IOC: No Pyeongchang Invite for CAS-Cleared Russian Athletes

Fifteen Russian athletes and coaches who had their lifetime bans overturned by world sport's highest tribunal will not be invited to this month's Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Monday. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said last week that there was "insufficient evidence" of anti-doping violations against 28 Russian athletes. Although it confirmed 11 others had committed doping offenses, it reduced their lifetime...

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