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Russia was banned Thursday from using its name, flag and anthem in the next two Olympics or world championships for the next two years.
The Sport Arbitration Court ruling also prevented Russia from bidding on major sporting events for two years.
Russian athletes and teams are still allowed to compete in the Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing, as well as world championships including the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, provided they are not involved in doping or cover up positive results in tests.
A small victory for Russia is the suggested team name at major events. The name « Russia » can be retained on uniforms when the words « neutral athlete » or « neutral team » have the same meaning, the court said.
Nevertheless, the three judges of the court handed down the heaviest sentences against Russia since allegations of state-sponsored doping and cover-ups surfaced after the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi.
The case centered on allegations that Russian state authorities tampered with a Moscow testing laboratory database before it was turned over to WADA investigators last year. It contained likely evidence of persecuting longstanding doping violations.
The CAS process officially took place between WADA and the Russian Anti-Doping Agency. The Russian agency known as Rusada was declared non-compliant last year – a decision that was confirmed by the three judges on Thursday.
When a four-day hearing was held in Lausanne last month, Russian athletes and their lawyers participated as third parties, arguing that they should not be punished for wrongdoing by state officials who are not engaged in sports.
Making the laboratory database available to WADA by the December 2018 deadline was a key requirement for Rusada’s reinstatement three months earlier, when an earlier anti-doping community exclusion was lifted.
WADA investigators in Moscow finally received the data a month late. Notices of doping tests and emails appeared to have been deleted or changed, and whistleblowers were involved.
The ruling allows Russian government officials, including President Vladimir Putin, to attend major sporting events at the invitation of the host country’s head of state.
WADA investigators went to Moscow two years ago to collect the database and review evidence that would help sports administrations to prosecute suspected doping violations dating back several years.
Although Russia would have no more World Cup venues for the next two years, events can resume. Governing bodies have been advised to find a new host “unless it is legally or practically impossible. ”
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