Russia will not be able to host international competitions since 2021.

This was reported by the Press Service of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in a commentary published by Life. en.

"Article 20. 11 states that it is the duty of the international federation to "do everything possible to apply for world championships only from those countries whose governments have ratified, accepted, approved the UNESCO Convention or joined it, and the national Olympic committees and national anti-doping organizations have been recognized as relevant code.

So, since RUSADA does not yet comply with the code, international federations should do everything possible to hold world championships not in Russia.

We also note that any changes will not take effect until 2021, "the commentary says..

Earlier, the media reported that the Russian Federation will not be able to host any international sports competitions on its territory since April 1, 2018.

Recall that RUSADA (Russian Anti-Doping Agency) has lost accreditation WADA, because of the doping scandal that broke out after the reports of Richard McLaren, who led the investigation WADA. And Russian athletes competed at the Olympics in Pyeongchang under a neutral flag.