Russia banned from international sporting events for 4 years

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Executive Committee of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in Lausanne, Switzerland made unanimous decision to deprive Russia of the right to participate in major international sport competitions for 4 years.

In addition, Russian officials were barred from attending such events, too.

The Russian Federation is deprived of the right to host or submit applications for hosting major sports competitions for four years. Consequently, Russia will miss the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, as well as the Beijing Winter Games in 2022.

According to DW, Russian athletes can compete under the neutral flag if they are free of associations with doping scandal.

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