WADA bans Russia from International Sporting Events for 4 years

WADA bans Russia from International Sporting Events for 4 years

• The World Anti-Doping Agency, WADA, has imposed ban on Russia for four years from participation in global sporting events, during WADA’s Executive Committee in Lausanne on December 9, 2019.
• As per WADA, Russian authorities tampered with Russian Anti-Doping Agency’s (RUSADA) database to hide hundreds of potential doping cases and falsely shift the blame onto whistle-blowers.

The ban means:

• Russia will now not be able to participate in 2020 Tokyo Olympics and also the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
• Apart from Russian athletes, government officials will also be barred from attending such events.
• Russia will also not be eligible to host or even bid to host major events during the same time period.