Being tampered with as late as january 29th team blaming russia for the significant deletions and alterations were made in december 28th seen and generally 2019 i. E. After the war the exco imposed a day to requirement these activities were concealed by backdating of Computer Systems and data files in an attempt to make it appear that the morse code data had been in their current state since 2015 furthermore the commands issued to execute the manipulations deletions and backdating what also deleted in the attempt to avoid detection of what had been done russian experts challenge the pause ability of the investigations findings claiming that such large scale tampering is simply impossible it was like and we cant we cannot deny that there were occurrences of copies of files being destroyed and other fast created but there were no deliberate manipulations this is the working condition of the database. So when every year the operator begins to work with this database to change delete and free memory there was a complaint to us the discerning disk was reset but the entry was exactly 17 seconds it was impossible to completely delete information on the disk during this time so how do things stand now unfortunately very much where they left off accusations of lawyers and yet another cover up by water counter allegations by russian officials questioning the credibility of findings based on the testimony of a controversial informant while the fate of hundreds of athletes supposed to be innocent until Proven Guilty hangs in the balance. The alleged politicization of the matter is not the only criticism coming over the ban some sports personalities believe that it might indeed motivate a generation of future athletes. How can you. Not only bennetts hard team at that entire supports what a country for 4 years its absolute ridiculous and overkill. On the water should do its job and do with claims concerning individual athletes not with the country as a whole but. It isnt fair that everyone pays a price 1st to athletes who are caught doping a 4 year disqualification for athletics to work tirelessly and were desperate to take part in the olympics it is truly unjust. Any World ChampionshipEuropean Championship without representation from russia is impossible it is just not possible to do because russia is one of the most vivid representatives in any sport they have trained. To do is 10 years old to go to the world cup. And compete for their country for the love of this for the love of their country and try to be number one the poor the consul or the best dont want to do. Sport is being dragged down by politics in a place where politics should be completely absent from school has become a hostage. To the influence of politics is intensely felt in this desire to disqualified the whole National Team why does decision to ban russia will affect everybody and it will cause a great shock. Concerning weightlifting i would say that the decisions either politicized or just incorrect support in politics should remain separate reaches ideality and we can clearly see that this is political pressure because the russian National Team is a leader in sports thats why everything is being done in the political field. What kind of message is that son to our children. Our mission because that is tomorrow where we ban the whole country from. The 1st and foremost this will affect children and their interest in sports. Our children have taken their future away with they want to do what they love away because of what a couple individuals did in the past its just i mean its ludicrous and it doesnt make any sense at all. A huge blow to russian sport as World Antidoping Agency has decided to ban the countrys athletes from Major International tournaments for the next 4 year that includes the Olympic Games and 2020 and possibly football world cup in 2020 as well for go live now to charlotte didnt speak for more on this charlotte bring us the latest. Well yes that decision was taken by the world duping agency here in the sun in switzerland over the last few hours we have confirmation coming in were waiting for a press conference to be able to probe more about that decision but what it effectively means is that it is 4 years in the sporting wilderness for russia it means that russian athletes wont be able to participate for their home country and things such as the tokyo 2020 lympics we even understand the world cup in 2022 is in doubt we know the Winter Olympics is out it also means though that russia will be able to bid for it wont be able to host any sporting major sporting events in the 4 year period also government officials wont be able to attend major sporting events and it means that russian officials wont be able to sit on things such as International Sporting committees or International Sporting boards and the russian flag will be banned from any major events now we do understand that it means that russian athletes who have no cloud of suspicion over them in regards to any duping issues will be able to participate in certain events but theyll have to do so under a neutral flag so they wont be able to compete for the glory of their home country we also understand that this wont affect the European Championships which take place next year the 3rd largest event in sports weve been hearing more about that decision from from James Fitzgerald this is what he had to say. The decision. Noncompliance on the russian on to doping agency for 3 period of 4 years so. Come certain consequences these conferences where were clearly laid previously in advance of the meeting so they were approved in their entirety all those all those recommendations have been approved by the court today. A number of strict conditions of of readmission reinstate reinstating russia when the time comes. But we know the result of the russian un to association has 21. 00 days to respond to that and we already know that they will be appealing that decision taken by wadded today he would resign no russia for hate sports says that it is done everything to comply with all of what disk additions it is provided the commission with the details will pull it up providing evidence that the data manipulation was impossible and thats the reason why we saw that will be appealing that decision now that decision by the order to unilaterally rule that russia would not be able to participate in sporting events major sporting events such as the olympics for the next 4 years. Charlie devinsky reporting live from was on bank euro patrick having said Global Affairs analyst and executive editor of 21st century of wired dot com joins us live now for more comment russian athletes have already been punished collectively over the doping scandal before is it right that clean athletes are having to go through this experience all over again. No it doesnt and this really highlights a fundamental flaw in this system of International Governance regarding sports and sporting bodies so none of these athletes have anything to do with any is a violation isnt to penalize a whole National Team across every sport is is pretty amazing. Equates to justice or due process or any sort of fair application of whatever rules and regulations have been laid out and also going to add that there is a political element to this that cannot be denied because this is not the 1st time that western countries specifically this is absolutely a u. S. Led effort or a western led effort they did the same thing to try to take the 20 world cup away from russia of their Anti Corruption investigations their efforts coming out of washington at the highest levels britain as well they wanted to basically reverse the decision that awarded russia the world cup and 20 teams theres theres clearly an International Effort by the exact same countries that are opposing russia at every turn at the u. N. Security council and with regards to syria and also over issues surrounding the ukraine so this is an extension of the cold war in fact it was never this fat in the cold war because in the cold war at least the 2 countries seem to for the most part respect the sporting arena as a neutral arena where politics wasnt going to really contaminate that although we did have the issue of do moscow olympics in 1980 which were boycotted but and also the los angeles olympics after that 1004. 00 but that left a big scar on a lot of athletes careers that left a big scar on the sport in general because it wasnt an international a full International Competition and there really robbing not just russian athletes but theyre robbing world athletes in general of being able to compete against the best with the best and have those memories in to know where you stand on the world being tables in terms of your performance. You were talking about Global Politics and letterman putting it in paris for ukraine peace talks today could there be anything to the timing of what is rolling. Im not sure about that but. I think. One of the things thats glaring in this whole episode is that if you look at. Russias performance in the sochi olympics in 2014 was was outstanding for even a host country so i believe the top the medals table in that competition and then this effort was really ramped up right around that time and i think this is about humiliating russia its about demoralizing their athletes its also about hurting lattimer i think theres this is what part of the offer is because National Pride is so much connected with National Sports and for any leader of any country or any government and when you take that away being able to shine on the International Stage of your best in your brightest. I think i think clearly this is. A u. S. Led western led effort this is part that should be considered absolutely part and parcel of the new cold war which is a little bit more more than cold were beginning to see more than others saying this is going to be extremely demoralizing for russian athletes and weve been talking about how the ramifications are going to be further than just these next 4 years can russian sport remain as strong throughout this time. No it cant its going to hurt russian sport i mean the decision to the fact. Is somehow signed up to this regime as well that it would remove them if they qualify for the 2022 world cup and in qatar thats. Its unspeakable what that means in terms of. This is just the national mood. Really is that this is an effort to isolate russia on the International Stage with it also means that possibly less people will visit russia from Foreign Countries because russia will not be able to host or mount International Competitions is well that was the major people the people diplomacy. Victory for russia the 20 teen world cup those who did attend those who werent scared away by the propaganda that was being run nonstop before the world cup in russia. Quite a few people away including british supporters knowsley empty empty scenes in their games in the world cup thats all part of this is well its this is part of a campaign of isolation looking at the evidence looking at how this investigation has been handled by water looking at the role of gregory read chank go. Clean to america to quote blow the whistle along with the developer of the Software System i believe theyre using for that database just looking at all of these factors together and then the confirmation by independent technicians that the database was meddled with. After i believe fled to the u. S. And could be wrong on that but that seems to be what reports are suggesting this doesnt look like it was a fair ruling at all and i expect russia will appeal how successful they will be what political pressures will be put to bear on water at that point again remains to be seen but it doesnt look good at this point doping and russia have almost become synonymous but when athletes from other countries dope the story doesnt really make headlines its not such a big deal why do you think that it is. There is an absolute double standard in this case. With all of these governing bodies and im going to extend this in some people might disagree but any of these International Bodies lets take it out of sport for a moment lets look at how russia is treated its not allowed to give import into allowed to fight this double standard for instance this is the same in the o. P. C. W this is also with the dutch led joint investigation on the downing them 817. 00 russia is not allowed to see the evidence russian investigators are not allowed to be involved malaysian investigators or malaysian represents werent allowed to be involved in that either until the last minute so this is a clear pattern in terms of International Relations and it seems like with all of these governing bodies they seem to be a lot on to their own and they seem to be heavily weighted in favor of the u. S. Or canadian or say nato member state led agenda and the United States wields a lot of power in the United Nations as a lot of people know and a lot of backroom deals a lot of intimidation a lot of deal making going on behind the scenes constantly and any of these International Decisions and this is no different at all what this represents symbolically in terms of International Sport is huge its really airbrushing russia from the interNational Sports from the Olympic Games this is something that is part of the history of the country is robbing russia of future gold Medal Winners these are people who go on to be role models fighting so this has a devastating effect for generations to come and im sure that it absolutely is the intention by those who have question this from the u. S. From canada from the nato Member States 100 percent im certain. If this is not a political decision if this is meant to help and doping at the end of the day is making athletes complete compete under a neutral flag really the way to do that. Thats a very small consolation. I think its even banning the flags appearance at International Competitions and theres all sorts of restrictions involved in that and back to the double standard question theres a number of american athletes that have been or are guilty of doing this very thing and who have been allowed to compete through various loopholes have been designed and the enforcement doesnt seem to be coming very hard on the u. S. Side for that and so these are issues that american athletes dont have to worry about quite frankly and as well as athletes from other countries but russia has complied with everything that was in their interests to why would they not comply 100 percent with everything that was being discussed asked of them by water through this appeal process of course they would and still this decision was rendered nonetheless and its extremely its a very lopsided application of due process and justice but it just reflects Everything Else that were seeing in every other Multilateral International organization the now russians being treated in the attempt to isolate this country. Global Affairs AnalystPatrick Henning sending you for joining us on the program today. Now for anyone just joining us we are breaking down our breaking news i want us decision to ban russia from interNational Sports for the next 4 years to do that were joined live in the studio by alex. Now theres a lot to this ban its not just the athletes can you break down what the details of the ban really do include well again in about 45 minutes well know the full extent of it when the press conference starts in switzerland and well probably have more clarifications from the World Antidoping Agency itself but what weve heard so far from the press office of. You know a couple of members of water actually speaking to the press this looks to be a very wide ranging but. Essentially all sports competitions over the next 4 years but as weve been saying all along the participation of russia in those international Major International sporting events like the fifa world cup in 2022 and like next summer is euros like the hockey ice hockey World Championship that russia is due to host and the volleyball and the beach ball and so many others it all depends individually on those organizations hosting them because. The only major Sporting Organization which is in full i should say cahoots with the World Antidoping Agency is the International Olympic committee because the chairman of the i. O. C. Already said you know very straightforwardly unequivocally that whatever decision water makes the will that he had so that if water decides that russia should not participate as a full fledged nation in the next summers Olympic Games in tokyo and 2 years later in france then it will be it will happen that russia will be in those 2 competitions which is almost set in stone at this point to you know judging by what the water members have been saying but interestingly enough you know russia again