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Russia banned from Tokyo Olympics, 2022 Winter Games
Updated On: 17 December, 2020 10:59 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
Russia has also been banned from hosting any world championship-level events during the two-year period
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International Surfing Association President, Fernando Aguerre (L) and surfer Kelley Slater hold the Olympic flag during the WSL Founders' Cup of Surfing, at the Kelly Slater Surf Ranch in Lemoore, California on May 6, 2018. Pic/AFP
Russia was on Thursday banned from using its flag at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, and other major world championships for two years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The CAS's order is a reduction from the initial four-year ban imposed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
"...the flag of the Russian Federation (current or historical) may not be flown or displayed in any official venue or area controlled by a signatory or event organiser appointed by the Signatory at any of the following events during the two-year period: i. The Olympic and Paralympic Games (winter or summer); ii. Any World Championships organised or sanctioned by any Signatory," said the Switzerland-based CAS in its order.
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