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Lausanne (dpa) - The sports world is looking excitedly to Lausanne this Thursday.
At 4 p.m., the International Sports Court will announce its decision on Russia's appeal against the four-year Olympic ban by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
Wada had imposed the sanction as a punishment for manipulating and falsifying doping data in the Moscow laboratory.
The Cas had to judge whether the lock is legal or will be lifted.
Why did the Wada impose such a harsh sentence on Russia?
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The Wada Executive Committee unanimously decided on December 19, 2019 to declare the Russian anti-doping agency Rusada non-compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code for four years.
The reason was that doping data from the Moscow laboratory was intentionally altered before and during its handover to Wada in January 2019.
The handover of the data was the condition for the reinstatement of the Rusada in September 2018. It was suspended by the Wada in November 2015 after the discovery of the state-controlled doping in Russia.
Were there any other sanctions besides the ban?
In addition to the four-year ban, Wada decreed that during this period Russian athletes may only compete as neutral athletes in the Olympic Games and World Championships if they meet certain anti-doping conditions.
During this time, Russian government representatives may not attend meetings of boards or committees of international sports organizations or be elected to these bodies.
In addition, the country is not allowed to apply for major sporting events such as world championships or the Olympic Games and Paralympics in 2032 until 2022.
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How did the proceedings before the CAS judges go?
The oral hearing was held at the beginning of November because of the corona pandemic under strict hygiene rules and in a secure location closed to the public in Lausanne.
Legal representatives and experts from Wada and Rusada were sometimes only connected via video.
The chairman of the CAS arbitration tribunal is the Australian Mark L. Williams.
Luigi Fumagalli from Italy and Hamid G. Gharavi (France / Iran) complete the body.
What expectations do the opposing parties have?
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Wada President Witold Banka was confident that the Cas would confirm the legality of the ban against Russia.
"I am still convinced that the Wada Executive Committee made the right recommendation in this case last December," Banka said before the trial.
Russian President Vladimir Putin had rejected the allegations of data manipulation and described the punishment as “unjust”.
What decision do German athletes expect?
For the Athletes Germany Association, lifting the ban on Russia would be “a slap in the face of the clean athletes and impossible to convey”.
That said athlete representative Maximilian Klein.
An acquittal would not only mean a “total failure of the world anti-doping system”, but would also mean “an irreparable loss of confidence” in the sports arbitration system.
Is the judgment immediately final?
In terms of sports law, the case is negotiated with the CAS judgment.
Possible sanctions then come into force.
An appeal to the Swiss Federal Supreme Court is still possible.
However, the chances of success there are very slim.
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CAS notification for the pronouncement of the judgment
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Wada ban on December 9, 2019
Wada announcement to lift the suspension of Rusada in September 2018
Wada announcement before the trial
Cas notification for the hearing