Los Angeles (AFP)
US anti-doping boss Travis Tygart on Tuesday urged the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) not to allow any Russian athlete to the 2020 Olympics, even under a neutral banner, because of suspicions of data falsification weighing on Russia.
An independent WADA committee on Monday recommended suspending Russia from major competitions such as the Olympics for four years, while permitting the participation under neutral flag of Russian athletes "involved in any way" in doping cases. Tygart considers this recommendation "inadequate" and considers that "the AMA must strike harder and prohibit the participation of all Russian athletes in the Olympic Games, as permitted by the regulation".
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