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Call for Russia to be stripped of World Cup over state-sponsored doping

Anti-doping organisations have said Russia should be banned from hosting and competing in international sporting events, including the 2018 World Cup, until it can show it is compliant with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) code.

The demand comes after the recently-released McLaren report showed the country had run a state-sponsored doping programme affecting more than 1,000 athletes between 2011 and 2015.

After a summit of anti-doping organisations in Dublin on Tuesday, leaders said Russia should not host the World Cup.

US Anti-Doping Agency chief executive Travis Tygart said: "I think until Russia can show they are co-compliant [with WADA regulations], all competitions, and that would include it [the World Cup].