Russia banned from World Cup 2022 due to systematic doping
Getty Images | Sergei Tetiukhin of Russia carries the flag during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium on August 5, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The next four years Russian athletes are banned from - amongst other tournaments - the Olympics in 2020.
The World Anti-Doping Agency's executive committee has excluded Russia from all sports for the next four years.
The Russian national football team will still be able to play in the European Championship next summer.
9 December 2019 - 1:31 PM
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