Rowing’s governing body is considering what to do about the 28 Russians who have qualified for a place, while an announcement from the International Canoeing Federation is also imminent, with as many as five from that sport believed to be implicated by McLaren.
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The IOC decided on Sunday to ignore the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) call for a blanket ban in response to an independent report that found evidence of state-sponsored doping by Russian athletes at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.
Both Podshivalov and Karabelshchikova had previously served doping bans, automatically ruling them out of the games under rules brought in by the International Olympic Committee on Sunday.
“The IOC has spoken out against a clear recommendation by the World Anti-Doping Agency WADA”.
The worldwide archery federation has approved the entry of three Russian archers for the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro after determining they have no links to doping.
Commenting on the IOC’s decision on the denial of accreditation, Mutko told TASS last week he would accept whatever decision the International Olympic Committee makes. They are listed as Tuiana Dashidorzhieva, Ksenia Perova and Inna Stepanova.
Earlier in July, an independent WADA commission led by Canadian law professor Richard McLaren presented a report based on the investigation results, in which Russia was accused of running a state-wide doping program, prompting the International Olympic Committee to consider a blanket ban on the entire Russian team.
The South African Olympic committee says its athletes have everything they need and “have been lucky”.
Russian archers have been targeted for additional testing, both in and out of competition, since the report was released, the federation said.
Russian athletes have already been banned from competing in track and field.
The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) said it “has taken note” of the IOC ruling and “shall fully adhere to it”. It said it would establish a “pool of Russian eligible athletes”.
Boxing’s governing body, AIBA, said it was examining Russia’s entrants.
The agent of world 100-meter breaststroke swimming champion Yulia Efimova earlier told Russian media he was considering filing a similar appeal.
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“We are reviewing and analyzing, on a case by case basis, the anti-doping record of the 11 Russian boxers now qualified for Rio 2016”, AIBA said.
