Shock among Russian athletes over Wada four-year global ban for doping
(The Guardian Sports News)

Svetlana Romashina, the five-time Olympic champion, says the ban is a `blow to the reputation of clean athletes´The five-times Olympic gold medallist Svetlana Romashina was in the pool when she received the news that Russia had been slapped with a four-year ban from major sporting events, including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, by the World Anti-Doping Agency.Even during practice, Romashina said, she and a teammate on Russia´s synchronised swimming national team spent Monday refreshing news feeds as they waited for the bombshell they knew was coming. Her first reaction was `shock`. Continue reading...