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Walker due to receive true Olympic gold medal next month
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) says Russian figure skating Kamila Valieva can continue competing in the Beijing Olympics despite failing a doping test. "It means no provisional suspension should be imposed on the skater," says CAS's Director General Matthieu Reeb. SOUNDBITE
The World Anti-Doping Agency is "pleased" with a Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling that leaves Russia banned from the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, says WADA director general Olivier Niggli. SOUNDBITE
The World Anti-Doping Agency bans Russia from global sporting events including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics after accusing Moscow of falsifying data from an anti-doping laboratory. SOUNDBITE from WADA President Craig Reedie
Olympic chiefs announce that Russian and Belarusian athletes competing in this summer's Paris Games under a neutral flag will not be able to take part in the opening ceremony. SOUNDBITE
In a video address at a conference of sports ministers in London, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who has called for a boycott of the 2024 Paris games over the possible participation of Russian athletes, says their presence would be a "manifestation of violence." SOUNDBITE