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Olympic movement divided as Russia escapes blanket doping ban


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International Olympic Committee's decision not to ban Russia from the Rio Games over state-run doping divided international sports leaders with the opening ceremony 12 days away. Individual sports federations will have primary responsibility for determining every Russian athlete's eligibility for Rio, the IOC executive said. Bach insisted that strict checks put in place for Russians proved the IOC had gotten tough with a country accused of running a vast doping programme.

 

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