Anti-doping panel recommends Russian athletes compete as ‘neutrals’ at Tokyo Olympics

Montreal • Russian athletes should be forced to compete as neutrals at next year’s Olympics in Tokyo and other major events, a key World Anti-Doping Agency panel recommended on Monday.WADA's compliance review committee proposed a four-year ban on hosting major events in Russia and a ban for the same period on flying the Russian flag at major competitions.The WADA executive committee will rule on the recommendations on Dec. 9.That follows a lengthy investigation into lab data handed ov