Thursday 28 July 2016

Rio Olympics 2016: 37 Russian athletes banned from the Games

Rio Olympics 2016: 37 Russian athletes banned from the Games

Nineteen more Russian rowers have been banned from competing at next month's Olympics, taking the number of Russian athletes suspended this week to 37. Earlier on Tuesday, eight athletes across canoeing, modern pentathlon and sailing were banned, as seven swimmers and three rowers were on Monday. Governing bodies are making the rulings following the damning World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) report into state-sponsored doping in the country. The Rio Games begin on 5 August.
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/36894519?source=Snapzu

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