IOC decides not to ban all Russian athletes from Rio Olympics

  21 June 2016    Read: 1117
IOC decides not to ban all Russian athletes from Rio Olympics
The International Olympic Committee decided not to ban all Russian athletes from participating 2016 Rio Olympics, according to IOC President Thomas Bach.
"Clean" athletes are allowed to compete under the Russian flag in Rio, Bach added.

If the IAAF allowes "special clearance" for any Russian track and field athletes, they will compete under the Russian flag, not under the Olympic or neutral one, he said.

However, the Olympic summit supports the ruling by the IAAF on the disqualification of Russian athletes on doping charges, the IOC president said.

The International Olympic Committee called on WADA to hold a global anti-doping conference in 2017 to fully review the existing system.

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