New Netflix documentary on Russian doping to reopen sanctions debate

A documentary about Russia’s state-sponsored doping programme is likely to reopen the debate about the country’s right to compete internationally and explain why it is so reluctant to say sorry.

A documentary about Russia’s state-sponsored doping programme is likely to reopen the debate about the country’s right to compete internationally and explain why it is so reluctant to say sorry.

Released on Netflix on Friday, the first day of the 2017 World Athletics Championships in London, "Icarus" tells the remarkable tale of how the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) and its Moscow laboratory helped more than 1,000 Russian athletes to cheat.