Russian State Duma deputy Svetlana Zhurova has acknowledged that the Russian Anti-Doping Agency's (RUSADA) decision to effectively clear Kamila Valieva is an "intermediate" verdict, and she expects the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to "play this situation in their own way".

Some athletes can take drugs as a therapeutic exception and some permitted drugs can easily become sanctioned ones. These facts have become the cause of may current doping scandals. Russian sports doctor Petr Lidov will tell us how it can be changed.

Wada is on the highest level in the hierarchy of anti-doping organizations. Accordingly, it is not controlled by anyone. Does this control need to exist? This question will be answered by the Russian sports doctor Petr Lidov.

World Anti-Doping Agency is the leading organization which controls anti-doping in sports. But current doping scandals have shown that decisions by WADA can be made based on political reasons. The famous Russian sports doctor Petr Lidov will tell us how we can change WADA system.

Throughout history, athletes have been willing to ingest just about anything to improve their performance on the field. Some ancient Greeks turned to figs, while others used mushrooms, and ancient Egyptians believed that ground mule hooves could boost their athletic prowess.

There is a Russian elephant in the room at the Tokyo Olympics. Technically, Russia is officially banned from competing in international sporting events until next year for running a state-sponsored doping program. And yet there are 334 Russian gymnasts, sprinters and other athletes competing openly in Tokyo.

The International Swimming Federation (FINA) has released statistics from its Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games anti-doping testing programmes, which it has described as "successful".