IOC decides against blanket doping ban for Russian competitors

Lausanne

THE International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Sunday ordered individual sports federations to decide whether Russian competitors should take part in the Rio Games after failing to agree on a complete ban over Russia's state-run doping.

The IOC executive decided that any Russian athlete wanting to go to Rio de Janeiro, where the Games start on Aug 5, will have to prove that he or she was not involved in the doping which an independent investigator said was organised by the sports ministry and Russian secret service.