Russia decides to challenge WADA's doping ban

The decision will be communicated to WADA in 10-15 days, triggering the appeal process in the Lausanne-based Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Russia has been banned from all sporting events for the next four years, including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Russia’s anti-doping agency will formally contest the country's four-year ban from sporting events over doping violations, the head of the body's supervisory board said on Thursday.

“We made the decision not to agree with the (World Anti-Doping Agency's) decision,” board chairman Alexander Ivlev told journalists.

The decision will be communicated to WADA in 10-15 days, triggering the appeal process in the Lausanne-based Court of Arbitration for Sport.