WADA imposes four-year ban on Russia from international sports

Russia Team Pursuit
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The World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) Executive Committee has unanimously endorsed a four-year period of non-compliance for the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA). 

The endorsement was made by a 12-member WADA Executive Committee at a meeting in Lausanne on Monday. It has based its decision on the 26-page recommendations made by the independent Compliance Review Committee (CRC), established in 2015 to monitor anti-doping organisations.

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She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006. In 2018, Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy, race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023.