Russia to Appeal against 4-year Ban Imposed by WADA

Russia's President Vladimir Putin decided to appeal against WADA's decision in the Sports Arbitration.
Russia to Appeal against 4-year Ban Imposed by WADA

Russia's President Vladimir Putin called the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) ban on participation in global sports as politically motivated. "This is a violation of the Olympic Charter", he said in Paris on Monday. Russia has all the reasons to go to court against this decision. "Wada imposed a four-year ban on Russia for sending and tampering wrong samples of its players for the dope test. Due to the ban, Russia will not participate in Japan Olympics in 2020 and Football World Cup in 2022 in Qatar. Also, Russia will not be able to participate in Winter Olympics and Paralympics. At the events, they will be able to land Russian athletes, who passed the dope test. They will play under the neutral flag. They will be called neutral athletes, not Russian athletes. Their record will not be added to Russia's share.

On the question of challenging the decision of Wada, Putin said, "First of all we need to analyze the decision of Wada. What is the basis of the ban? According to me, Wada has no complaints with the Russia Olympic National Committee and if not, Russia should be allowed to participate with the national flag. "

Putin said, "Any punishment must be personal. Punishment cannot be of a collective nature. This is also applicable to people who have done nothing wrong. Everyone understands this. I think WADA experts also understand this. Russia's anti-doping agency can appeal against WADA's decision in the Sports Arbitration, the largest court of sports, within 21 days.

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