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World Athletics notes the decision announced by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) today, regarding the Russian Anti-Doping Agency’s non-compliance with the World Anti-Doping Code (Code), to ban Russia from international sports competitions for a period of two years. World Athletics is pleased that CAS’s decision was guided by the international standard which World Athletics helped to set following the stand the sport took in 2016.
For the sake of clarity, the decision by CAS today does not change the process that World Athletics has been going through with RusAF over the last five years. The World Athletics Council will consider whether to allow Russian athletes to compete again as Authorised Neutral Athletes in international competitions (including allowing up to 10 ANAs to participate in World Athletics Series events and the Tokyo Olympic Games) at its next meeting, in March 2021, or earlier if the Taskforce so recommends, based on the progress
I’ve spent many years at the top level of our sport. A lot has changed during that time, but 2020 has been a year of drastic changes for a lot of reasons. We all have had to adapt to unique challenges and circumstances, and while some of these adjustments are only temporary, I hope that some of the learnings that we have endured and the developments we’ve implemented are only the beginning of more we can do together.
One of the biggest changes I have witnessed over the last year is that the voice of the athlete has become much more powerful – not only in guiding the future of our sport, but also around issues far beyond athletics.
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Pauline Davis
“GOLDEN Girl” Pauline Davis is eager to relate her true story, depicting her rise from a barefoot girl to an Olympic champion and the struggles that she had to endure along the way.
She signed a deal with US publisher Rowman & Littlefield earlier this week in her bid to bring her remarkable story of resilience, determination and Olympic glory to the world.
“I went through a lot. When I moved home, I saw some things happening and I felt I had to do more,” said Davis about her decision to produce the memoir entitled “The Girl Who Ran Sideways: The Story of an Olympic Champion.”