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Vladimir Putin declares banned Russian athletes victims of `discrimination
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
London, July 27 (ANI): Russian president Vladimir Putin has declared that his country's track and field athletes are victims of 'discrimination', insisting that they will not accept the campaign to project the embattled country in bad light.
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Bolt believes Olympic ban on Russian athletes will scare dopers
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Johannesburg, July 22 (ANI): Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has said the recent decision to uphold the ban on Russian athletes from participating in next month's Rio Olympics will act as a strong deterrent to stop athletes taking performance-enhancing drugs.
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CAS upholds Rio Olympics ban on Russian track and field athletes
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
London, July 21 (ANI): The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Thursday dismissed the appeal of 68 track and field Russian athletes over the ban imposed on them from participating in next month's Rio Olympics.
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IOC seeking 'legal advice' over banning Russia from Rio Olympics
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
London, July 19 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has delayed its decision on putting a possible blanket ban on the Russian athletes from the next month's Rio Olympics, stating that it is seeking legal advice before making any decision.
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WADA calls for Russian athletes to be banned from Rio Games
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Johannesburg, July 18 (ANI): The World Anti-Doping Agency on Monday called on global sports governing bodies to ban Russia from the forthcoming Rio Olympics in the wake of damning and devastating report into the embattled country's sport.
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