woke up to a dusting of snow after flurries fell across western parts of Scotland and northern England overnight. Showers also caused sleet to develop in the South West, the Met Office said. Frequent rain has fallen again on Sunday in western parts of the UK, while the east experienced sunnier conditions. It was a windy day for many, especially in the South West and south coast, where gusts were expected to reach 50mph. Forecaster Matthew Box said showers are expected to die off overnight and Monday should be a drier day. Speaking about Monday morning, Mr Box said: "There will be good spells of sunshine across much of the UK." This dry spell will last until Monday afternoon when rain is forecast in the south, which should hit London in the early hours of Tuesday morning. "We will see persistent rain overnight into Tuesday," he said. While the forecast for Christmas is still unclear, Mr Box said a low pressure system could bring unsettled windy weather followed by "crisper" and more settled weather. "Whether we see an unsettled windy and wet Christmas or a dry and perhaps sunny Christmas Day remains to be seen," he said. It comes after police issued warnings to motorists in some areas of northern England on Sunday morning after a fresh covering of snow left vehicles stranded. North Yorkshire Police said the A170 at Sutton Bank, Thirsk, was closed overnight and reported problems on the A59 Harrogate to Skipton road, in the Yorkshire Dales. One traffic officer wrote on Twitter: "Blubberhouses is particularly treacherous with a number of vehicles stuck or stranded so please take care or use the A65." Further south, police warned of snowy conditions on the M62 at its highest point between Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire. There were also reports of a covering of snow in Cumbria and over on the east coast near Scarborough. New: Daily podcast from the Evening Standard Subscribe to The Leader on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Acast or your chosen podcast provider. New episodes every weekday from 4pm.
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Patrick Grafton-Green
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https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/uk-weather-forecast-severe-weather-warning-issued-for-ice-with-heavy-rain-forecast-amid-plummeting-a4313886.html
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Sun, 15 Dec 2019 12:47:00 GMT
| 1,576,432,020 | 1,576,456,337 |
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eveningstandard--2019-12-17--What is a yellow weather warning, when does the Met Office issue them and how do they differ from re
| 2019-12-17T00:00:00 |
eveningstandard
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What is a yellow weather warning, when does the Met Office issue them and how do they differ from red and amber alerts?
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A yellow weather warning has been issued with gusts of up to 70mph expected to batter parts of the UK this week. High winds are being forecast to hit Northern Ireland, Wales and western parts of Scotland and England throughout Wednesday night and into Thursday. Exposed coastal areas will bear the brunt of the gales with inland areas "likely to see wind gusts peak between 45mph and 55mph". Forecasters are warning of the potential for transport disruption with the winds likely to affect road, rail, air and ferry transport, and may also cause some short-term loss of power. But what is a yellow weather warning? And how does it differ from amber and red? The Standard takes a look. According to the Met Office, yellow warnings are issued when incoming weather is expected to cause "low level impacts", but not to the same extent of amber or red warnings. Issued for a range of different weather situations, some travel disruption is expected and some people will be directly impacted by it. However, the Met Office says most people "may be able to continue with their daily routine" - so it's important to assess if the weather will affect you. Sometimes, yellow warnings are issued when the weather is expected to to bring more severe impacts to most people but the likelihood of those impacts actually happening is much lower. The Met Office adds: "It is important to read the content of yellow warnings to determine which weather situation is being covered by the yellow warning." Remember to check the content of the warning to determine what type of weather is being covered. How does a yellow weather warning differ from amber and red? Weather warnings are issued when bad weather is expected to impact the UK. The Met Office says the warnings are given colour from yellow to amber and red, which depends on a combination of the severity of the weather and the likelihood it is to happen. An amber warning is a step on from yellow and means the likelihood that more severe weather is expected is higher. During an amber warning, people are advised to change their plans and take steps to protect themselves and their property. The weather could cause travel delays, road and rail closures and power cuts. According to the Met Office, the public is advised to "consider the impact of the weather on your family and your community and whether there is anything you need to do ahead of the severe weather to minimise the impact". A red warning is the most severe and means dangerous weather is expected. The Met Office says "you should take action now to keep yourself and others safe from the impact of severe weather". People are advised to avoid travelling at all as there is a risk to life during this kind of weather. Travel and energy supplies will face widespread disruption while there is the possibility of widespread damage to property and infrastructure. It it recommended the public follows the advice of emergency services and local authorities.
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Tom Herbert
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https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/yellow-weather-warning-met-office-a4315356.html
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Tue, 17 Dec 2019 09:24:31 GMT
| 1,576,592,671 | 1,576,586,385 |
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fortune--2019-02-12--Over 100 Million Americans Are Currently Affected by Weather Warnings
| 2019-02-12T00:00:00 |
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Over 100 Million Americans Are Currently Affected by Weather Warnings
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Severe winter weather is spanning the width of the United States, with residents from New York to Honolulu facing extreme forecasts. Winter weather warnings, watches, and advisories are affecting more than 100 million Americans, with 25 million more at risk of flooding. More than 1,580 flights have been canceled nationwide, according to FlightAware. That’s more flights than during the Polar Vortex of late January. Seattle has been hit especially hard. Seattle-Tacoma international airport has seen more than 14 inches of snow in February alone. That’s twice the average for the entire year, and it makes February the snowiest month in more than 30 years. Hawaii also saw record-breaking snow. A dusting at Polipoli Spring state recreation area is thought to be the first snow at any of Hawaii’s state parks. It’s also the lowest-elevation snow recorded in Hawaii at 6,200 feet. The storm also brought 60-foot waves to the islands. Meanwhile, it’s so warm in Alaska that organizers have had to cancel an iconic dog sledding race. The Joe Redington Sr. Knik 200 is “the first real big race of the season,” according to Jennifer Hawks, the communications coordinator for the race. Mushers often use it to qualify for the Iditarod.
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Hallie Detrick
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http://fortune.com/2019/02/12/winter-weather-warnings-u-s/
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2019-02-12 11:03:11+00:00
| 1,549,987,391 | 1,567,548,789 |
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latimes--2019-11-03--Finally, some relief: Santa Ana winds weaken as fire weather warnings for L.A. area expire
| 2019-11-03T00:00:00 |
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Finally, some relief: Santa Ana winds weaken as fire weather warnings for L.A. area expire
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Finally, there’s some relief: Dangerous fire weather conditions have expired in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, as Santa Ana winds were expected to continue weakening and overnight fog along the coast was expected to return by Sunday night. The National Weather Service office in Oxnard allowed red flag warnings — which sound the alarm for strong winds, dry air and parched vegetation that can spread wildfires rapidly — to finally end at 6 p.m. Saturday. Dangerous fire conditions had started at 11 p.m. Tuesday, causing forecasters to issue red flag warnings for L.A. and Ventura counties for 91 hours, an unusually long duration. Red flag warnings typically last only one or two days. Gusts from Santa Ana winds, which come from the deserts of Nevada and Utah northeast of California and head southwest toward the coast starting in the autumn, are expected to fall to 20 mph to 30 mph, focused on only some mountain and interior valleys, said David Gomberg, meteorologist with the weather service’s Oxnard office. “The speeds are not warranted to justify the red flag warning,” he said. Still, the weather service expected elevated fire conditions through Sunday morning and perhaps brief moments of dangerous fire weather conditions. Humidity levels were starting to improve, although it was still dry in interior areas such as the Santa Clarita Valley. There’s a decent chance fog could return to the coast by Sunday night and Monday morning, Gomberg said. There continues to be no rain on the horizon through mid-November, but also, no return of dangerous Santa Ana winds for at least four to five days, Gomberg said. At the moment, forecast models suggest some return of Santa Ana winds by Friday or Saturday, but “not nearly as strong as what we saw in the last few days.” Some areas of L.A. and Orange counties reported brief, isolated showers Saturday as a weak low-pressure system brought up some tropical moisture, Gomberg said. There were a couple of rain-producing clouds in L.A. and Orange counties, but none in Ventura or Santa Barbara counties, he said.
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Rong-Gong Lin II
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-11-02/elevated-fire-weather-conditions-through-sunday-morning-as-red-flag-warnings-expire
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Sun, 3 Nov 2019 01:25:26 -0500
| 1,572,762,326 | 1,573,063,842 |
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mercurynews--2019-01-21--Winds spur weather warnings from bay to valley
| 2019-01-21T00:00:00 |
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Winds spur weather warnings from bay to valley
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Wild late-weekend weather conditions caused by a cold front’s passage brought wind advisories to the San Francisco Bay and an afternoon tornado warning across several Central Valley counties. The tornado warning, issued by the National Weather Service’s Sacramento bureau, centered on the town of Linden and covered northeastern San Joaquin from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Forecasters followed with an updated warning for western Calaveras County until 3:45 p.m., citing northeast-moving storms with reports of funnel clouds capable of spawning a tornado. The storms weakened soon after, causing forecasters to let the warning to expire. The wind advisory, issued by the weather service’s San Francisco Bay Area bureau, called for strong westerly winds from 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph from 6 p.m. Sunday through 4 a.m. Monday for many coastal locations, including San Francisco. Hazards could include downed trees or limbs loosened by recent rainy stretches, scattered power outages or gust-blown objects, the weather service warned Sunday.
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George Kelly
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https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/01/20/winds-spur-weather-warnings-from-bay-to-valley/
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2019-01-21 00:15:26+00:00
| 1,548,047,726 | 1,567,551,505 |
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sputnik--2019-09-30--Taiwan Officials Issue Weather Warning Amid Approaching Mitag Typhoon
| 2019-09-30T00:00:00 |
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Taiwan Officials Issue Weather Warning Amid Approaching Mitag Typhoon
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According to the forecast, the typhoon will reach the northern and north-eastern coast of the island on Monday evening. The storm is moving toward the northwest with an average speed of 27 kph (16 miles per hour). The approximate wind speed at the landfall may reach 162 kph. The local authorities in the northern parts of the island including the city of Taipei issued an order to close kindergartens, schools, state and financial institutions on Monday.
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https://sputniknews.com/asia/201909301076920525-Taiwan-Officials-Issue-Weather-Warning/
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2019-09-30 05:12:00+00:00
| 1,569,834,720 | 1,570,221,918 |
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thedailyecho--2019-01-21--Met Office issues ice weather warning
| 2019-01-21T00:00:00 |
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Met Office issues ice weather warning
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THE Met Office has issued an ice warning for Southampton and Hampshire. The warning will be in place from midnight until midday on Tuesday. Temperatures are forecast to fall to 2C on Tuesday morning in Southampton, with a "feels like" temperature of -1C. A Met Office statement says: "A band of rain and hill snow will move southeastwards across the UK during Monday evening and overnight. "A brief spell of wet snow is possible on high ground of southern Scotland, northern England and north Wales, with some small accumulations possible. "Behind this surface temperatures will rapidly fall away with some ice forming on some surfaces. "Once the rain has cleared, some hail, sleet and snow showers will follow from the northwest, with 1-3 cm above 200 metres and some small accumulations expected at lower levels."
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https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/17372746.met-office-issues-ice-weather-warning-for-southampton-and-hampshire/?ref=rss
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2019-01-21 10:21:20+00:00
| 1,548,084,080 | 1,567,551,502 |
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thedailyecho--2019-02-01--More snow to come as weather warning extended until tomorrow
| 2019-02-01T00:00:00 |
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More snow to come as weather warning extended until tomorrow
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SNOW could continue to fall until later tonight say weather experts. The Met Office has warned it could snow until 7pm tonight, while its yellow weather warning has now been extended into tomorrow. According to the Met Office's website, there is an 90 per cent chance of snow until 6pm, and a 80 per cent chance of snow until 7pm. A yellow warning for ice remains in place until 11am tomorrow morning. It comes as hundreds of schools across Hampshire closed this morning, due to the snow. An amber warning was issued for parts of Hampshire yesterday, including the New Forest. Southampton and other parts of the county had a yellow warning in place.
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https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/17403513.more-snow-to-come-as-weather-warning-extended-until-tomorrow/?ref=rss
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2019-02-01 15:35:48+00:00
| 1,549,053,348 | 1,567,549,955 |
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thedailyecho--2019-02-01--Saints fans weather warning ahead of away trip
| 2019-02-01T00:00:00 |
thedailyecho
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Saints fans weather warning ahead of away trip
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SAINTS fans have been warned about potential travel disruption ahead of tomorrow's Premier League clash with Burnley. Saints travel to face Sean Dyche's side tomorrow and the Met Office have warned fans to be prepared ahead of the journey. The Met Office confirmed that in Lancashire, the weather is cold but dry, with ice is still a risk. A spokesperson said: "We urge everyone to be prepared and give themselves extra time for their journeys. "The snow will have mostly cleared, but ice may still be an issue. "Everyone should put extra jackets in their vehicles, just to be safe." A Southampton Football Club spokesperson said: "At present, coaches will run as planned. "Southampton FC fans are advised to keep track of the club's official social media channels, where any information would be shared in the event that circumstances change."
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https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/17403742.southampton-fans-weather-warning-ahead-of-tomorrows-trip-away-to-burnley/?ref=rss
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2019-02-01 16:30:00+00:00
| 1,549,056,600 | 1,567,549,955 |
weather
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weather warning
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609,404 |
thedailyecho--2019-02-06--Met Offices issues wind weather warning and forecasts torrential rain
| 2019-02-06T00:00:00 |
thedailyecho
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Met Offices issues wind weather warning and forecasts torrential rain
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THE Met Office has issued two weather warnings for wind in Southampton and Hampshire. The warnings are in place for the entire county from 10pm today until 9am on Thursday, and then again from midday on Friday until 6pm on Saturday. The Met Office says: "A period of very strong and gusty winds is likely on Wednesday night and Thursday morning. "Strongest winds will be across south west England and south and west Wales late evening, with gusts of 60 to 70 mph on coasts and 50 to 60 mph inland. "Elsewhere winds will be strongest after midnight, with gusts of 60 mph on coasts and 50 mph inland before easing during Thursday morning." Torrential rain is also forecast between 3am and 6pm on Saturday.
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https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/17412425.met-offices-issues-wind-weather-warning-for-southampton/?ref=rss
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2019-02-06 11:34:00+00:00
| 1,549,470,840 | 1,567,549,438 |
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cnn--2019-10-31--The week baseball showed us our politics
| 2019-10-31T00:00:00 |
cnn
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The week baseball showed us our politics -- and our power
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On Sunday night, during Game 5 of the World Series between the juggernaut Houston Astros and the underdog Washington Nationals in the District, President Donald Trump received what for him has been the rarest of things: public comeuppance. When the Nationals Park videoboard showed him in his box, the crowd came together to boo him . In an ironic twist , some began chanting: "Lock him up!" Others unfurled a banner that read: "Impeach Trump." Fast-forward to Wednesday night for an entirely different vibe. Playing at Houston's Minute Maid Park, the Nationals defeated the Astros to win Game 7 of the World Series. But it wasn't only their didn't-see-it-coming victory -- which, crucially, was also their first title in franchise history -- that was remarkable. The post-game images , too, were astonishing, capturing a moment of rapturous unity at a time that so often feels defined by the exact opposite. Taken together, these two episodes offer a reminder of what America is capable of. In a sense, the former was an instance of the governed refusing to bow to the government. For all the largely conservative bleating over safe spaces in recent years, Trump, since assuming office in 2017, has perhaps been the biggest exponent of them. By routinely exposing himself mostly to handpicked members of his base , the President has often spared himself the kind of rebuke that would make clear that he's hardly as admired and adored as he believes Game 5, then, was a corrective. It became, for those few seconds of booing, its own sort of democratic reckoning -- a jumbotron-sized nod to the fact that, despite so much evidence to the contrary, it's still possible to have a voice of opposition -- literally -- heard. The Nationals' triumph on Wednesday night was also a bracing show of American kinship. In particular, the images of the team's diverse members in the immediate aftermath of securing the championship -- ecstatic, unbridled -- felt radical. In the midst of a political season rife with division, these snapshots were a breath of fresh air. They showed that, even as Americans continue to fight for their country's future, there's enough room in the narrative for joy. Even Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell agreed that the Nationals' World Series win created a "small miracle" because "they gave us something Washington, DC, could unite around," which is "something we could use around here these days." It's not surprising, though, that the Nationals would be the ones to evoke these emotions. After all, this is a team that seems fully aware of its own powers, that has, fascinatingly, embraced the beloved children's song "Baby Shark" as an anthem. "It's amazing, the energy the fans bring to me and to my teammates," the Nationals' Gerardo Parra told The Washington Post . "But I think the more important (thing) is all the kids jumping, clapping, enjoy that. It's great when I see other guys do that." (In addition, the Nationals have unusually great chemistry with one another .) Notably, these baseball highlights added soft lighting to American sports more broadly. This week's baseball events, in their own way, came as a rejoinder, illustrating the urgency of speaking up and remaining faithful to one's convictions. Of course, this all leads to a cliffhanger: Will Trump invite the Nationals, whom he's already congratulated on Twitter , to the White House -- and, more to the point, will the team show up? If the past few days are any indication, we already know the answer.
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http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_allpolitics/~3/K3BoLlg1-uw/index.html
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Thu, 31 Oct 2019 20:26:29 GMT
| 1,572,567,989 | 1,572,559,719 |
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dailyheraldchicago--2019-06-01--Column Baseball finds itself with a real numbers problem
| 2019-06-01T00:00:00 |
dailyheraldchicago
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Column: Baseball finds itself with a real numbers problem
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The official culprit last season was the weather, which Major League Baseball cited as a big reason for a 4 percent slide in attendance over the previous year. This season? Well, attendance is down once again - only this time there are new excuses. Commissioner Rob Manfred blames increased competition for the entertainment dollar, which he says has led to a decline in season ticket sales in some markets. The players' union, meanwhile, says fans simply won't come out to watch bad teams that aren't trying hard enough to get better. Take your pick, but here's a third possibility: Baseball is becoming hard to watch, and fans are registering their displeasure by staying home in increasing numbers. Attendance at major league ballparks peaked at an average of 32,785 a game in 2007, not coincidentally at the tail end of baseball's steroid era. It stood at 26,854 through midweek this season, a drop of nearly 6,000 fans a game in 12 years. More worrying, perhaps, is that average attendance is down some 3,500 a game since the 2015 season, not coincidentally a time when advanced analytics began changing the way the game is played. Yes, that includes the paltry turnouts in Miami and Tampa Bay, where on typical nights there are less - in some cases much less - than 10,000 fans in the ballpark. Baseball has become a tough sell in Florida, as anyone who tunes into a game can readily see. But it goes further than that, even in markets that traditionally have supported their teams over the years. The Giants sold out every game in San Francisco for nearly seven years running, before the streak of 530 straight was broken in July 2017. It's true the Giants are a shell of the team they were in winning three world championships, but they're down to 32,401 fans this year in a ballpark that holds more than 41,000. In Minnesota the early turnouts were so alarming for the best team in baseball that the team began selling $5 tickets just to get people in seats. Still, the Twins are averaging just over 22,000 a game at Target Field, down more than 5,000 from 2015. And on a beautiful night in Pittsburgh this week, only 13,059 were motivated enough to come to one of the best ballparks in baseball and watch the Pirates play the Milwaukee Brewers. It could be that baseball is just finding its new level after new ballparks and more (steroid aided) home runs helped fuel the attendance boom that peaked in 2007, just before the great recession. Indeed, it might be unrealistic to expect that baseball would average 2.5 million fans a season again across each of its 30 teams. Still, 6,585 for an early season game against Oakland in a Baltimore ballpark that once automatically sold out every game? Or, more recently, 8,076 on Thursday night in Tampa Bay for the first place Twins? One theory is that baseball is losing its true fans, the ones who appreciate the game and how it unfolds over nine innings. They're increasingly frustrated watching a game that features little strategy, lots of time consuming pitching changes, and more strikeouts than hits. They wonder what happened to the stolen base, the sacrifice and the hit-and-run. They're baffled when they see teams playing the shift with the bases loaded in the ninth inning of a tie game with a hitter who doesn't even try to beat it to win a game. They're tired of watching everyone swing for the fences with two strikes, and weary of the game being stopped so umpires can gather with headsets to see whether someone's fingers came off a bag for a nanosecond. Yes, the casual fans still come for family outings and the experience of a night at the ballpark. Teams like the Cardinals and Dodgers still draw big crowds, and the Phillies with Bryce Harper are packing them in. But the trend is unmistakably downward, much like World Series television ratings that are near all-time lows. Baseball has a numbers problem in more ways than one. Tim Dahlberg is a national sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at [email protected] or http://twitter.com/timdahlberg
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http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190601/sports/306019939/
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2019-06-01 17:11:00+00:00
| 1,559,423,460 | 1,567,539,492 |
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newsbusters--2019-01-18--Sooners BaseballFootball Star Declaring For NFL Draft NY Daily News Blames MLB Racism
| 2019-01-18T00:00:00 |
newsbusters
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Sooners' Baseball/Football Star Declaring For NFL Draft; NY Daily News Blames MLB Racism
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Soon-to-be former Oklahoma University quarterback/outfielder Kyler Murray, the 2018 Heisman Trophy winner, is weighing opportunities to play professional football and baseball. Instead of accepting the freedom of African-American athletes to choose the sport of their choice, New York Daily News sports columnist Carron J. Phillips sees Murray's declaring of the NFL draft as evidence of racism in Major League Baseball. Baseball is losing the competition for black athletes to basketball and football in a big way. Just 8.4 percent of major league baseball players last year were black. The Oakland Athletics are expecting Murray at spring training camp next month, but this week he declared himself eligible for the NFL draft. For Phillips, the would-be social engineer, this is not about individual career choices; it's all about race. The issue of race can't be ignored here, Phillips writes, because Murray was supposed to become the "new black face of baseball." "For all that MLB has 'tried to do' in the name of diversity," Phillips writes, "the league still hasn’t fully realized that it’s viewed by many in the African-American community as a white sport that has a racist past that consistently overlooks and erases the legacies of legendary black players, and still has issues with its current ones." Polling demonstrates that football and basketball are the most popular sports among African-Americans, but Phillips digresses to recent racial insults as evidence that baseball is striking out on diversity. Phillips projects baseball's diversity problem, exacerbated by Murray's interest in the NFL draft, onto two incidents from the past two years. In an American League game in Boston two years ago, Baltimore Orioles outfielder Adam Jones was called the N-word and had peanuts thrown at him. A Gallup poll in 2017 found that 37 percent of Americans rate football as their favorite sport, compared to 11 percent for basketball and just nine percent for baseball. Soccer has also caught up with baseball. In 2013, the nine most-watched sporting events by black viewers were all football and basketball. The Sports Fan Journal reported that same year that "blacks watch more television than any other ethnic group in the country," but their viewership of recent World Series games was extremely low. African-Americans as a group just aren't all that interested in baseball. And for those with exceptional athletic skills, the slow rise through minor league baseball to the big leagues are easily outweighed by instant fame in the NFL or the NBA. The cries of racism by Phillips are contradicted by what Jason Clinkscales, managing editor of The Sports Fan Journal, wrote in 2013: "The only way that young black kids – or any group of kids, for that matter – can get into baseball is if they are encouraged to watch the game. That doesn’t come from just attending games in person or even letting them play in Little League. It’s from sitting down in front of a TV with their parents and guardians, their elders passing down the love of the game with the stories from Vin Scully or the slo-mo replays of a C.C. Sabathia fastball." Despite fan apathy and poor TV viewership, MLB programs like Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities are trying to entice more African-Americans into a pipeline to MLB. That doesn't matter to Phillips, who keeps swinging for the racism fence and missing. He says baseball never had a chance at Kyler Murray "because far too many times the sport, and the league, has ignored people who look just like him." Or attempted to straighten out their hats.
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Jay Maxson
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https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/jay-maxson/2019/01/17/sooners-baseballfootball-star-declaring-nfl-draft-ny-daily-news
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2019-01-18 00:30:00+00:00
| 1,547,789,400 | 1,567,551,957 |
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theindependent--2019-06-30--Yankees vs Red Sox MLB discovers baseball utopia in London as Aaron Judge stars in batting frenzy
| 2019-06-30T00:00:00 |
theindependent
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Yankees vs Red Sox: MLB discovers baseball utopia in London as Aaron Judge stars in batting frenzy
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The wry smile that spread across Aaron Judge’s face as the ball disappeared into the stands in the fourth innings for his home run confirmed the London Stadium’s transformation into a baseball utopia. The handsome, muscle-bound Yankee personified a hitting feast in London’s belated, yet thrilling introduction to MLB. Having gifted their rivals as much as a 12-year head start in the race to enchant a new audience, the NFL and NBA may finally be a little anxious after baseball’s gargantuan arrival in the capital certainly increased competition moving forward. West Ham’s home was almost indistinguishable and so was the baseball briefly. In one of sport’s most illustrious rivalries, the Yankees and the Red Sox, in Europe’s first regular season game, immediately gifted an impressive, sold-out crowd to a first: Both starting pitchers, Boston’s Rick Porcello and New York’s Masihiro Tanaka, coughed up six runs apiece and in doing so suffered the indignation of failing to escape the first innings. This was a hitter’s paradise, yet the batters had grasped their advantage with a savage ruthlessness to the delight of the 60,000 in attendance. A surprisingly engaged crowd, stuffed with hardcore fans, with many making the pilgrimage over the Atlantic, appeared to need little persuasion to fall for America's Game. A cacophony of noise greeted every hit, catch and doomed effort to glove the ball as the teams pushed the boundaries of their new playground. And pushing the boundaries is just what MLB have done this weekend, perhaps providing the perfect example of modern sport and its insatiable appetite to wrestle with rivals to prove they have the superior product . Having resisted the move for so long, this alluring, if flawed, version of the sport on show Saturday did not unfold through luck alone. The hastily assembled ball park possessed hitter-friendly conditions due to the limited dimensions—the smallest field in the league—and plentiful foul territory to multiply the number of pitches faced. That and a hitting juggernaut in the form of the Yankees combined for a slugfest: 37 hits, 30 runs, six home runs. Judge’s brutish force while wielding his wooden weapon was complimented by the magnetic force of the freshly-selected All-Star starter DJ LeMahieu. Even Tanaka’s first inning capitulation, to hand the Red Sox a brief reprieve, could not deny the Yankees here, as their renaissance atop of the division continues. LeMahieu’s clutch hitting sent shivers down each Red Sox pitcher mercifully sent to the mound to stem the bleeding. His prowess is perhaps best quantified with baseball nerdiness as he saw his hitting average move to .486 (34-70) (almost half his plate appearances) with runners in scoring positions (RISP): a precious currency in October once the league has whittled down the teams to 10 for the enthralling post-season. This game, or “business” as both sides unintentionally, yet appropriately, defined this two-game series all week, was not merely about the action around the diamond. At least not for MLB. Fans were presented with a slight tweak on the NFL and NBA variety they have been accustomed to in recent years. They gorged themselves on the plentiful food options, including three feet of nachos. While the sweltering conditions in the capital only encouraged a constant stream of fans to and from their seats for drinks poured in commemorative pint glasses. Harry and Megan made an appearance and there was the baffling mascot race between innings saw Freddie Mercury see off Winston Churchill, Henry VIII and the Loch Ness Monster. Really. Two more stellar franchises follow up this successful opener, with the St Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs in town in 2020. Perhaps through little choice, but a quality line-up is essential: the NFL’s struggling Oakland Raiders scored less points in last year’s London appearance than both teams on Saturday. Those in attendance endured the baking conditions of this marathon shoot-out, even belting out ”Take me out to the ball game”, confirming baseball’s ascension to sports fanatics in London and beyond.
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Jack Rathborn
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https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/us-sport/major-league-baseball/new-york-yankees-boston-red-sox-mlb-london-series-2019-aaron-judge-a8980986.html
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2019-06-30 06:34:55+00:00
| 1,561,890,895 | 1,567,537,464 |
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thetorontostar--2019-08-16--In Venezuela young baseball players still have big dreams
| 2019-08-16T00:00:00 |
thetorontostar
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In Venezuela, young baseball players still have big dreams
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CARACAS, Venezuela - More than 100 boys train daily on a baseball field next to the biggest slum in Caracas, using old bats, balls and gloves in hopes of achieving the ultimate goal: a professional baseball career in the United States and an escape from Venezuela’s hardship. Chances are small, and getting remoter. Major League Baseball’s teams have shut down their academies in Venezuela and no longer send scouts. Sometimes, local trainers say, a player faints on the field because he hasn’t had enough to eat, a sign of how nationwide shortages of food, medicine and other necessities inflict a heavy toll. A junior team from Maracaibo is participating this week in the Little League Baseball World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Two Venezuelan pro players, Rougned Odor of the Texas Rangers and Ender Inciarte of the Atlanta Braves, donated funds for the trip. Still, there is a precedent for youthful ambitions. Venezuela was an incubator of major league stars like Miguel Cabrera and Felix Hernández, and the flair is still there. Another young Venezuelan team arrived two hours before their first game at a tournament in Mexico and ended up winning the whole contest. “My dream came true,” said Diego Gutiérrez, a 10-year-old on the Cacique Mara team that won the junior Latin America title this month. He spoke to The Associated Press by telephone from Maracaibo, a Venezuelan city hit hard by power cuts, gasoline scarcity and other problems. The team’s victory was a bright spot for a country more accustomed to news about political conflict and economic turmoil. The 14 players barely made it to the tournament because they didn’t have money to buy plane tickets. Daniel Gutiérrez, Diego’s father and head of the junior team, took the boys and some family members anyway on a 10-hour bus journey to Caracas in late July in hopes of securing financial support Red Sox pitcher Eduardo Rodríguez got involved with little time to spare, buying tickets after learning about the team’s plight. “I saw it on Instagram and sent them a text and asked: ‘How can I help you guys to make the dream come true for the kids?’ They said they needed money for the flight,” Rodríguez told AP. “I know how it is,” he said. “When I was a kid, I had a lot of invitations to play in some competitions, but I didn’t have the money to go there so I know how it feels, so that’s why I did it.” Another Venezuelan major leaguer, Jhoulys Chacín of the Milwaukee Brewers, also donated money for the trip. Venezuela’s sports ministry and the Panamanian airline Copa then gave support. Boys run hard, lift weights, bat and pitch in the heat on the baseball field at the Petare slum in Caracas. But strains are evident. “It’s sad to see that the number of boys attending has dropped a lot,” said trainer Nelson Castro, who has coached for decades and shaped future stars, including Armando Galarraga. Another coach, Pedro Quero, said players used to eat well, providing a strong base for them to hone their talents. It’s different now. “We’re seeing a lot of food that doesn’t help with the boys’ nutrition,” Quero said. “The kids aren’t growing well.” Poor nutrition has forced Venezuelan baseball academies with limited resources to try to provide better food, including protein, to make up for diet deficiencies, he said. Juan José Escobar, a Caracas resident, watched as his 3-year-old son ran around cones during a speed and stamina exercise at the baseball field. Escobar said another son, 18-year-old Anthony, signed with the Minnesota Twins two years ago, just before Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis got much worse. The older son’s good fortune “was a blessing because, the way things are in the country, you can’t even give your child a good education,” Escobar said. Diego Gutiérrez, the young player who was on the winning team in Mexico, started playing baseball when he was 3, helped by his father. His new dream is to play for a major league team in the United States. Right now, the 10-year-old is bursting with gratitude toward Rodríguez of the Red Sox for helping his team. “Now he knows us,” the boy said. Associated Press journalist Ken Powtak in Boston contributed to this report.
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Fabiola Sanchez - The Associated Press
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https://www.thestar.com/news/world/americas/2019/08/16/in-venezuela-young-baseball-players-still-have-big-dreams.html
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2019-08-16 06:34:46+00:00
| 1,565,951,686 | 1,567,534,101 |
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eveningstandard--2019-03-19--London basketball stars out to make mark on Americaaposs famous March Madness tournament
| 2019-03-19T00:00:00 |
eveningstandard
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London basketball stars out to make mark on America's famous March Madness tournament
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Two London-born basketball stars will be hoping to make their mark on one of America’s most popular sporting events when ‘March Madness’ kicks off this week. The NCAA Tournament, used to decide the national college championship, is a 68-team knockout competition held in March and April every year, and is watched by millions around the world. Six-foot-eleven-inch Kavell Bigby-Williams, born in Stratford, appears to be the best chance of British success, looking to end his college career with a national championship for the third seeded Louisiana State University. The 23-year-old Arsenal fan grew up in London before moving to the US to play college basketball, and reached the Final Four of March Madness two years ago with the Oregon Ducks, before transferring to LSU for his senior year. The other British representation comes from former Harrow High School student Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye, who helped Bradley University to a surprise title win in the Missouri Valley Conference to secure qualification for this tournament. The former Great Britain U20 star starts his campaign on Thursday evening, looking for a huge upset win over Michigan State, while Bigby-Williams and LSU face Yale on the same afternoon. Away from the British interest, all eyes will be on Duke and their superstar Zion Williamson, considered the most exciting college prospect in a generation and favourite to be the first pick at this year’s NBA draft. ESPN Player will bring fans in Europe, Middle East and Africa every game of March Madness live & on-demand, plus three simulcast channels direct from the US, and a huge catalogue of original content including ESPN Films, documentaries, series, archive content.
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Malik Ouzia
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https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/london-basketball-stars-out-to-make-mark-on-americas-famous-march-madness-tournament-a4095606.html
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2019-03-19 13:28:00+00:00
| 1,553,016,480 | 1,567,545,618 |
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fortune--2019-07-29--NBA 2K League Tencent Team up to Bring the Phenomenon of e-Sports Basketball to China
| 2019-07-29T00:00:00 |
fortune
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NBA 2K League, Tencent Team up to Bring the Phenomenon of e-Sports Basketball to China
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From the outside, the NBA 2K League studio looks like an unassuming warehouse in Long Island City. There's no big signage or pomp. But inside there are screens above the crowds, the players are in a circle focusing on their monitors, and fans are cheering for their favorite teams in the 2K League, the e-sports competition scene for the NBA 2K video game. For those not interested in e-sports, it can be hard to grasp the atmosphere, with its bleachers of fans and the decked out red and blue walls, until you're actually immersed in its excitement and light trash talking. But soon that experience will open up to even more people. The NBA 2K League announced last week that it is coming to China, one of the world's largest e-sports markets, and it's doing so with the help of Tencent, a massive Chinese conglomerate and a leader in gaming. Tencent already broadcasts NBA games, and similar to its deal with the league, it will begin showing 2K League events, too. The NBA 2K League is owned by the NBA and NBA 2K maker TakeTwo. The 2K League is poised to score points with Chinese viewers, because there's already interest from gamers there. "In China, the more common way for players to engage in the game is actually 2K online, which is a free version of the game," Brendan Donohue, managing director of the 2K League tells Fortune. "Up until this point, we haven't been able to engage that audience. This deal, by partnering with Tencent, it allows us to unlock that audience and test that this season before doing more in the future." Expanding 2K League to China also a natural move, considering the popularity of e-sports there. According to a 2017 report by IHS Markit, China is the largest global market for e-sports, streaming 57% of all matches last year. Between the popularity of 2K Online, growing Chinese interest in traditional basketball, and the massive appetite for e-sports, Donohue expects viewership for the league to see a substantial increase. But the league is looking to do more than merely show its games in China. Currently, all of the 2K League teams are linked to ones in the traditional NBA, but 2K League players appear as digital avatars of themselves, and not as NBA players. For example, the Portland Trail Blazers' counterpart is Blazer5 Gaming, but no one plays as the NBA team's point guard Damian Lillard. Donohue sees the league expanding, and China is one place they're looking to move into. How the non-NBA teams will be named or styled is still undecided, but the 2K League is willing to make the expansion happen. "This is part of a much broader strategy here," Donohue said explaining that they want to continue finding potential e-sports players in China, reaching fans there through game streaming and live events, and eventually setting up Chinese-based teams. "We are having active conversations with people who are interested in joining the league that are not NBA owners. It might too early to talk about a timeline, but we know in the near future there's going to be teams outside of NBA-owned teams in the league," Donohue said. Even before that, Donohue envisions the NBA 2K League putting on events in China. For the current season, the league hosted an invitational qualifying event in Hong Kong in order to better attract non-U.S.-based talent. "We think this is a great test for us to start to expose the league to the region," Donohue noted. As the 2K League's Long Island City studio gets more popular, and the bleachers start to overflow with fans, moving seems like the best option. —FaceApp’s Russia link is the latest alarm in an ongoing digital red scare —Equifax may owe you some money. Here’s how to get it Catch up with Data Sheet, Fortune's daily digest on the business of tech.
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Lisa Marie Segarra
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https://fortune.com/2019/07/29/nba-2k-league-tencent-china/
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2019-07-29 16:34:49+00:00
| 1,564,432,489 | 1,567,535,452 |
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france24--2019-09-11--France stun title holders USA to reach basketball World Cup semis
| 2019-09-11T00:00:00 |
france24
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France stun title holders USA to reach basketball World Cup semis
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France blew the Basketball World Cup wide open Wednesday by handing the United States their first loss in the competition in 13 years in their quarterfinal clash, powered by a double-double from big man Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz. The historic 89-79 win for France eliminates the Americans early from the competition in China, dashing their hopes of a third straight title. The prospect of an American exit had looked increasingly possible after the USA sent a squad of second-tier stars and the loss is likely to prompt soul-searching in USA basketball. Gobert, the two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year, had three blocks, including a key rejection down the stretch to help France seal the victory in the southern Chinese city of Dongguan. "I've been dreaming about this for a while. I was thinking we might never get the opportunity (to beat the USA) again and I told that to the guys," Gobert said. "It doesn't mean much if you don't win the gold, but it will go down as one of the biggest wins of my career and one of the biggest wins for French basketball for sure." In a hint of the sniping that may result in the United States over the debacle, shooting guard Donovan Mitchell, who lead the Americans with 29 points, hit back at critics of the team. "You guys are going to go on and say who we didn't have but why don't you all focus on who we do have?" he told reporters. "We have 12 guys that want to compete for America, just like every other country. It sucks that some of our country people don't feel that way about us, but we don't care. We wanted to compete and we did." France will play Argentina on Friday, who made it to the final four by defeating Serbia. The USA loss sets up an enticing consolation match with Serbia on Thursday. Packed with NBA players, the two were tournament favourites and will be trying to salvage pride. Wednesday's contest was marked by big lead changes, and Mitchell's jumpers and slashing moves to the basket helped the Americans cut down a 10-point French advantage in the third quarter to seize back the lead. But Mitchell cooled in the fourth and the French came back, led by Gobert and sharp-shooting small forward Evan Fournier of the Orlando Magic, who led France in scoring with 22 points. Fournier slashed to the hoop for a driving lay-up to give France the lead again at 78-76 with about three minutes remaining in the game. With under a minute left and down by four, Mitchell squirted into the lane for a layup but Gobert smothered the shot by his Jazz teammate and the Americans were never able to get any closer. The win raises the prospect of France adding a Basketball World Cup title to the football World Cup hardware they won in Russia last year. They will first have to get past Argentina. In the other bracket, Spain will face the winner of Australia-Czech Republic, who tipped off later Wednesday. The writing was on the wall for the United States which, lacking big names like LeBron James and Steph Curry, lost to Australia two weeks ago in an exhibition. The loss in Melbourne was the first for the United States in 78 consecutive games in major competitions and exhibition games. They also struggled to defeat Turkey in overtime earlier in the World Cup.
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NEWS WIRES
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https://www.france24.com/en/20190911-france-stun-title-holders-usa-basketball-world-cup
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2019-09-11 13:14:31+00:00
| 1,568,222,071 | 1,569,330,474 |
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competition discipline
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362,784 |
newsweek--2019-02-17--The NBA and Barack Obama Are Teaming up to Create a Basketball League in Africa
| 2019-02-17T00:00:00 |
newsweek
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The NBA and Barack Obama Are Teaming up to Create a Basketball League in Africa
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The NBA is partnering with international basketball organisation FIBA to create a basketball league in Africa—and former President Barack Obama is going to be involved, according to Associated Press. The NBA announced Saturday that it plans for the 12 team league to be launched in January 2020, bringing existing teams into one pan-continental competition in a move that would raise the profile of the game in Africa and bring increased funding opportunities. Existing teams will compete for inclusion in the league, with teams from Angola, Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia taking part, and no more than two teams per country permitted to take part in the league. NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the plans had been welcomed by NBA team owners. "The Basketball Africa League is an important next step in our continued development of the game of basketball in Africa," Silver said in a statement Saturday. "Combined with our other programs on the continent, we are committed to using basketball as an economic engine to create new opportunities in sports, media and technology across Africa." Former President Obama’s specific role in the project has not been made public, but he is expected to take an active role. A keen basketball fan who installed a court in the White House after taking office, on Saturday he tweeted his support for the formation of the league. “I’ve always loved basketball because it’s about building a team that’s equal to more than the sum of its parts. Glad to see this expansion into Africa because for a rising continent, this can be about a lot more than what happens on the court,” Obama tweeted. In a statement, FIBA Africa Executive Director Alphonse Bile hailed the move: “We’re excited to work closely with the NBA to develop and put in a place a professional league like none that we have ever seen in our region before,” he wrote. “Through the Basketball Africa League, we can provide the many great clubs and players with the best possible environment to compete for the highest stakes.” The NBA has invested heavily in Africa in recent years, launching the Giants of Africa and Basketball without Borders programs, and an academy in Senegal, reported AP. Plans for the league were announced at an NBA All-Star Africa luncheon Saturday, where guests included Toronto Raptors forward OG Anunoby, whose parents are from Nigeria, and Hornets center Bismack Biyombo of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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https://www.newsweek.com/nba-barack-obama-basketball-africa-league-1334003?utm_source=Public&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Distribution
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2019-02-17 12:36:47+00:00
| 1,550,425,007 | 1,567,548,210 |
sport
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competition discipline
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376,141 |
newyorkpost--2019-05-27--Teen calls out LeBron James in epic basketball battle
| 2019-05-27T00:00:00 |
newyorkpost
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Teen calls out LeBron James in epic basketball battle
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It’s late May, and LeBron James is playoff-less. So this will have to suffice. The King found himself head-to-head with a teenager in an impromptu 3-point competition over the weekend, while watching his oldest son “Bronny” take part in a Los Angeles basketball tournament. “I got called out by my guy and in my opinion the best shooters (he can do more too) for the Class of 2023 @gcupps23 today,” James wrote on Instagram. “Told him about a certain switch I can hit when needed and he didn’t believe me. Well he found out the hard way!” Gabe Cupps, 14 and not yet on this earth when LeBron took his NBA throne, wore a white jersey emblazoned with No. 23 and put on a show with the Lakers superstar. They went back-and-forth for three rounds before Cupps missed, and LeBron delivered the dagger. The tensions weren’t quite as high as his last eight straight trips to the NBA finals, but the 34-year-old James couldn’t help but beam while exiting the floor.
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Mark Fischer
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https://nypost.com/2019/05/27/teen-calls-out-lebron-james-in-epic-basketball-battle/
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2019-05-27 22:02:15+00:00
| 1,559,008,935 | 1,567,540,129 |
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