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Will Russia be thrown out of Tokyo Olympics 2020? A primer ahead of WADA executive committee meeting on Monday
•Will Russia be thrown out of the Olympics on Monday? A primer

Tokyo Olympics 2020: WADA Athletes Committee calls for complete ban on Russians ahead of executive committee meeting
•The athlete committee of the World Anti-Doping Agency is calling for Russia to be completely banned from the Olympics after the country “made a mockery not only those who play by the rules, but those who create and safeguard them.”

Russian anti-doping chief Yuri Ganus calls for reform of athletics federation to lift suspension
•In five-page letter, Yuri Ganus, head of Russian anti-doping agency RUSADA, said the country needed to dismiss all national team coaches and create an international working group to help investigate doping cases in the country.

IOC lifts ban on Russia after Winter Olympics 2018 even as country's anti-doping agency remains suspended
•The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has lifted a ban against Russia, Moscow officials said Wednesday, after the country was barred from the Pyeongchang games over state-sponsored doping.

IAAF sets guidelines for Russian athletes looking to compete under neutral flag
•IAAF on Tuesday set a list of guidelines for Russian athletes hoping to return to full-time competition under the neutral flag, including their coaches and support staff getting a clean chit.

Russia stripped of Beijing Games silver in women's 4x400 relay over doping offence
•Russia have been stripped of the 4x400m women's relay silver medal from the Beijing Olympics after Anastasia Kapachinskaya tested positive for a steroid in a re-test of her sample



