Russia to miss Tokyo, Beijing Olympics after doping ban halved


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Russia to miss Tokyo, Beijing Olympics after doping ban halved Russia to miss Tokyo, Beijing Olympics after doping ban halved Last updated Dec 18, 2020 1 Share Sport’s highest court on Thursday banned Russia from international sports competitions for two years including the Tokyo Olympics. The Court of Arbitration for Sport’s ruling halved a four-year ban for systematic doping imposed by the World Anti-Doping Agency. Under the landmark decision which also excludes the country from the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, Russians will still be allowed to compete, but only as neutrals. The CAS verdict followed a four-day arbitration hearing between...