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This article is about the district in Kerala, India. For its namesake city, see Kottayam. For the old princely state, see Kingdom of Kottayam. For the town in northern Kerala, see Kottayam-Malabar. District in Kerala, India Kottayam District District Mural at Kottayam Location in Kerala Coordinates: 9°35′42″N 76°31′52″E  /  9.595°N 76.531°E  / 9.595; 76.531 Coordinates: 9°35′42″N 76°31′52″E  /  9.595°N 76.531°E  / 9.595; 76.531 Country   India State Kerala Established 1 July 1949 Region Central Travancore Headquarters Kottayam Government  • Collector B.S Thirumeni I.A.S Area  • Total 2,208 km 2 (853 sq mi) Population  • Total 1,979,451  • Density 1,025/km 2 (2,650/sq mi) Languages  • Official Malayalam, English Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST) ISO 3166 ...

The Oswald Commission is a disciplinary commission, chaired by IOC Member Denis Oswald. It is responsible for investigating the alleged doping violations by individual Russian athletes at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi. As of December 22, 2017 43 athletes are disqualified, 13 medals are stripped off. 28 of 43 athletes later successfully appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport and had their results restored. [1] Contents 1 Background 2 Sochi investigation 2.1 List of disqualified sportspeople 3 See also 4 References Background Media attention began growing in December 2014 when German broadcaster ARD reported on state-sponsored doping in Russia, comparing it to doping in East Germany. In November 2015, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) published a report and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) suspended Russia indefinitely from world track and field events. The United Kingdom Anti-Doping agency later assisted WADA with testing in Russia. ...