[ti:Russia Banned From Olympics After Doping Accusations] [by:www.51voa.com] [00:00.00]更多听力请访问51VOA.COM [00:00.04]The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has banned Russia from the Olympic Games [00:07.48]and world championships for four years. [00:13.88]Doping is the use of banned substances and methods to improve athletic performance. [00:23.72]Each member of the agency's leadership committee voted to ban Russia. [00:31.76]The measure passed Monday in Lausanne, Switzerland, [00:36.08]home to the headquarters of the anti-doping agency. [00:42.08]WADA found that Russia had changed laboratory data by presenting false evidence [00:51.12]and hiding files linked to medical tests of its athletes. [00:58.16]Sir Craig Reedie is the president of WADA. [01:02.92]He said in a statement, "For too long, Russian doping has detracted from clean sport." [01:13.40]He said Russian anti-doping officials had broken the rules openly. [01:21.12]Reedie said strong punishment was required. [01:26.52]The restrictions take away the accreditation of Russia's anti-doping agency RUSADA. [01:37.00]RUSADA has 21 days to officially appeal the ruling with the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne. [01:49.68]The chief of RUSADA, Yury Ganus, told the French News Agency [01:56.88]that there is, in his words, "no chance" that Russia can win an appeal. [02:05.76]Ganus called the ruling a "tragedy" and said, "Clean athletes are seeing their rights limited." [02:16.52]WADA's decision was based on a special's committee investigative report. [02:23.60]It found that RUSADA's medical test records [02:27.96]had been changed before being given to investigators. [02:34.44]RUSADA was required to provide information to the anti-doping agency [02:41.68]in order to gain readmission after an earlier suspension. [02:48.88]The move also means Russia is barred from hosting any major sports events. [02:57.00]And WADA said, "In addition, Russia may not bid for the right to host [03:04.84]the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games." [03:12.16]Linda Helleland is a Norwegian lawmaker and member of WADA's leadership committee. [03:22.40]She called Russia's actions "the biggest sports scandal the world has ever seen." [03:31.80]Russia has been accused in doping scandals since a 2015 report [03:38.96]for WADA found evidence of mass doping in Russian athletics. [03:47.40]Many of Russia's athletes were barred from the past two Olympics. [03:54.56]Russia was banned from taking part at last year's Pyeongchang Winter Games [04:01.76]as punishment for attempts to hide doping at the 2014 Sochi Games. [04:11.36]Under the restrictions, Russian athletes may compete at the Olympics, [04:17.56]but not under the Russian flag. [04:21.56]Instead, they may compete under the Olympic flag, [04:26.52]as they did during the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea. [04:35.92]But they cannot be linked to positive doping tests or efforts to falsify data. [04:45.52]The International Olympic Committee must honor the decisions of WADA [04:51.92]because it has signed the World Anti-Doping Code. [04:57.96]The IOC has called for strong punishments against Russia. [05:04.12]However, it has asked that restriction be brought against Russian officials [05:11.76]rather than athletes or Olympic officials. [05:18.40]WADA first declared that the Russia anti-doping agency [05:24.00]was not following international rules in November of 2015. [05:32.20]I'm Mario Ritter, Jr. 更多听力请访问51VOA.COM