WADA recommends 4-year global sports ban for Russia covering Olympics, World Cup

Yahoo ^ | November 25, 2019 | Cassandra Negley

[C19fan]

The World Anti-Doping Agency committee that has been investigating Russia has recommended the country face a four-year ban from global sports, Tariq Panja of the New York Times reported Monday. WADA confirmed it would recommend the punishment in a release later in the afternoon.

The news came after the committee discovered Russian officials had erased failed doping tests from the submitted database it was required to release.

If Russia is banned four years beginning Jan. 1, 2020, it would end up missing three straight Olympic Games. The country was banned from the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, though individual athletes cleared of doping competed as “Olympic Athletes from Russia” in neutral apparel. The punishment would eliminate Russia from Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022 as well.

The country would also not be allowed to compete in a host of other events, such as the 2022 FIFA World Cup and other world championships.

[Dahoser]

Not defending Russia in any way, but while they’re being banned for performance enhancing drugs, the women’s middle distance running events at the Olympics are being turned into the men’s JV. I guess it’s okay to performance enhance by having a johnson. Again, not defending Ivan and Boris, they deserve to be banned.

[BeauBo]

I will miss them.

[BeauBo]

Will they be flexible enough to adapt?

[cherry]

I want Russia.....if they can allow men to be in womens events then what the heck is the difference in allowing women to use testosterone.....

if they don't allow Russia they might as well not have an Olympics.....

FTR....I'm not for doping but it seems like a moot point when you allow males in female sports...

[BenLurkin]

https://webmail.lerctr.org/~transit/healy/going.wav

[Dahoser]

That’s what I’m saying. We’re right back to the bad old days of that clymer Avery Brundage and his corruption over who was an amateur only now it’s what constitutes performance enhancement.

[ak267]

When you have a Russian CURLER get caught for doping you know its hit rock bottom...

[IronJack]

Does that mean Katusha can’t ride the Tour de France?