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Russia will be excluded from the 2021 and 2022 Olympics
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Russia will be excluded from the 2021 and 2022 Olympics
Russia will be largely excluded from world sport for two years and, as a nation, will not be allowed to participate in the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo in 2021 and in Beijing in 2022. The International Court of Sports Cas cut sanctions in half imposed by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
Russia will be excluded from the 2021 Summer Games in Tokyo and the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing due to doping offenses, the International Court of Justice has ruled. Athletes without stress still have the opportunity to compete.
Rusland will be excluded from the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and 2022 Beijing Winter Games. The International Court of Sports (CAS) halved the four-year ban imposed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) on Thursday in his ruling on the appeal process. However, since the sanction does not take effect until the sentence has been pronounced, no Russian team will be able to participate in the next two Olympic Games and probably not in the Qatar 2022 World Cup either.
During this period, unaffected athletes in the country can compete as neutral athletes in major events. To do this, they must meet certain anti-doping conditions. The Russian anthem cannot be played or sung, the Russian flag cannot be worn or hoisted on team clothing.
The trigger for the ban was that Russia allegedly tampered with and falsified doping data requested from the Moscow lab from 2012 to 2015 before they were handed over to the Wada. They contain evidence of sports fraud committed by numerous Russian athletes, which was systematically targeted, covered up and covered up with the help of the state.
Russia cannot apply for major events
Formally, on December 19, 2019, the Wada Executive Committee declared that the Russian anti-doping agency Rusada was in breach of the World Anti-Doping Code for four years. The delivery of the data was the condition for the reinstatement of the Rusada in September 2018. The Wada had suspended the Rusada for the first time in November 2015 after the doping scandal was discovered.
Over the course of the CAS ruling, Russia will not be able to run for major sporting events like world championships for the next two years. Major sporting events awarded to Russia during this period must go to a different host.
The appeals process was conducted by CAS arbitrators Mark L. Williams (Australia), Luigi Fumagalli (Italy) and Hamid G. Gharavi (France / Iran). At a hearing in early November, Wada and Russia presented their positions on the legal dispute.
An appeal can be made to the Swiss Federal Supreme Court against the Cas judgment. The chances of success in the highest court in the country are low, since it only intervenes in case of procedural errors and human rights violations and does not judge the legal interpretation of the Cas.
The Wada is confirmed by the lock. “This trial is an important moment for fair sport and athletes around the world,” said Wada President Witold Banka. However, the Pole was also disappointed that CAS judges halved the four-year ban originally recommended by the Wada: “We think this was appropriate and sensible, but ultimately the Wada is not the judge, but the prosecutor, and we have to respect the decision of the committee. “
“Bold and illegal”
The Wada turned every stone in the complex investigation against Russia. Russia had “brazenly and illegally” manipulated data from the Moscow doping laboratory to cover up systematic doping with state support, Banka said.
The Cas ruling signifies the most severe doping penalties ever imposed on a country. “This is a clear message that systematic fraud and collaborative attempts to undermine the global anti-doping system will not be tolerated,” Banka said.
