The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Tuesday that Russia is banned from the 2018 Winter Olympics set for next February in PyeongChang, South Korea, over doping concerns.
The IOC also asked the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) to pay 15 million U.S. dollars to reimburse the costs of the investigations and to contribute to the establishment of the Independent Testing Authority (ITA).
“Russian Olympic Committee is suspended with immediate effect. Individual clean Russian athletes will…
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