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International Olympic Committee rejects calls for a blanket ban on Russia at Rio 2016 Games

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RUSSIAN-IOCThe International Olympic Committee has rejected calls for a blanket ban on Russia at the Rio 2016 Games, ruling that individual sports federations should decide whether Russian athletes are eligible to compete.

Athletes will need to meet strict criteria laid out by the IOC, including proving to international federations that they have a clean doping record and have been tested by “reliable” international anti-doping bodies.

Any athletes with a proven doping history will not be allowed to compete at the Games, even if they have served their sanctions.

The International Olympic Committee’s executive board held a three-hour meeting via teleconference on Sunday. The meeting included 15 Olympic leaders, including the Head of the Russian Olympic Committee, Alexander Zhukov.

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