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IOC Releases Conditions for Russian Participation in Rio Olympics Avoids Full Ban

After yesterday’s report by The Daily Mail that an “insider” had expressed that Russia would be banned from the 2016 Rio Olympics, and possibly the 2018 Winter Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that they would not be banning Russia as a country from the Olympic Games.

The IOC based their decision off of the findings of the recently released McLaren Report, the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) from July 21, 2016, the Olympic Charter, and the World Anti-Doping Code.

The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) was given the chance to present the case for Russian athletes and the ROC with a presentation done by Mr. Alexander Zhukov, president of the ROC. Zhukov noted that “full cooperation with all international organizations” will be given in order to “shed light on the issue in ever respect.” He also commented that the “ROC commits to a complete and comprehensive restructuring of the Russian anti-doping system….[stressing] that the ROC is committed to clean sport and would work towards guaranteeing clean sport in Russia.”

With all of this in mind the IOC determined that in order for a Russian athlete to be eligible to compete in the Olympics, five conditions must be met:

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