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Russia moves closer to sacking anti-doping chief over alleged financial violations

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The board of Russia's anti-doping agency (RUSADA) called on the country's sports authorities on Wednesday to consider firing its director over allegations he presided over serious financial irregularities.

Yuri Ganus, who was named director of RUSADA in August 2017, denied the allegations made by Russia's Olympic Committee last month and has portrayed them as a political attack on his agency and its efforts to clear up Russia's sporting image.

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