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Moscow Court Says German TV Documentary About Sports Doping False

A Moscow court on Wednesday "ruled that a German TV documentary which alleged widespread doping among Russian athletes was based on inaccurate information and ordered ARD, the broadcaster behind the film, to pay a small fine," according to Dmitriy Rogovitskiy of REUTERS. The film "caused an international furor and led to Russian athletes being suspended from international competition." Russian sports officials "disputed some of the report's findings and are working to get their athletes reinstated." Wednesday's court case, which was "largely symbolic, appeared to be part of that campaign." The court said that "it had ruled in favor of the Russian Athletics Federation (VFLA), which had filed the case, complaining that its honor and integrity had been impugned by the ARD documentary." It ordered ARD, the film's producer, and Russian middle distance runner Yulia Stepanova and her husband to pay fines of 3,000 rubles ($43) each (REUTERS, 12/16).

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