Politics● LowJul 8 · Jul 8, 2026, 4:17 PM
The IOC clears the way for Russian athletes to return to Olympic competition
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The International Olympic Committee decision effectively overturns a decade-long ban on Russian athletes from international sport imposed due to a state-sponsored doping scandal and Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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