Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Russian Olympic Committee chief Alexander Zhukov said Thursday that 271 athletes from his country would take part in the Rio Games after clearing doping investigations.
"As of now 271 athletes have been admitted," Zhukov told a press conference in Rio. Russia entered 387 names for the Olympics but competitors implicated in a World Anti-Doping Agency report have been eliminated by sports federations .... https://www.yahoo.com
