FILE PHOTO: Athletics - World Athletics Championships – women's high jump final – London Stadium, London, Britain – August 12, 2017 – Neutral athlete Maria Lasitskene celebrates after winning gold. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
DOHA (Reuters) - Russian high jumper Maria Lasitskene is ready to leave Russia and train abroad for a chance to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as the country faces potential exclusion from the Games over alleged manipulation of anti-doping laboratory data.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said this week it was looking to determine if the Russian anti-doping agency RUSADA was compliant with international anti-doping regulations after it found inconsistencies in Moscow's lab data.
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