Russian 800 metres runner and doping whistleblower Yuliya Stepanova has asked the International Olympic Committee to review its decision to ban her from competing at the Rio Games.
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“The World Archery Executive Board was satisfied that, within the framework established by the International Olympic Committee, archery’s three qualified Russian Federation athletes should be eligible to compete in Rio”, Erdener, who did not take part in the World Archery Executive Board meeting to discuss the matter due to his position within the International Olympic Committee, said.
The race walking Olympic gold medallist also accused the IOC of a “bizarre” double standard to not ban all Russian athletes for the state-sponsored doping but ban those Russians who have ever served a ban in the past from competing, but not applying that ban to former drug cheats from other countries.
An International Boxing Association [AIBA] statement said: “AIBA has taken note and supports the decision of the IOC Executive Board concerning the participation of Russian athletes in the Olympic Games Rio 2016”.
“An athlete should not suffer and should not be sanctioned for a system in which he was not implicated”, Bach said Sunday.
“I think we need to be very cautious of a ban of all Russian athletes”.
Stepanova sent a letter to the International Olympic Committee contending she never said she wouldn’t compete for the Russian team, as the IOC stated.
Russian Rowing Federation President Veniamin But has told R-Sport that Karabelshchikova and Podshivalov would both contest the ruling to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Eleven Russian boxers have boxers for Rio, including reigning world champions Vitaly Dunaytsev and Evgeny Tishchenko.
FINA said three more swimmers were identified by World Anti-Doping Agency investigator Richard McLaren when he examined evidence that Russian government officials ordered the cover-up of hundreds of doping tests. Nikita Lobintsev, Vladimir Morozov and Daria Ustinova are ineligible to compete at the Rio Games as their names appeared in a recent WADA Independent Person report, FINA said.
The country’s Olympic team leader says there are electrical and plumbing problems in the complex. Six Australian athletes due to arrive Monday and 50 on Tuesday will temporarily stay in hotels or other accommodations.
Decided during the 2007 world athletics championships in Osaka, Japan, the International Olympic Committee banned athletes with doping suspensions of more than six months from the following Olympics, under article 45 of its Charter at the time.
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The IOC also reiterated guidelines for the International Federations (IFs) that an athlete is only permitted entry it it meets a certain list of criteria, which includes having a clean doping record. He was concerned that innocent athletes would not be allowed to compete in Brazil.
