Sporting ban: "We did everything we could" says Russia's Sports Minister Russia says it "did everything we could" to avoid sanctions, as the World Anti-Doping Agency hands down a four-year ban from major global sporting events including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 World Cup in Qatar over manipulated doping data. \\n\\nincluding the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.\\nIt accused Russia of falsifying laboratory doping data handed over earlier this year to investigators probing claims of widespread doping.\\n