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Former World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) chief Dick Pound warned Wednesday that Russia's international ban may still be in force at the Rio Olympic Games.


Russian athletes were banned from competing internationally last year after an independent commission chaired by Pound found evidence of state-sponsored doping in the country.


The Canadian told the Tackling Doping in Sport Conference in London that there remained a "wall of denial" about the extent of doping in Russian sport.


"The Russians seem to assume the -controversy will disappear and there should be no question of their participation in Rio puma suede heart reset rosa ," he said.


Instead of concentrating on the reforms needed in order to return to the athletics fold in time for this year's Games, Pound said Russia was "rearranging deckchairs on the Titanic." He said, "My guess is that Russia may not make it back for Rio. The IAAF [International Association of Athletics Federations] and WADA are not going to risk their reputations by rolling over and playing dead."


Speaking at the same event, WADA President Craig Reedie said the agency is prepared to extend its investigation into doping in Russian athletics to other sports in the country.


US-based Russian tennis superstar -Maria Sharapova is facing a ban after testing positive for the banned drug meldonium, and Reedie said that WADA would not hesitate to probe doping allegations in other sports.


"If evidence comes to light as part of the independent testing program -under way in Russia and our discussions with -RUSADA [the Russian Anti-doping Agency] puma fierce uomo , and if those discussions warrant further investigation, then we will take action," Reedie said.


Reflecting on a year that also saw -soccer's governing body FIFA plunged into a -corruption scandal, Reedie said, "The public's confidence in sport was shattered in 2015 like never before.


"The public mood has soured puma basket heart nere , cynicism has prevailed and there's a general feeling that they're all at it."


Reedie called for more investment in anti-doping programs by sport's governing bodies, saying he was "perplexed the sports movement is reluctant to provide the investment required."


COPENHAGEN, July 20 (Xinhua) -- The Oresund Bridge linking Denmark with Sweden has set a new traffic record with more than 30,000 vehicles crossing in one day over the weekend, the bridges's management office said on Monday.


A total of 30 puma basket heart patent bianche ,955 vehicles crossed the bridge in just 24 hours on Saturday, overtaking the previous record by more than 1,700 cars, the office said in a press release.


Holiday traffic has boosted the use of the bridge, and there was no specific event that has generated the high traffic on Saturday puma basket heart bianche , said Karsten Langerich, head of the private market unit of the Oresund Bridge.


"Business is good for both countries, and both Danes and Swedes travel more than they did a year ago," Langerich added.


The previous record of 29,192 cars was made in 2014 when there was an ongoing train strike puma basket heart saldi , according to the management office.


Completed in 1999 and put into operation in July 2000, the Oresund Bridge is a double-track railway and dual carriageway bridge between Danish capital Copenhagen and Sweden's coastal city of Malmo across the Oresund Strait.


As the longest combined road and rail bridge in Europe, it runs nearly 8 km from the Swedish coast to the artificial island of Peberholm, which lies in the middle of the strait. A 4-km underwater tunnel, the Drogden Tunnel ciabatte puma rihanna prezzo , links the bridge with the other end in Copenhagen's island of Amager.


DAMASCUS, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Islamic State (IS) militant group claimed on Friday that an American female hostage was killed by Jordanian airstrikes against IS positions in Syria's northern province of al-Raqqa, a monitoring group reported.