• 8 years ago
Russia will not receive a blanket ban from Rio 2016 following the country's doping scandal The International Olympic Committee announced it was leaving the decision on whether to allow Russian athletes' participation up to individual sports federations The decision follows the McLaren report which stated that Russia operated a state-sponsored doping programme from 2011 to 2015 Competitors from Russia who want to take part in the Games will have to meet strict criteria laid down by the IOC

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