Seven Russian Aquatic Athletes Among More than 300 Sanctioned from WADA's Operation LIMS

How WADA conducted the “most successful” investigation in anti-doping history

WADA’s Operation LIMS has been hailed by the organisation’s President as the most successful ever as it found 291 athletes violated its doping rules.  The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has imposed over 300 sanctions against Russian athletes convicted of violating its anti-doping rules since 2019.  In a report issued on 30 April, WADA revealed Operation Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) has imposed 302 sanctions on 291 Russian ath…

Seven Russian Aquatic Athletes Among More than 300 Sanctioned from WADA's Operation LIMS

By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced that its Operation LIMS, a probe into the Russian state-backed doping program, has reached a major milestone, announcing over 300 sanctions against Russian athletes, seven of whom are aquatic athletes. According to a press release from WADA, Operation LIMS (which was named based on a variety of data and samples collected from the Laboratory Information Management System, …