Olympic committee says more Russian athletes could be banned from Rio

IOC president Thomas Bach dismissed suggestions that Russians could appear under a neutral or Olympic flag. The IAAF left "a crack in the door" for what will probably be a very small number of Russian athletes who can demonstrate a clean record from credible testing agencies. IOC President Thomas Bach convened a special Olympic summit on Tuesday to take stock of the IAAF's decision to maintain its ban on Russian

Federation for the games and to take additional measures to ensure a "level playing field" for all athletes in Rio. Russian track and field athletes are banned from the Games in August unless they can prove they have not been tainted by the disgraced Russian system. Bach also said the summit, including sports federations and national Olympic committees, had made a decision to review the anti-doping system, calling on the World Anti-Doping Agency to hold a global conference next year. But the decision regarding the flag has overshadowed this, and given huge confidence to Russian Federation that they will not be punished so strongly after all. Deficiencies in the anti-doping systems in Russian Federation and Kenya have created doubts about the presumption of innocence for athletes from both countries, the Olympics chief said Tuesday. More news: Tesla Stocks Slide After SolarCity Offer Kenyan officials have said they will cooperate fully with the International Olympic Committee stipulation. IOC President Thomas Bach said the state of anti-doping labs in those countries means they have to have more stringent checks. "Our Olympians are ready to go over and above all the normal anti-doping tests to show their commitment to clean and fair sport", the Russian Ministry of Sport said in a statement. On Tuesday, the International Olympic Committee basically said they would not interfere with the ban. "The young athletes do not have any motivation", Mutko said. The IOC, however, said that if any Russians are deemed eligible by the IAAF they would be in line to compete under the Russian flag. Athletes from Russian Federation and Kenya must endure stringent checks before being permitted to compete in the Rio games after the International Olympic Committee ruled the countries were "non-compliant" with global anti-doping regulations. "Therefore, each athlete coming from these two countries will have to be declared eligible by their respective global federation following an individual procedure and evaluation of the situation". As a result, the IAAF suspended the Russian Athletic Federation's membership. Anjelina is one of many refugees who wish to participate in the 2016 Olympics, inspiring the International Olympic Committee to form the Team Refugee Olympic Athletes (Team ROA), in conjunction with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The Duma said it counts on the IOC to come up with an "objective decision" that "will not put into question the ideals and goals of the Olympic movement". More news: Rival EU camps make final pitches on eve of United Kingdom referendum The 25-year-old athlete, a two-time European indoor champion, said that her preparation for Rio had been hindered by the IAAF suspension over evidence of state-sponsored doping and mass corruption in Russian athletics. "There was no discussion about this", Bach said. "We stand for the concise doping control system". IOC officials are unlikely to let a former doper march under the Olympic flag. Bach acknowledged that the Russians were taking their case against the ban to CAS, the highest court in sports. Following the International Olympic Committee announcement, there's now no reason for her to fulfill her plans of appealing to the Human Rights Court, but "if the commission turns down my claim I will go there", Isinbayeva said. We have to file our case in court now. Her comments sent shockwaves through the athletics world and saw some Swedish track and field stars competing in Moscow paint their nails in rainbow colours. WADA President Craig Reedie said Monday that the agency has started investigating allegations of doping by the Russian and Chinese swimming teams. Gay has also tested positive for doping.