No blanket ban on Russians in Rio: IOC

Each sports federation, however, needs to establish an athlete's individual eligibility


Afp July 24, 2016
Each sports federation needed to establish an athlete's individual eligibility. PHOTO: TWITTER

GENEVA: The International Olympic Committee on Sunday decided not hit Russia with a blanket for the Rio Games over state-run doping, but said each sports federation needed to establish an athlete's individual eligibility.

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Federations "should carry out an individual analysis of each athlete's anti-doping record, taking into account only reliable adequate international tests, and the specificities of the athlete's sport and its rules, in order to ensure a level playing field," the IOC said in a statement.

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