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Russia Faces A Four-Year Long Ban From International Sports

Russia Faces A Four-Year Long Ban From International Sports

The world Anti-doping agency on Monday banned Russia from international sports for four-years including next summer’s Tokyo Olympic, over a doping scandal. According to this ban, the Russia flag, name and anthem will not appear in any of the international sports including the Tokyo Olympic. However, Russian athletes can still appear in major events conditioned that they pass in all the doping tests.

These harsh punishments have been imposed because Russian authorities are accused of tampering with the Moscow laboratory database. Within 21 days the anti-doping agency can ask the court of Arbitration for sports about the action to be taken further.

“Russia was afforded every opportunity to get its house in order.. but chose instead to continue in its stance of deception and denial,” Wada president Craig Reedie said.