Olympic doping ban looms for Russia after WADA panel ruling

A World Anti-Doping Agency panel has recommended Russia's drug-testing authority be declared non-compliant with international rules, potentially paving the way for an Olympic ban. [Courtesy]

The prospect of Russia being banned from next year's Tokyo Olympics has loomed closer as a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) panel recommended the country's drug-testing authority be declared non-compliant with international rules.

In a statement, WADA said Friday its Compliance Review Committee (CRC) had recommended that the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) be suspended again when the global anti-doping watchdog's Executive Committee meets in Paris on December 9.