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Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) President Stanislav Pozdnyakov speaks with the media in Moscow on December 17, 2020, hours before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) is to deliver its verdict over Russia ban from international sports imposed following allegations of state-sanctioned doping.
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The Kremlin said Friday it regretted a decision to ban Russia from international sport for two years but stressed the importance for the country’s athletes to participate in international competitions as neutrals.
On Thursday, the Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sport cut the initial four-year ban imposed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and allowed selected athletes to participate as neutrals.
The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) headquarters in Moscow on December 17, 2020. (Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP) Russia’s ban from international sport was halved to two years on Thursday and its athletes were cleared to compete as neutrals, drawing condemnation from athletes and anti-doping advocates.
The Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sport cut the initial four-year ban imposed by the World Anti-Doping Agency, citing “matters of proportionality” and the “need to effect cultural change and encourage the next generation of Russian athletes.”
“The consequences which the Panel has decided to impose are not as extensive as those sought by WADA,” a CAS statement said.
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Badminton s Foo Kune gets two years for doping
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16/12/2020 - 10:53 1 min
Geneva (AFP)
Mauritian badminton player Kate Foo Kune, her country s flag-carrier at the 2016 Rio Olympics, was banned for two years for doping on Wednesday after failing to prove her drink was spiked.
Foo Kune, 27, tested positive for a banned steroid last year but she escaped a ban when the Badminton World Federation s anti-doping panel accepted her explanation that she was the victim of sabotage.
But after a BWF appeal against its own panel s decision, the Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sport said there was no evidence of foul play.