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World Athletics fines Russia's track and field federation $10 million for breaching anti-doping rules and caps at 10 the number of Russians allowed to compete as neutrals at the Tokyo Olympics. SOUNDBITE
Moscow, 9 dic (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Yuri Kochetkov) The World Anti-Doping Agency on Monday unanimously decided to ban Russia from global sporting competitions for four years for manipulating laboratory data earlier in the year, meaning the country will miss both the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Russian athletes who are proven to be clean will be able to compete under a neutral flag, according to a WADA statement issued after an executive committee meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland. FOOTAGE OF YURY GANUS, DIRECTOR OF THE RUSADA, PAVEL KOLBKOV, MINISTER FOR SPORTS, AND STANISLAV POZDNYAKOV, PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE.
The governing body of world athletics has maintained Russia's ban from track and field over mass state-backed doping, citing two conditions before the powerhouse can return to international competition. SOUNDBITE
IOC President Thomas Bach says the International Olympic Committee will leave the decision up to each sports federation on whether to allow Russian athletes, on an individual basis, to participate in the Rio Olympics. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
The Council of International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) voted unanimously to extend the ban of Russian athletes from competing internationally following a major doping scandal. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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