FINA Suspends 2 Russian Swimmers for Tokyo Olympics

FINA Suspends 2 Russian Swimmers for Tokyo Olympics
Russia's Alexander Kudashev warms up during the LEN European Aquatics Championships at the Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary, on May 18, 2021. Attila Kisbenedek/AFP
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland—Two Russian swimmers set to compete at the Tokyo Olympics were provisionally suspended on Wednesday for anti-doping violations by world governing body FINA.

Alexandr Kudashev and Veronika Popova Andrusenko were suspended based on evidence supplied by the World Anti-Doping Agency, according to FINA. It said the evidence came from WADA’s examination of materials recovered from the former Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory, including the lab’s management information system.