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Toughest sanctions requested in connection with Russia’s manipulation of doping tests

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epa08030777 People walk in front of the Olympic rings outside the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) headquarters while the annual Russian Olympic assembly is going on in Moscow, Russia, 28 November 2019. Representatives of all-Russia sports federations, regional Olympic councils, Olympic academies and other members-organizations of ROC, as well as famous trainers and athletes gathered in Moscow to discuss preparations for 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Russia faces a risk to be banned from participation in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games following a new doping scandal caused by uncovering inconsistencies in the Moscow's anti-doping laboratory's database shared with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in January 2019. WADA Executive Committee will meet on 9 December 2019 to probably make a decision on the compliance status of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) and discuss consequences for Russia. EPA-EFE/MAXIM SHIPENKOV

A summit of leading Olympic and sport federation officials has called for “the toughest sanctions” in connection with the manipulation of Russian doping data.

The recommendation of the two-day 8th Olympic summit comes two days before the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) decides whether Russia should be banned again from international competition.

The summit in Lausanne, Switzerland, held at the invitation of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), was given a presentation by outgoing WADA president Craig Reedie.

Those taking part included IOC president Thomas Bach, World Athletics president Sebastian Coe, football world governing body Fifa president Giovanni Infantino and the heads of several other sports governing bodies and Olympic committees.

Via SCMP 

Topics RussiaWada