Track sprinter Shane Perkins, who is competing for Russia after transferring his sporting allegiance from Australia in 2017, said that if the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) decision to ban him from international competition is upheld, he will be able to compete at next year's Tokyo Olympics under a neutral He said he hopes to be able to participate under the banner of the "World Anti-Doping Agency" (WADA).

Perkins, a 2011 keirin world champion, became a Russian national in 2017 after missing Australia's selection for the 2016 Rio Olympics, and became Russia's keirin champion that same year.At the London 2012 Games, as part of the Australian team She won a bronze medal in the individual sprint.

The 32-year-old's goal now is to compete on the track in Tokyo next summer.

"I knew this could happen," Perkins told the Australian newspaper The Advertiser this week.

"It's out of my control. It's out of my control and some of the players have inherited this situation to some extent. One option for me would be to race under a neutral flag."

According to The Sports Integrity Initiative, the supervisory board of the Russian anti-doping organization RUSADA will meet on December 19 to discuss whether to appeal WADA's decision through the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

Meanwhile, Perkins will continue his goal of qualifying for the Olympics at the Track World Cup in Brisbane, Australia, which begins on Friday, December 12, the World Cup in Milton, Canada, in January, and the Track World Championships in Berlin, Germany, in February The team will continue with its goal of

"Sport is fickle and political. We spend a lot of time and effort for a small moment in our lives, like the Olympics.

"At the same time, I have had their support all my life, and without it I would not be doing what I am doing now," he said of the Russian Cycling Federation, and when asked if he had ever seen anything "amiss," he replied "no," and was happy to continue representing his country He told the newspaper that he was happy to continue representing his country.

"I believe in my team," Perkins said. If I didn't, I wouldn't have joined and I haven't seen anything that would make me question that."

"I live in Australia and train alone, so in a way I am detached from the environment," he added.