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WADA bans Russia from Olympics for four years over doping

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The World Anti-Doping Agency bans Russia from global sporting events including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics after accusing Moscow of falsifying data from an anti-doping laboratory. SOUNDBITE from WADA President Craig Reedie

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