Bahrain Athletics Charged With 'Serious Doping' Violations Before Paris Olympics
The Last Word with Matt Cooper · Today FM
August 23, 20247m 4s
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Show Notes
World Athletics has announced that Bahrain Athletics Association was charged with a number of anti-doping violations before the Paris Olympics, raising the question of why Bahrain's athletics team was allowed to compete?
Ian O'Ríordan, athletics correspondent with the Irish Times, joins The Last Word to discuss the investigation and what it could mean for Irish athlete Rhasidat Adeleke.
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