Russian National Team At The Olympic Games 2020: The Point In The Scandal Will Put The Decision Of The Arbitration Court

A large-scale doping scandal, which can cost russia for four years of full sports activities, is not yet closed. Despite the decision of the wada to take away the status of the national team, russia retains the chance of a more positive outcome.

Olympic games in tokyo 2020: what is the rusad of rusada and the russian national team

The sensational doping scandal, the main defendant of which russia was in the person of the national anti-doping agency continues. The fact is that country has the full right to challenge the wada decision, contacting cas (sports arbitration court). He will consider the case as a third party by calling the final verdict.

Recall that russia is suspended from participation and holding major international tournaments for four years. Such a decision on december 9, 2019 issued a wada in connection with the discovery in the moscow laboratory of numerous violations. What exactly happened, nuances, details and interesting details read in our separate article.

Rusada has already gone to know about the intestanion of challenging wada verdict. Agency promised to send a request to the arbitration court until the end of the current week. Thus, cas will judge the dispute between the russian side and the worldwide anti-doping agency. Aftert that, it will be exactly known – will russia participate in the olympic games 2020 or not.

In a separate article, we wrote about the rsad radical decision regarding the coaches of russian teams for athletics.

As for the winter youth olympic games of this year, then in this situation everything will be different due to time feficit for the verdict. The head of the ioc tomas bach reported that team from russia at these competitions will be present as a full-fledged national team – in equal rights with the rest.

Previously, we wtrote about the likely return of alexander povetkin in england for a battle with white.