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Russia banned from 2 Olympics in Tokyo, Beijing

Published : 17 Dec 2020, 23:41

  DF News Desk
The Olympic rings inside the building of the Russian Olympic Committee are seen in Moscow, Russia, Dec. 6, 2017. File Photo: Xinhua.

Russia will miss the Tokyo Olympic Games and Beijing Winter Olympic Games as the Court of Arbitration for Sport imposed a two-year ban on the country on Thursday, reported Xinhua.

The final decision from CAS was a result of a secret arbitration hearing between WADA and the Russian Anti-Doping Agency last month.

Russians will still be allowed to compete at the international tournaments, but only as neutrals.