Detailed accusations of state-sponsored doping among Russian athletes have spurred serious debate about whether the country should be allowed to compete in the coming Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
“We have never claimed that we do not have doping problems,” the Russian Ministry of Sport said last week after the former director of the country’s antidoping laboratory described widespread use of performance-enhancing drugs by Russia’s Olympians.
But what, exactly, are those doping problems? And how will they affect Russia’s eligibility for the Rio Games?
Do Russian athletes dope more than other athletes?