Two Russian swimmers have filed an appeal against their exclusion from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
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“There is a conflict between WADA and International Olympic Committee”, he said.
A mist of light clouds softened the afternoon light, giving the athletes who come from harrowing backgrounds a heavenly glimpse of one of the world’s most lovely cities, with its golden sand beaches, blue ocean and lush green Atlantic rain forest below.
According to the details, the commission claimed it had found evidence that Russia’s Sports Ministry and the Center for the Training of Russian National Teams and the Federal Security Service had covered up a doping program in Russian sports.
In June, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) told the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) to test individual athletes in Kenya to make sure they are clean before Rio.
Following seven samples that tested positive for doping across the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and in London in 2012, WADA recommended that all Russian athletes be banned from the Olympics.
As a result of her revelations, Russian track and field athletes have been banned from the Games with many Russians from other sports also excluded over past doping offences.
The two swimmers were banned after they were named in a World Anti-Doping Agency-led report into doping in Russian Federation.
Stepanova’s hopes of running at the Olympics, which start next week, as an independent athlete where dashed when the International Olympic Committee ruled earlier this month that no Russian with a doping background could take part.
“This is a decision we just had the opportunity to discuss with some athletes”, Bach said in Rio.
“He thinks it’s going to be a great games”, Adams said. “He gave a very rousing thank you to the team and said, ‘Now you must concentrate on delivery, delivery, delivery”.
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Also Saturday, the IOC board granted full recognition to the International Ski Mountaineering Federation. Saturday’s decision marks another step toward potential future inclusion in the Winter Games.
