(UTV|COLOMBO) – Russia could face an unprecedented four-year ban from major international sporting events over accusations that it manipulated laboratory doping data.
The decision will be made later at a meeting of the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Russia could be banned from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. It could also be ruled out of the 2022 Football World Cup in Qatar.
The country’s sports minister refused to comment ahead of the ruling.
Before the Lausanne meeting, members of Wada’s Athletes Committee demanded a blanket ban on Russian athletes competing at the Olympics.
Even if Wada backs the four-year ban, Russia will be able to compete at the Euro 2020 football championship. St Petersburg will also remain as one of the host cities at next summer’s tournament.
What is Russia accused of?
Earlier this year, Wada’s Compliance Review Committee (CRC) declared the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (Rusada) non-compliant over inconsistencies in a key database of athletes’ test results.
Rusada boss Yuri Ganus has since confirmed that someone altered or deleted “thousands” of entries. (Courtesy – BBC)
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