SportsPublished: 8 July 2026 at 19:38

IOC clears way for Russian athletes to return to Olympic competition

The International Olympic Committee has made a decision that effectively reverses a decade-long ban on Russian athletes imposed after state-sponsored doping and the invasion of Ukraine.

The IOC's decision overturns a ban that had prevented Russian athletes from international sport due to a state-sponsored doping scandal and Russia's full-scale war in Ukraine. This paves the way for their return to Olympic events.

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