Banned from international sport: What has Russia done now? What does it mean? And what happens next?

Russia has been handed a four-year ban from major international sporting events after being found guilty of manipulating laboratory doping data.

Banned from international sport: What has Russia done now? What does it mean? And what happens next?
Mon, 09 Dec, 2019 - 15:39
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Russia has been handed a four-year ban from major international sporting events after being found guilty of manipulating laboratory doping data.

The World Anti-Doping Agency on Monday confirmed the punishment, which means Russia will be banned from the likes of the 2020 Olympics and the 2022 World Cup.

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