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Russian boxers will only take part in the Tokyo Olympics next summer if doping sanctions forcing them to compete as neutral athletes are overturned, the general secretary of the Russian Boxing Federation told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Umar Kremlev said he has spoken with the Olympic boxing team and they "unanimously" rejected the conditions laid out by the World Anti-Doping Agency as punishment for manipulating doping data.

World Anti-Doping Agency imposes 4-year ban on Russia

Russia was slapped Monday with a four-year ban from international sports events, including next summer's Tokyo Olympics, over a longstanding doping scandal, although its athletes will still be able to compete if they can show they are clean competitors.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 14:  Aliya Mustafina of Russia celebrate winning the gold medal after the Women's Uneven Bars Final on Day 9 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Rio Olympic Arena on August 14, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  

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Canadian athletes say WADA sanctions against Russia 'not enough'

The latest sanctions levied against Russia by the World Anti-Doping Agency don't convince Canadian racewalker Evan Dunfee the field will be fair at next year's Summer Olympics.

Canadian Evan Dunfee, seen above during his fourth-place finish at the 2016 Olympics, said the newest sanctions levied by the World Anti-Doping Agency against Russia are "certainly not enough." Dunfee was among four Canadians who spoke out against the ruling on Monday.

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The WADA sanctions, announced on Monday, ban the use of the Russian team name, flag or anthem at a range of major sports competitions over the next four years, including next year's Olympics.

"They said we won't go without our flag and anthem," Kremlev said. "We aren't going for medals, but for that feeling that I brought the highest honour home for my country."

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Separately, the speaker of Russia's upper house of parliament said Russia could create an alternative to the Olympics.

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GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 25:  Gold medal winners Olympic Athletes from Russia celebrate during the medal ceremony after defeating Germany 4-3 in overtime during the Men's Gold Medal Game on day sixteen of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Hockey Centre on February 25, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea.  (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

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Members of the gold medal-winning OAR men's ice hockey team at the 2018 Winter Olympics sang the banned Russian anthem after their victory, despite the Olympic anthem playing at the arena.

"This ruling show the clear crisis in international sports institutions. I believe that Russia could host its own games at home," Valentina Matvienko said in comments reported by the Interfax news agency.

Russia hit with 4-year ban for doping

World Anti-Doping Agency hands Russia 4-year ban from international sports events, including next summer's Tokyo Olympics.

Russia's Olympic boxing team has "unanimously" rejected the conditions laid out by the World Anti-Doping Agency as punishment for manipulating doping data and have threatened to boycott the Games next summer in Tokyo.

Russian boxers threaten 2020 Olympic boycott if sanctions not lifted

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