Russia Banned From Global Sports Competitions, Including Olympics, for 4 Years For State-Sponsored Doping

Russia was banned for four years on Monday from international sporting events, including the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and the 2022 soccer World Cup, by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). It’s the latest twist in a long-running saga of investigations into widespread, state-sponsored doping by the Kremlin. The decision means that, once again, Russian athletes…