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WADA to continue bullying investigation

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AFP Baku
Last Updated : Nov 15 2018 | 9:45 AM IST

The World Anti-Doping Agency is to continue its investigation into accusations of bullying within the organisation, it announced.

Accusations emerged last month when Beckie Scott, chair of the organisation's Athlete Committee, claimed that she was "bullied" by some WADA officials over her opposition in May to reinstating Russia's anti-doping agency.

That was followed by athletics great Ed Moses saying he was told to "shut up" at a meeting of world anti-doping chiefs as he backed calls for an investigation into the bullying claims.

The agency said that the initial findings of an independent review "did not conclude that the alleged bullying had taken place" but said it was taking these matters "very seriously".

"The executive committee agreed that given the seriousness of the allegations, a second phase should take place to allow the many people present at the meeting to be interviewed so that the matter could be concluded satisfactorily."

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First Published: Nov 15 2018 | 9:45 AM IST

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