Russia banned from next Olympics and World Cup soccer

The decision was a huge blow to the pride of a nation that has traditionally been a powerhouse in many sports but whose reputation has been tarnished by a series of doping scandals.

The logo of the Russian Olympic Committee at the entrance of the head office in Moscow, Russia. Source: AAP

Russia was banned from the world's top sporting events for four years on Monday, including the next summer and winter Olympics and the 2022 soccer World Cup, for tampering with doping tests.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) executive committee acted after concluding that Moscow had planted fake evidence and deleted files linked to positive doping tests in laboratory data that could have helped identify drug cheats.

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President of World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Craig Reedie arrives for a press conference after WADA's meeting on the Russian doping in Lausanne.

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