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International Olympic Committee bars Russia from 2018 Winter Games over doping
by Yuliya Talmazan
Russia's Olympic team has been barred from the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea as punishment for alleged state-backed doping at the 2014 Sochi Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Tuesday.
The IOC will allow individual athletes from Russia to compete as neutrals "under strict conditions" at the PyeongChang Games, with uniforms bearing the name "Olympic Athlete from Russia."
"This was an unprecedented attack on the integrity of the Olympic Games and sport," IOC presdident Thomas Bach said in a statement. "The IOC [executive board] after following due process, has issued proportional sanctions for this systemic manipulation while protecting the clean athletes. This should draw a line under this damaging episode and serve as a catalyst for a more effective anti-doping system." ...
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/...-russia-2018-winter-games-over-doping-n826671
by Yuliya Talmazan
Russia's Olympic team has been barred from the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea as punishment for alleged state-backed doping at the 2014 Sochi Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Tuesday.
The IOC will allow individual athletes from Russia to compete as neutrals "under strict conditions" at the PyeongChang Games, with uniforms bearing the name "Olympic Athlete from Russia."
"This was an unprecedented attack on the integrity of the Olympic Games and sport," IOC presdident Thomas Bach said in a statement. "The IOC [executive board] after following due process, has issued proportional sanctions for this systemic manipulation while protecting the clean athletes. This should draw a line under this damaging episode and serve as a catalyst for a more effective anti-doping system." ...
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/...-russia-2018-winter-games-over-doping-n826671