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IOC backs IAAF ban on Russia
Trinidad Express :: 18.06.2016The IOC threw its support behind the decision to ban Russia's track and field team from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics and said yesterday it will take "further far-reaching measures" to crack down on doping ahead of the games.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said it "welcomes and supports" and "fully respects" Friday's ruling by track and field's world governing body to maintain its ban on Russia because of widespread doping.
The IOC, which has ultimate authority over the Olympics, also noted that the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has control over which track and field athletes are eligible to compete at the games.
"The eligibility of athletes in any international competition including the Olympic Games is a matter for the respective international federation," the IOC said.
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GETTING SUPPORT FOR STANCE: President of the IAAF, Britain's Lord Sebastien Coe, speaks during a World Anti-Doping symposium in Lausanne,Switzerland, in March. :—Photo: AP
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