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Russian athletes shouldn’t be allowed to compete in the Rio games says Canadian Olympian Adam van Koeverden. CBC | Sports News

Swimming governing body FINA has ruled seven Russian swimmers ineligible to compete at the Olympics, including three it says were linked to recent allegations of a major doping coverup by Russian authorities. CBC | Sports News

Russian athletes will not be completely banned from the Rio Olympics, following a decision by the International Olympic Committee’s executive board on Sunday. However, the Russian Olympic Committee has been barred from entering athletes who have ever been sanctioned for doping. CBC | Sports News