A record number of athletes have been disqualified from the 2012 London Olympics Games according to the Inside the Games article (Record number of London 2012 disqualifications shows justice been served, WADA President claims by Duncan Mackay, August 13, 2020).
Yesterday marked end of 8-year statute of limitations for London 2012 so probably few athletes breathing a sigh of relief. But still 139 disqualified for doping offences, leading some to dub it as “dirtiest Olympics in history”, which I think is unfair. What do you think? https://t.co/vuE8kT9v4U
— Duncan Mackay (@Duncan_ITG) August 13, 2020
On Wednesday, August 12, the eight-year statute of limitations expired which saw the end of post-2012 Olympic Games testing of stored samples.
Apparently the end of London testing will mark the beginning of the testing from the 2016 Rio Olympics Games.
From London, the Russians had the most athletes disqualified with 46, Ukraine was second with 17 and Belarus 16. The full list is available at the Inside the Games article.
SHOESTRINGS: Russia continues to be functioning in a state of chaos. On Wednesday, director-general of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) Yuri Ganus was told that he will find out his fate on Aug. 28. The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) will deliver the decision on his position with RUSADA.