Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Russia banned for four years to include 2020
Olympics and 2022 World Cup
Authorized Neutral Athlete, ANA, seems to
have settled as a new identity for Russian athletes at international
competitions. It is now the only category under which Russian athletes can
compete at international competitions after the doping scandal which first came
to light in December 2014 and will be so for the next four years, including
2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games and 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar as the
Russian Federation is banned from all major sporting events by the World
Anti-Doping Agency, WADA.
After the former head of Russia’s national anti-doping
laboratory, Grigory Rodchenkov, who helped develop and distribute banned
performance-enhancing substances for thousands of Russian Olympians from 2005
to 2015, became a whistleblower and fled to the US in 2016, Russia was banned
from the 2016 Summer Olympics and total ban from the 2018 Winter Olympics. But
that didn’t stop Russia manipulate laboratory data that was handed to WADA’s
investigators January this year. Now, for the next four years, Russia’s flag
will not be seen from major international sporting events. It also prohibits
Russia to host or bid for any major events for four years, including the 2032
Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Though it sounds like a harsh penalty, some say
it isn’t enough to punishment for such deceiving and falsifying conducts and
practices.
Is this charge the same as a speeding ticket?
A driver who is caught for speeding could be charged a penalty and suspended from
driving for a certain period of time, but he can get back on the road sooner or
later. If one isn’t caught, is he or she just lucky?
Enjoy reading the article to learn about this
organizational doping scheme and its consequences.
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