The International Court of Arbitration for Sports ruled that the two-year suspension of Russia is two years shorter than the penalty imposed by the World Anti-Doping Agency

  The International Sports Arbitration Tribunal announced its ruling on the dispute between Russia and the World Anti-Doping Agency on the 17th.

Russia will be suspended for two years. During the penalty period, Russia will be prohibited from participating in and holding major events including the Olympic Games and World Championships. Russian athletes can only participate in neutral status, and cannot raise the Russian flag or play the Russian national anthem.

  The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced in December 2019 that Russia had banned Russia for four years due to the manipulation of anti-doping laboratory data.

Russia refused to accept the decision of the World Anti-Doping Agency and subsequently appealed to the International Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS).

  (Headquarters reporter Yi Xin)