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GENEVA (AP) — Russia will not be able to use its name, flag and anthem at the next two Olympics or at any world championships for the next two years after a ruling Thursday by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The Lausanne-based court halved the four-year ban proposed last year by the World Anti-Doping Agency in a landmark case that accused Russia of state-ordered tampering of a testing laboratory database in Moscow. The ruling also blocked Russia from bidding to host major sporting events for two years. Russian athletes and teams will still be allowed to compete at next year’s Tokyo Ol...

The Court of Arbitration for Sport's decision means Russian athletes will not compete under their nation's name and flag in the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games, scheduled for 2021, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games and the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Ahmet Furkan Mercan / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Originally published on December 17, 2020 1:33 pm Updated at 1 p.m. ET Russia has been banned from fielding a national team in the next two Olympics and any world championship sporting event for the next two years, a decision that reduces the length of Russia's suspension issued by the ...

Russia banned from using name, flag and anthem at next two Olympics 17 Dec, 2020 04:44 PM 4 minutes to read The Court of Arbitration for Sport halved the four-year ban proposed last year by the World Anti-Doping Agency in a landmark case that accused Russia of state-ordered doping. Photo / AP The Court of Arbitration for Sport halved the four-year ban proposed last year by the World Anti-Doping Agency in a landmark case that accused Russia of state-ordered doping. Photo / AP AP Russia will not be able to use its name, flag and anthem at the next two Olympics or at any world championships for ...

Matthias Schrader/AP GENEVA — Russia will not be able to use its name, flag and anthem at the next two Olympics or at any world championships for the next two years after a ruling Thursday by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The Lausanne-based court halved the four-year ban proposed last year by the World Anti-Doping Agency in a landmark case that accused Russia of state-ordered tampering of a testing laboratory database in Moscow. The ruling also blocked Russia from bidding to host major sporting events for two years. Russian athletes and teams will still be allowed to compete at next y...

Russia can't use its name and flag at the next two Olympics In this 2014 file photo the Russian national flag, right, flies after it is hoisted next to the Olympic flag during the closing ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, file) Published December 17. 2020 6:07PM  By GRAHAM DUNBAR Associated Press Geneva — Russia will not be able to use its name, flag and anthem at the next two Olympics or at any world championships for the next two years after a ruling Thursday by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The Lausanne-based court halved the four-...