This archive report was first published on 3 December 2019.
Published on December 3, 2019, WADA's decision to relocate the meeting to Lausanne was made due to likely disruptions and uncertainty caused by an imminent general strike action in Paris.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) executive committee is set to meet on December 9 to consider a recommendation from the Compliance Review Committee (CRC) that the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) be ruled non-compliant.
The CRC's recommendation followed an investigation that found data handed over from a Moscow laboratory had been manipulated and was neither complete nor fully authentic.
According to the CRC's recommendation, Russia would face a four-year Olympic ban, keeping it out of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games and the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
The recommendation also includes a four-year ban on Russia from participating in world championships in various sports and preventing it from hosting major competitions.
WADA stated that the executive committee meeting will be held in the morning at Lausanne's Royal Savoy hotel, followed by an afternoon news conference.
