BEIJING (Reuters) – The Russian athletes taking part at this month’s Beijing Olympics will be competing without their flag and national anthem because of doping sanctions. Here is why sanctions were imposed on Russian sport and what they mean for the country’s athletes. WHY ARE THERE SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA? The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) imposed sanctions against RUSADA, Russia’s national anti-doping agency, in December 2019. The measures carried a series of consequences for Russian sport on the global stage. WADA said Russian authorities had “brazenly and illegally manipulated” data fr…