Thunderblast for the Russian sport! The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) decided on Monday (December 9th) to exclude Russia from the Olympics for four years, which includes Tokyo-2020 and Beijing-2022, to punish the falsification of control data submitted to the agency, said a WADA spokesperson at the end of the executive committee meeting in Lausanne.
"The full list of [Compliance Review Committee Sanctions] recommendations was unanimously approved" by the twelve members of the Executive Committee, the spokesman told the media. The Compliance Review Committee recommended, among other things, the exclusion of the Russian flag from the Olympics and any world championship for four years, with the possible presence of Russian athletes under the "neutral" flag.
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"This means that Russian athletes, if they want to participate in the Olympic or Paralympic Games or any other major event listed in the recommendations, will have to demonstrate that they are not involved in the doping programs described by the + Mclaren + reports or that their samples were not falsified, "said the spokesman.
Possible appeal to the TSA
The decision of WADA may be challenged within 21 days before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), by the National Anti-Doping Agency Rusada, or by the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) or any international federation concerned.
The appeal would in principle be suspensive and the sanctions would only be applicable once confirmed by the CAS.
Other measures approved by WADA on Monday include a four-year ban on the organization of world competitions (Olympic Games and World Championships).
With AFP
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