Russia is being investigated again - can be stopped from the Olympics

The global anti-doping organization Wada has launched a new investigation into the Russian counterpart Rusada. The reason is what are called flaws and irregularities in the information from the thousands of doping checks that Rusada handed over to Wada in January.

The news comes a year after Wada canceled the shutdown of Rusada as a result of the large doping incident discovered after the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.

These are 47 cases Wada flagged as suspects and now requests additional information on. The information Wada has received is stated to differ from the database the organization came across two years ago with the help of a whistle blower.

The Russian authorities have had three weeks to explain. Should Wada then come to the conclusion that Rusada does not comply with the rules for the doping work, the press will be big on the International Olympic Committee (IOK) to stop Russian athletes from the Tokyo Olympics.

As late as last September, Wada again approved Rusada's doping work. By then, the organization had been shut down for three years since the so-called McLaren report found that Russia carried out a systematic doping work during the 2014 Olympics, among other things.

As part of the agreement to cancel the suspension, Rusada had to hand over doping tests to Wada, which happened in January this year.

But the doping issue continues to overshadow Russian sports. Last month, twelve Russian weightlifters were shut down and the Russian Athletic Association is suspended from the Athletics World Cup, which begins on Friday in Doha. However, a large number of Russian athletes have been allowed to compete under the neutral flag of the World Cup.