BREAKING: The World Anti-Doping Agency bans Russia from all major sporting events for four years, including the Tokyo Olympics and the Qatar World Cup
WADA's compliance review committee had suggested several sanctions because of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency's failure to cooperate fully during probes into Russian sport.WADA's executive committee decided to uphold the recommendations at a meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland on Monday.RUSADA now has 21 days to accept the decision or send the matter to the Court of Arbitration for Sport .
Read MoreREAD: World Anti-Doping Agency accused of being 'played' by RussiaRussian athletes competing under a neutral banner look on as the Olympic flag is raised during the medal ceremony at PyeongChang 2018. Why the ban?WADA's punishment relates to inconsistencies in data retrieved by WADA in January 2019 from the Moscow lab at the center of the 2016 McLaren report, which uncovered a widespread and sophisticated state-sponsored sports doping network.
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