A statue of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin stands in front of the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow on December 6, 2019. - The executive committee of the World Anti-Doping Agency will meet in Lausanne on December 9 to consider a recommendation for the ban, which would exclude Russians from major sports events including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. A WADA review panel has accused Moscow of falsifying laboratory data handed over to investigators as part of a probe into the doping allegations that have plagued Russia for years. (Photo by Yuri KADOBNOV / AFP)