politicqxs 358 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today affirmed a decision to bar Russian track and field athletes from this summer’s Olympics Games in Rio de Janeiro, but also opened a door to allowing individual athletes to compete as part of the Russian national team if they are shown not to have engaged in doping. ... Bach’s statements, while supporting the IAAF ban, contained a significant difference: The IOC president said that Russian athletes who were able to prove they were clean enough would be allowed to compete and would go to Rio as part of Russia’s national Olympics team. This is a potentially important change from what had been proposed for Russian athletes by the IAAF: The IAAF had said that no Russian athletes -- even those accepted as clean -- would be allowed to compete under the Russian flag, saying they would have to go as individuals under a “neutral flag.” ... Russian officials reacted more cautiously, saying much was still unclear. The head of Russia’s suspended track and field federation, Mikhail Butov, said that he had appealed to the IOC asking it to clarify how his athletes could qualify. Russian officials have previously said the IAAF decision was unfair and are threatening to appeal it in court. It remains far from clear, however, how many -- if any -- Russian athletes will be signed off by IAAF to compete. The IOC statements did not alter how athletes will be selected by the IAAF. The Olympic body affirmed that the IAAF will examine individual Russian athletes on a case-by-case basis, ruling whether they have met criteria to be considered clean. The IAAF, however, has said these criteria will be very tough and that the vast majority of Russian athletes will not be able to pass them. Announcing the Olympic ban, an IAAF official said the route allowing clean Russian athletes to go to Rio was only a “very tiny crack” and that he expected no more than a handful to pass the IAAF evaluations. Athletes hoping to go will have to show they are not “tainted” by the systemic doping in Russia and present clean tests done outside the country. “There won’t be many athletes who manage to get through this crack in the door,” Rune Andersen, an investigator for IAAF, said at the rulings announcement in Vienna last Friday. http://abcnews.go.com/International/ioc-upholds-olympic-ban-russias-track-field-athletes/story?id=40010177 giving up sodomy and moving to 🇦🇪 converting to ☪ and marrying four girls Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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