Winter olympics 2018 court overturns life bans russian athletes

You're referring to the recent development in the Winter Olympics 2018!

Yes, you're correct. On December 9, 2020, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) overturned the life bans imposed on 28 Russian athletes by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for their involvement in the Russian doping scandal.

The CAS ruling allowed the athletes to compete under the Olympic flag at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, as "Olympic Athletes from Russia" (OAR). However, the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) was not allowed to participate under its own flag or anthem.

The CAS panel ruled that the athletes had not been involved in the manipulation of the doping process and that the IOC and WADA had not provided sufficient evidence to support the lifetime bans. The panel also noted that the athletes had been subjected to a "collective punishment" and that the IOC and WADA had not followed their own rules and procedures in imposing the bans.

The decision was seen as a major victory for the Russian athletes and a setback for the IOC and WADA. It also raised questions about the effectiveness of the anti-doping system and the fairness of the punishments imposed on Russian athletes.

It's worth noting that the CAS ruling did not exonerate the Russian athletes of all wrongdoing, but rather found that they had not been involved in the doping scheme. The Russian doping scandal, which was uncovered in 2015, involved widespread cheating by Russian athletes and officials, and led to the country's ban from the Olympics and other international competitions.