FILE PHOTO: Acting president of Russia's athletics federation Yulia Tarasenko speaks to journalists at the Russia's Olympic Committee building in Moscow, Russia November 23, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian track and field athletes could be cleared to compete at next year's Tokyo Olympics as neutrals despite the federation's ongoing suspension, its acting chief said on Friday.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Monday handed Russia a four-year ban from top global sporting events, including the next summer and winter Olympics, as punishment for tampering with laboratory data.
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