[ad_1]
A year ago, Russia was given a four-year disqualification for falsifying laboratory doping data.
Following a dispute between the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) and WADA, CAS decided to halve the penalty imposed on Russia from four to two years. The ruling will take effect today and expire in 2022. December 16.
This disqualification means that Russia will not be able to compete in the Tokyo Summer Olympics in 2022 next year. In the Beijing Winter Games, 2022. in the World Cup, Paralympic Games and other sporting events.
It is true that the ban imposed does not mean that there will be no Russian athletes at these events. Those who are able to show that they are “clean” will be able to compete for a neutral flag.
There is a possibility that the Russian team could participate in the World Cup, but it would have to compete with the status of neutral athletes. That has never been before in the history of soccer championships on the planet.
Due to the disqualification applied by WADA, the Russian flag will not be used at the Olympic Games and other sporting events, the anthem will not be played, and athletes will not be able to use any symbols associated with Russia. Russia will not remain in the medal table either.
Not only that, the Russians will not be able to host any international sporting events in the next few years. They will not be able to claim their training until the disqualification ends.
Last year, when WADA announced its disqualification from Russian sports, then-Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev called it a “chronic extension of anti-Russian hysteria.” However, the complaints and recourse to the Court of Arbitration for Sport did not save the Russians from disqualification.
Russia has not been able to participate in some sports for a long time. For example, in athletics, the symbols of this country for disqualification do not exist since 2015. The name of Russia also did not sound at the Pyongyang Winter Games in 2018, although 168 Russian athletes with neutral athlete status competed in them.
[ad_2]
