Russia banned from all sports, here’s why!

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has given Russia a four-year blanket ban from international sporting competitions, which means they won’t have the option to contend at the 2022 World Cup or both of the following two Olympic games.

Read: Russia faces exclusion from Tokyo 2020 Olympics

The expert advisers had been encouraged to refuse to compromise with their discipline following progressing doping claims, and a protracted boycott has now been relegated.

Russia will have 21 days to appeal the gigantic boycott, which won’t have any significant bearing to the following summer’s European Championship, which Russia has qualified for and will have matches in St Petersburg.

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Russia’s 2018 FIFA World Cup Team (Image: FAFA.com)

UEFA isn’t characterized as a “major event organisation” with respect to hostile to doping ruptures, which means Russia is allowed to contend at Euro 2020.

In any case, the news will come as a tremendous hit to the football team, who facilitated the last World Cup in 2018 and made it to the quarter-finals, taking Spain out en route.

Notwithstanding the suspension, WADA VP Linda Helleland told reports on Monday that the boycott was “not enough”.

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WADA Vice President Linda Helleland (Image: iSportconnect)

“I wanted sanctions that can not be watered down. We owe it to the clean athletes to implement the sanctions as strongly as possible.” Helleland told DailyMail

WADA president Craig Reedie was firm as he would see it on Russia’s position since the doping charges became known.

“Russia was afforded every opportunity to get its house in order and rejoin the global anti-doping community for the good of its athletes and of the integrity of sport,” said Reedie. 

“But it chose instead to continue in its stance of deception and denial.”