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Yelena Isinbayeva: Wada says Russia’s anti-doping agency chair will be removed

Yelena Isinbayeva will be removed from a key anti-doping position in Russia as she is a barrier to the country’s compliance with the World Anti-Doping Agency code, the body says.

The double Olympic pole vault champion, 34, has been critical of the punishment of Russian athletes over evidence of state-sponsored doping in the country.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/sport/39970439

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